Cartland: richest village in Clydesdale?

THE first giant wind turbines in the countryside between Lanark and Carluke could soon be transforming Cartland into the richest village in Clydesdale.

However, even before planning permission has been applied for to erect the two turbine `mini windfarm’, fears are already being voiced that much of the cash it is expected to raise for improving the tiny hamlet could be `hijacked’ for other parts of South Lanarkshire.

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