Scenic walking route ‘at risk’ from green energy scheme

A community group has warned efforts to transform a north-east coastline into a scenic walking route for disabled people are “at risk” because of a multibillion-pound green energy scheme.

Boddam Community Association (BCA) has spent about £40,000 to convert farmland near the village into walking paths and picnic spots, but could now be forced to shelve their efforts if proposals to build an on-shore converter station go ahead.

The £2billion NorthConnect scheme will pump electricity from mainland Europe into the north-east, but will be built across one of the routes the BCA has created to ferry people to and from scenic resting spots.

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