YOUR VIEWS: 'Disgusting' fly-tipping at Loch Ness and the costs of 'just transition'

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Hundreds of tyres dumped on shore of Loch Ness

Hundreds of used tyres dumped on the shores of Loch Ness were being removed last week. Fly-tippers disposed of the tyres below a popular layby near Drumnadrochit, prompting public shock and anger. Initially, it was estimated at least 100 had been left but it was later understood the figure was closer to 300.

“The council make it so difficult to dump rubbish properly at recycle centres it’s no wonder stuff gets fly tipped.” – Ian Mackenzie

“Make it difficult for people to legally dump things in the dump this is what you get. When is the moronic Highland Council going to learn?” – Mark Thom

“Mark Thom, This is nothing to do with the council household waste recycling centre, this is commercial waste, it could never be taken to a council facility in any vehicle.” – Glen Wallace

“Is it possible for the police to catalogue the details from all tyres, then go to tyre fitting centres and check their past customer invoices to see if they can match them up? I realise this would be a painstaking exercise but it may catch the despicable perpetrators.” – John Mackay, Marybank

“Some right disgusting people out there.” – Lorraine Kennedy

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‘Just transition’ makes us too reliant on energy imports

We learn that the SNP is refusing to back down on its opposition to North Sea oil drilling.

They accuse the Westminster government of failing to invest in jobs and energy security by supporting North Sea oil drilling.

But it is the SNP who are endangering jobs by abandoning Scotland’s oil and gas sector with its “just transition” and ongoing presumption against new drilling projects.

It is a fact that if we didn’t have new oil and gas licences we would have to import liquefied natural gas from abroad which is four times as carbon intensive as gas produced here.

With the volatile political situation we are experiencing at the moment, I think most people would agree that depending on imports from abroad when we have energy supply on our doorstep would be a very foolish thing to do.

Mrs J Maclennan

Castle Heather

Inverness

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