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‘Explore alternatives’ A special meeting of Highland Council

A presentation was made by SSE officials and objectors also had the opportunity to make their views known.
John Rennilson, the council’s planning director, said: “Although the committee recognises that a high voltage electricity transmission system is key for the
development of renewable energy in the Highlands, they did not feel that the proposal presented to them today was acceptable.”
The committee said it also wanted to wait for a government report on the possible link associated with high voltage overhead power lines and cases of childhood
leukaemia.
Mr Rennilson said alternatives to the power line – such as laying it underground – must be explored at the earliest opportunity.
Mr Rennilson said: “This is an important issue and we cannot afford to tread water until the public inquiry in the autumn.”
SSE head of sustainable development, Dr Keith Maclean, said under-grounding would cost much more and mean environmental and maintenance problems.
But he said the option of burying some sections had not been ruled out.
Dr Maclean said: “The under-grounding issue is one that always causes a problem at this voltage.
“Most people’s view of an underground line is something under the pavement or under the road, but we are talking about a development in itself the size of a motorway.
“That has serious implications on the environment. It also has serious cost implications.”
He added: “We make quite clear in our report there are conditions whereby we would look at under-grounding.
“Our belief with the application was we had not got to that stage.
“We have to listen to what has been said from the consultation process and we will talk to the main stakeholders to look at all options to overcome the remaining
concerns that they have.”

‘Green’ argument

The larger pylons would reach up to 65m high, although there would be 200 fewer of them than at present.
Protesters have said the higher pylons would cause environmental and aesthetic damage.
But the industry forum, Scottish Renewables, argued that the upgrade was crucial to the future production of “green” energy.
Highland Council had already decided to object formally to the plans because of their “significant adverse impact” on certain areas.
Councillors also called for further investigations into alternatives to the pylons, such as burying the power line.
Following that decision, SSE head of sustainable development Dr Keith Maclean said putting it underground would cost much more and mean environmental and maintenance
problems.
But he said the option of burying some sections had not been ruled out.
Councillors in Stirling called for a public inquiry at meetings in February and March and will take a formal view at the council’s planning committee on 4 May.
Clackmannanshire’s full council raised an objection against the proposal in February.
The authority is not a statutory consultee, but councillors wanted to record their opposition because of their concerns the pylons would impact on the nearby Ochil
Hills.
Perth and Kinross Council’s planning committee also ruled against the proposal last week.

National park objects to pylons

The Cairngorms National Park Authority has formally objected to a major upgrade of the electricity supply from the Highlands to Stirlingshire.
The authority’s planning committee met on Friday to consider a recommendation from planning officials to oppose the proposed “super-pylons”.
The objection focuses on a section of the route for the new pylons which goes through the 4,000 sq km national park.
The plans have been put forward by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE).
They consist of 600 electricity pylons between Beauly in the Highlands and Denny, near Falkirk, running through the Cairngorms National Park and within sight of the
Wallace Monument in Stirling.
Park authority convener Andrew Thin called on SSE to consider more seriously placing the lines underground.
He called on the Scottish Executive to set up meetings with all interested bodies to consider the whole proposal and avoid the need for a public inquiry.
SSE said it hopes to avoid the matter going to a public inquiry by continuing talks with councils.
A spokesman said: “If a public inquiry is called then we will go into that in a positive and constructive way.
“A much better option in terms to resolve the issues, if councils are not opposed to the line in principle and only some of the detail, is to hopefully continue talks
to avoid, or at least reduce the scope, of a public inquiry.”

Nancy reject wins West End role

I’d Do Anything reject Rachel Tucker has landed her first leading role in the West End show We Will Rock You.
The Belfast actress will appear from mid-September in Queen and Ben Elton’s hit musical at London’s Dominion Theatre, playing the role of Meat.
“It is a dream part. We Will Rock You is one of my favourite shows. I first saw it when I was a student at the Royal Academy and loved it,” she said.
“I am beside myself with excitement. I just can’t believe it.”
Rachel, 26, made it to the final four of the BBC programme which aimed to find a star for a new West End production of the musical Oliver. Actress Jodie Prenger won in the final.
Friends and family of Rachel took to the streets of Belfast to campaign for her, travelling around the city centre in an open-top bus.
Less than two months after her Nancy disappointment, she has secured a part in the long-running musical.
Now in its seventh year, We Will Rock You is based around the songs of Queen.

Lloyd Webber pens Eurovision song

Andrew Lloyd Webber is to help pick the UK’s next Eurovision entry, in a overhaul of the BBC’s selection show.
Lord Lloyd Webber will compose the UK’s entry and embark on a search for the singer or group to perform the song.
Graham Norton will host BBC TV show Your Country Needs You to find new talent for the 2009 contest, after a string of poor results for the UK.
Lord Lloyd Webber said: “Win, lose or draw, I am looking forward to every minute of it.”
The BBC show will follow a similar format to the successful How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? and I’d Do Anything, with Norton and Lord Lloyd Webber at the helm
In recent years the UK has performed poorly at Eurovision.
Last year, former X-Factor finalist Andy Abrahams came joint last, securing points from just Ireland and San Marino.
Russia’s Dima Bilan won the contest, sparking more accusations of “friendly” voting between neighbouring countries.
Lord Lloyd Webber, who has had number one hits with songs like Any Dream Will Do and Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, added: “In my life I have never shied away from the impossible and this looks like the biggest mission impossible of all time.
“But with the might of the BBC and the British public behind me (not to mention Graham Norton) who knows what will happen?”
Lord Lloyd Webber came aboard the UK’s 2009 Eurovision bid following last month’s announcement about changes in the contest’s voting system.
Next year, the points will be decided by a mix of jury votes and public votes. The contest will be held in Moscow in May.

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Charlotte evicted from Eurovision

Charlotte Finlay-Tribe has become the second contestant to be eliminated from the BBC’s Eurovision contest Your Country Needs You.
The 17-year-old ended up in the bottom two after a public vote, but Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save male harmony group The Emperors Of Soul instead.
“If you come back in a year’s time I will see you again and I think you’ll have a very serious career,” he said.
“I’m a bit upset but it’s been an amazing experience,” said Finlay-Tribe.
Four acts have now gone through to next week’s semi-final – including Jade Ewen from east London, pantomime actor Mark Evans from north Wales and identical twins
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One act will be eliminated on that show, with the UK’s Eurovision entrant to be selected in a live programme on 31 January.
Their song will be written by Lord Lloyd-Webber, who is hoping to revive the UK’s fortunes in the song contest after X Factor reject Andy Abrahams came in last place
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The competition takes place in Moscow on 16 May. The Beauly Denny Landscape Group, which represents the John Muir Trust, the Mountaineering Council of Scotland, the
National Trust for Scotland and the Ramblers Association, has been arguing against the planned line.
Residents have also formed opposition groups, including Highlands Before Pylons and Pylon Pressure, raising concerns about threats to tourism, house prices and health.
SSE said the £320m development was needed for the reliable transmission of electricity from renewable sources from the north of Scotland, which would be enough to
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But the Beauly/Denny landscape group, which includes the John Muir Trust and the Ramblers’ Association, is unhappy that alternatives to the 212ft pylons have not been properly examined.
Perth-based David MacLehose, from campaigners Scotland Before Pylons, said sufficient consideration had not been given to other options.
He said: “The European Union and Commission are pushing hard for member states to provide undergrounding for high voltage electricity communication where possible.
“I really think this is an opportunity to say here is an extremely important national infrastructure project and we want to show the world that we care about our landscape issues and we really want to put forward the very best example.”
The inquiry, which started in Perth in February, was set up after SSE submitted plans to erect new pylons along the route from Beauly, near Inverness, to Denny, near Falkirk.
Although it is due to end shortly, it may be at least another year before Scottish ministers make a decision on the £320m development.

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) hopes to install 600 pylons in a line from Beauly to Denny.
A public inquiry into the proposals is due to end on Thursday.
However, campaigners claim vital questions – such as whether a sub-sea cable would be a better alternative – have not been addressed.
SSE has said that the new 137-mile power line is vital to the future of “green energy”.
The line would allow renewable energy from proposed wind and wave projects in the north to be transmitted to the major population centres of central Scotland.
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Evidence about the health risks of high voltage power lines is growing day by day, an MSP has claimed.
Labour backbencher Dr Richard Simpson compared growing evidence about the impact of power lines to the increase in evidence on passive smoking.
He made the case as members of a Holyrood committee considered a petition calling for regulations to deal with high voltage power lines.
The committee is meeting in response to plans for a new 137-mile power line.
Dr Simpson, an MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, said when he had called for a ban on smoking back in 2001, the evidence on the dangers of second-hand cigarette smoke was “not all that great”.
But he added: “Within a few years this parliament passed a ban on smoking.
“The situation with transmission lines is almost identical, in that the evidence is growing literally day by day.”
Dr Simpson said that an inquiry by a cross-party group of MPs had stated children living within 200 metres of such power lines were at increased risk of leukaemia.
And he claimed there was increasing evidence that there was also a link to Alzheimer’s disease.

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