Environment

Businesses championing the link between economic success and environmental sustainability have been shortlisted in the VIBES Awards.

The team behind the proposed MarramWind project have thanked people in Aberdeenshire for participating in the first round of statutory consultation.

Tendering is now underway to secure cable and converter station work packages for the proposed Eastern Green Link 3 connection project

First power has been successfully achieved from the first series of wind turbines as part of the Moray West Offshore Wind Farm.

The collaborative partnership aims to inspire young people to understand the careers open to them locally through Green Skills and Net Zero jobs.

The Radio Teleswitch Service used to heat properties will be fully decommissioned next year.

The report identifies the value creation from the Moray East offshore wind farm, the Moray West project and the Caledonia project.

NHS Grampian supported Clean Air Day in a bid to improve local understanding of the impact it has on health and inspire action.

Aberdeenshire Council’s Ranger Service has organised dozens of educational outings for families and fact finders to enjoy across the summer holidays.

The Scottish SPCA is urging fishing enthusiasts not to discard fishing tackle after a seal and duck became entangled causing serious injuries.

A public consultation on the proposals was held last month.

North East MSP Douglas Lumsden described the repeated delays as more “broken promises” towards the region as he called on the money to be released.

Ms Martin will take on responsibility for the Net Zero and Energy brief as Acting Cabinet Secretary when Màiri McAllan starts her maternity leave.

The loss of fishing grounds took centre stage when Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross MSP met with Scottish fishermen’s leaders.

Plans to build a biogas energy generation plant on the outskirts of Buckie took centre stage at a drop-in consultation session in the town.

Macduff Primary School’s P1M class recently helped to clean up a local beach.

Aaron Sutcliffe has been recognised for single-handedly saving NHS Grampian more than 1300 bags of rubbish every week.

McIntosh Plant Hire has contacted Aberdeenshire West MSP Alexander Burnett for help over fears about the impact of the wind farm.

Apache Corporation has announced the opening of applications for its Tree Grant Programme’s 2024-2025 planting season in the UK.

Renewable energy developer Vattenfall has partnered with TechFest to sponsor learning opportunities in STEM subjects for children in Aberdeenshire.