‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre

Residents in Newarthill, a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, fear property loss and green belt land degradation due to a poorly planned AI datacentre project by Oakes Energy Services, which has failed to deliver promised jobs and investments. The project, marketed with incentives like free solar panels and cash offers, is criticized for not meeting its renewable energy commitments.