Windfarm developer is offering £375,000

A COMMUNITY has been told that it is in line for a £375,000 windfall if a windfarm which developers want to site on its doorstep, gets the go-ahead!

MP slams ‘worthless windfarm’ plans and backs action group

MP David Maclean says “worthless” windfarm proposals are now dropping on his constituents almost every month.

Wind turbines are neither reliable nor cost-effective

AS ONE who lives within two miles of the proposed Newlands Wind Farm I have read carefully the community newsletter distributed by Bolsterstone Plc which will be building these three massive wind turbines and making money out of them for the next 25 years.

Turbines firm face to face with opposition

Anxious protestors attended an exhibition of a planned wind farm near Cumwhinton.

‘Dismay’ at new windfarm plans

Objectors to a windfarm planned for Cumwhinton will make their views known at the village hall today.

Newland Action Group

Our own article in the Carleton Directory.

Home-made energy to prop up grid

Homeowners are to be offered extra financial incentives to fit their properties with solar panels and wind turbines in an ambitious green energy programme to reduce the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels.

Wind turbine smashed... by wind

A GIANT wind turbine sparked major safety fears yesterday when it was smashed by . . . the WIND.

Fast-track for new atom plants as PM wins planning vote

Gordon Brown last night crushed a rebellion over changes to planning laws - paving the way for nuclear power stations and wind farms across Britain.

Why spending £100bn on windfarms to please the EU is Labour's greatest act of lunacy

Today, a giant new wind turbine soars the height of a London tower block above the Mendip hills where I live in Somerset.A perfect symbol of what is arguably the greatest single political madness engulfing Britain today.

Homeowners living near windfarms see property values plummet

In a landmark case, Jane Davis was told she will get a discount on her council tax because her £170,000 home had been rendered worthless by a turbine 1,000 yards away.

Windfarm groups unite to strengthen the voice of Cumbrian protest

Anti-windfarm activists have joined forces to support councillors who fear that a proliferation of developments could undermine Cumbria’s economic regeneration.