Community warns of adverse impact if new wind farms built

Councillors were angry at being instructed by the Scottish Government to review their objection

Iain Ramage

A Sutherland community is warning fragile businesses could go bust if a ‘ring of steel’ of windfarms continues to grow around them.

Highland councillors have now objected twice to one specific proposal to add to the cluster of windfarms in the area.

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