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Review underway to determine case for special area of conservation (SAC) near Barra

on November 20, 2012 Total Views: 9 Daily Views: 0

20 Nov 2012 14:45 SACs are designated to protect rare and threatened species and habitats of European importance, including seals, reefs and sandbanks. AN INDEPENDENT review is to examine the scientific case for a proposed special area of conservation (SAC) in the Western Isles. Scottish Natural Heritage earlier held a public consultation inviting views on designating the Sound of Barra as an SAC. It recommended designation was needed because of the important marine species the area supports. The advice has now been received by environment minister Paul Wheelhouse alongside a report on the consultation which also included a number of individual objections. Mr Wheelhouse has now decided an independent expert review is to be conducted as part of the decision-...

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Scottish News: Witness claims rail passengers were lucky to escape unhurt after landslide derails train in Fife

on July 19, 2012 Total Views: 17 Daily Views: 0

Jul 19 2012 By Kevan Christie ScotRail train derailed by landslide near Dunfermline A WITNESS said last night that rail passengers were lucky to be alive after their train was derailed when it hit a mudslide. Around 30 passengers and two crew members were on board when the front carriage of a ScotRail train smashed into a mudslip and came off the tracks. The accident happened on a stretch of rail between Rosyth and Dunfermline, near Pitreavie Industrial Estate, at 4.10pm. There were no injuries but Alan Goodsir, owner of Gym 64, near Rosyth, was amazed there were no fatalities. The 48-year-old said: “I’m just glad no one was hurt – they’ve had a lucky escape.” Alan first became aware of the incident when ...

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Business & Consumer News: Boost for Scottish housing market as sales increase by 11%

on July 18, 2012 Total Views: 14 Daily Views: 0

Jul 18 2012 THE number of homes sold in the first five months of the year has increased by 11% on an annual basis, showing signs of recovery in the housing market, according to a new report. The average cost of a house in Scotland stood at £146,073 in May, down almost £200 on the previous month's figure. Experts said the housing market was faring well under a "stuttering" economy, with an increase in sales hinting towards a more sustained recovery. However, they issued a note of caution over the future availability of mortgages, saying lending to buyers with small deposits has been suppressed. The findings in the latest LSL/Acad Scotland house price index revealed that despite prices being flat, they are...

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Scottish News: Baby among 14 tourists rescued by boat after flash floods hit western isles

on July 6, 2012 Total Views: 20 Daily Views: 0

Jul 6 2012 FOURTEEN people, including a 14-month-old baby, have been rescued after being left stranded due to flash flooding. The group were rescued on the Isle of Mull at about 8pm last night after severe flooding and a landslide blocked a road and washed away two bridges. Police officers and two local boat owners took the 13 adults and baby by boats to the local Benmore estate. The rescued men and women are all visitors to the island who come from England, Germany, Switzerland, New York and Hong Kong. No-one was injured in the incident. The B8035, where the group were stranded in their vehicles, is now closed in both directions with a long diversion in place. The road will be open for an hour tonight to allow the rescued motorists ...

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Scottish News: RAF jet crash mission enters recovery phase as hopes for two air crew fade

on July 4, 2012 Total Views: 21 Daily Views: 0

Jul 4 2012 Tornado AN operation launched after two Tornado jets crashed off the north coast of Scotland has moved from a search-and-rescue mission to one of recovery, officials confirmed. Four personnel from RAF Lossiemouth were involved in the incident in which the Tornado GR4s came down in the Moray Firth yesterday. A rescue helicopter picked up two people who were taken to hospital in Inverness before continuing to search for the remaining pair. Fred Caygill, a Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokesman, said: "The search-and-rescue phase of the mission was terminated at 7.04pm yesterday evening. "We are now in a recovery phase. We stand by to assist the Ministry of Defence in any way that we can ...

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Scottish News: Protected pearl mussels stolen from remote area of Harris

on June 25, 2012 Total Views: 15 Daily Views: 0

Jun 25 2012 ENDANGERED freshwater pearl mussels have been stolen from a Scottish island. Breeding colonies of the molluscs, which have protected status, were targeted in remote areas of Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, in the past week or so. Northern Constabulary said that the mussels were taken either by poachers or someone unaware of their protected status. Freshwater mussels are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and it is an offence for any unauthorised person to tamper with them. Police warned that they will take action against anyone suspected of committing offences under the Act. Freshwater pearl mussels are one of the most critically endangered molluscs in the world, according to Scottish Natural Heritage, with illegal pearl fishing ...

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