Tag: Robin Harper

Taxpayers land £175,000 mine fine after planning row

Politics

Deadline News Journalist - August 9, 2010

By Oliver Farrimond A SCOTTISH council has had to cough up its biggest ever pay-out after bungling a planning application from one of the UK’s...

Two thirds of Scots want "cruel" snares outlawed

Politics

Deadline News Journalist - July 22, 2010

By Michael MacLeod A WOMAN whose dog was caught in a vicious snare has joined growing calls for Scotland to lead the way in banning...

Oldest activist in Scotland campaigns for change

Deadline News Journalist - April 29, 2010

By Rory Reynolds SCOTLAND’S oldest political activist is back out chapping doors on the campaign trail – just a few months shy of his 100th...

Scottish hedge campaigners take their thorny issue to the Scottish Parliament

Deadline News Journalist - October 7, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond A HEDGE-BUSTING campaign group took their fight to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh yesterday. Scothedge – who represent hundreds of Scots whose lives...

Home Turbines Flawed

Deadline News Journalist - January 14, 2009

By Alexander Lawrie HOME turbines which generate eco-friendly electricity are fundamentally flawed, a new study claims. The much-publicised green appliances are said to produce much less...