The Courier: Firm applies for licence to drill for natural gases in beauty spot

An exploration firm wants to spend up to 75 days continuously drilling in a rural Kinross-shire beauty spot.

Coal bed methane exploration expert Dart Energy has applied for permission to drill an appraisal borehole near Blairingone.

The company said the purpose of the six-inch-wide ''temporary appraisal borehole'' is to bring a core of coal to surface for analysis to see if natural gases could be extracted.  MORE