KATHIE GRIFFITHS
kgriffths@obantimes.co.uk
A POWER company has pledged to explore the possibility of putting cables underground after campaigning Dalmally villagers said no to more pylons. Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) wanted to install nine new pylons in the village but those plans angered residents – Dalmally already has 29 pylons running through it. Resident Jenny Beesley said the news from SSEN was ‘a step in the right direction’.
‘If they are going to look at putting cables underground that’s wonderful. They said they had looked at it before but it was going to be too expensive but if they are having a rethink on that, then it’s good news. We know they have to get electricity out of Argyll but we already have too many pylons in our village. To add more would be to industrialise this beautiful area which would be tragic’, she added.