North-east seaside village wins big against windfarm developers
ByDavid McPhee
Sandend community organiser Craig Sullivan is delighted that running power cables over the beach for the Moray West Windfarm is not now going to happen.
A tiny north-east community was celebrating yesterday after winning a David verses Goliath battle against a major wind farm development.
Local residents in Sandend have been arguing since January against plans for Moray West Offshore Windfarm substation cabling to come ashore at the beach.
The spot is a favourite among surfers, and they were among the campaigners fighting against the green energy scheme cutting through the sands.