Leitholm9 Dec 2025Villagers 'fed up' of battery storage schemesA council narrowly votes not to oppose the latest proposals near the Eccles substation in the Borders.9 Dec 20252 Dec 2025No objection advised to sixth energy storage scheme near villageLeitholm in the Borders has become a hotspot for battery energy plans due to a nearby substation.2 Dec 202518 Sep 2025Scottish Water's compensation visits over lost suppliesThe company will make door-to-door visits after thousands of properties were left with low or no water supplies following a fault at a treatment works.18 Sep 202527 Jan 2025Council advised to oppose battery storage schemeThree similar projects have already been approved in a rural corner of the Scottish Borders.27 Jan 202518 Dec 2024Third battery storage plan approved near villageThe community council for Leitholm in the Borders opposed the plans near the Eccles substation.18 Dec 202412 Dec 2024Village 'heart ripped out' by battery site plansA total of six storage compounds are planned for the fields around a rural village near Coldstream.12 Dec 202419 Oct 2023The villages on the energy storage frontlineA corner of the Borders fears a "gold rush" of battery energy developments in the area.19 Oct 2023
