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‘Skirted hooligans’- historian tries to trace author of 112 years old letter

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Following last night’s (Thursday) public meeting in the Tingwall Hall on turbine noise and adverse health impacts, Westside resident Dr Sally Huband provides some background for those who were unable to attend the meeting.
A man wearing glasses and a black North Face jacket stands on a coastal path next to a stone wall, with water and grassy hills in the background under a cloudy sky.
A challenge to walk as many steps as possible helped councillor John Fraser pull himself out of a period of depression and lose almost three stone at the start of the year. Here, he talks about how walking helped him through a difficult period.
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Wind turbines on a hill overlooking a rural landscape with scattered houses and green fields under a cloudy sky.
Westside resident Sally Huband has been forced to sell her house in East Burrafirth to escape subaudible acoustic emissions from the Viking turbines. Here she details her – so far – unsuccessful attempts to get the industry to act on the issue.
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