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The conduct of a public inquiry into the upgrade of a power line has been criticised by anti-pylon groups.
Opponents to Scottish and Southern Energy’s (SSE) 137-mile (220km) plan have complained that no written record of the proceedings has been made.
They also claimed the inquiry’s website was not being updated with rulings or submissions from objectors.
The Scottish Executive said keeping a record would be too expensive and denied any bias on the website.
Representatives from various groups protested outside the inquiry in Inverness.
They included members of Highlands Before Pylons, Pylon Pressure, Communities Against Pylons, Scotland Before Pylons and Cairngorms Revolt Against Pylons.
The organisations are opposed to the building of large pylons from Beauly in the Highlands to Denny, near Falkirk.
Among a long list of grievances about the hearing, the groups also said that the public were being “effectively excluded” from the proceedings.