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Hard work just beginning for historic SNP Government
The shape of the Scottish Government will become clear this week when Alex Salmond is reinstalled as first minister. (...)
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£6.9m European funding for green energy projects in Tayside and Fife
Energy minister Jim Mather has announced a £6.9 million package of support from the European Regional Development Fund for renewable energy and low-carbon economy projects, including those in Fife and Tayside. (...)
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Greens attack North Sea carbon capture plan
The Greens have slammed the SNP's reliance on carbon capture after a new study revealed 13,000 jobs could be created by 2020 in Scotland by using the technology, saying figures were "drawn up on the back of a fag packet." (...)
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£5m East of Scotland Investment Fund to boost firms and create jobs
North Queensferry was the setting for the announcement of a £5 million fund which will benefit businesses in the east of Scotland and could boost jobs by more than 1000. (...)
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Energy minister wants power line project to explore options for partial burial of cables
Partial laying underground of the controversial Beauly to Denny power line must be considered by the developers, energy minister Jim Mather has insisted. (...)
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Tummel Bridge to get faster internet
A remote Highland Perthshire community is to benefit from the introduction of high speed internet this spring. (...)
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Golf tourism on course to generate £300 million for Scotland
Golf tourism could score £300 million for the Scottish economy by the end of the decade, it has been revealed. (...)
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Work and business reports give cause for cautious optimism
Scotland's tentative economic recovery has been given a boost by the publication of two reports revealing a rise in the number of businesses and jobs being created. (...)
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Scotland to embrace role in green energy
Scotland's key role in developing renewable sources that could power the continent has been acknowledged by the European Commission. (...)
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Longannet-type power plants on the way up — Chris Huhne
UK energy secretary Chris Huhne has said coal-fired power stations such as Longannet are "the future." (...)
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Whisky industry's importance to economy underlined
At the time of the year when many Scots will celebrate the bringing in of the new year with a dram of whisky, the importance of Perthshire's distilleries to the local and national economy has been highlighted by MSP Murdo Fraser. (...)
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No electricity was imported during the Big Freeze
The Scottish Government has said there was no need to import electricity from abroad during the worst of the cold snap — despite output from wind turbines dropping to almost nothing. (...)
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Ryder Cup hero Colin Montgomerie a star attraction at events conference
Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie was special guest at this year's International Events Conference, held at Perth Concert Hall this week. (...)
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Fall in unemployment in Scotland welcomed
Unemployment in Scotland has fallen for the first time in a year — however, there are now more than 2.5 million on the dole across the UK. (...)
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Fife firm BiFab secures £4m Oyster contract
There was good news for Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) as it was revealed it had won a £4 million contract to build wave energy developer Aquamarine Power's next-generation Oyster wave energy device. (...)
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Desperate Muthill battle against powerline moves to YouTube
Desperate campaigners in a picturesque Perthshire village have turned to Youtube as they fight proposals for the Beauly to Denny powerline. (...)
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Beauly to Denny power line announcement causes Muthill concerns
Fears have been raised that the Scottish Government is attempting to "pull the wool over the eyes" of a Perthshire community with its latest announcement on the Beauly to Denny power line. (...)
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Scottish unemployed number rises again
Unemployment in Scotland has risen again — with a new report warning 95,000 more jobs are in jeopardy because of anticipated public sector cuts. (...)
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Landscape fears prompt offshore wind projects plea
The Scottish Government has been told it must commit to offshore wind development if it is to avoid scarring the landscape of communities like Perthshire. (...)
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Dundee councillor lobbies further on biomass plant health concerns
An East End councillor has enlisted the help of an MSP to raise concerns about the proposed biomass plant at the city's harbour. (...)
