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Villages
split over turbines
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17/03/06
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Cambridge
Evening News -
Residents
are divided over whether plans for a controversial wind farm
should go ahead.
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Wind
farm protesters prepare to fight again
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17/10/05
CEN
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Cambridge
Evening News -
"THE firm behind the failed proposal for a wind farm next
to the A14 has launched a fight to get the decision
overturned. Your Energy ...(News October 17)
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11/04/05
CEN
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Letter
from Lynwen Evans
"I
WOULD like to put my statement to you loud and clear
in response to your article "properties not hit by
wind farm" (News, April 5)."
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Letter
from Peter Hawkes
"I
WRITE in response to the comments made by Your Energy
director Richard Mardon (News, April 7)."
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04/04/05
CEN
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"MORE
than 250 people turned out to protest against a proposed windfarm
which could be built next to the A14." |
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01/04/05
CEN
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"WINDFARM
protesters have organised a mass protest against 16 turbines
which are proposed for a site next to the A14." |
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16/03/05
CEN
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"CAMPAIGNERS
fighting plans for a windfarm next to the A14 say letters of
support for it are being fabricated." |
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06/11/04
CEN
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"A
NEW report claims wind farms adversely affect property prices
- but developers behind the A14 turbines say protesters are
to blame for driving down values." |
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03/11/04
CEN
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"A
CAMPAIGN to win public support for wind farms is seeing
advertising hoardings appearing across the country this week." |
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25/10/04
CEN
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"MORE
than 80 per cent of the parish councils consulted over the proposed
A14 wind farm have objected to it." |
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Harvest
2004
The
Fisherman
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"I
do fear the creeping industrialisation and urbanisation of
our landscape. And on balance I incline to the view that
the construction of the Cambridge Wind Farm as presently proposed
is neither necessary to the nation nor desirable in this locality."
The Reverend John-David Yule.
N.B.
The Fisherman - Newsletter for the Parish Churches of Swavesey,
Fen Drayton, Lolworth and Conington.
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22/09/04
CEN
(Opinion
letter)
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"I
WAS interested to hear the Chief Constable, Tom Lloyd, on
television announcing his safety initiative for the A14 following
the horrific crash and death last week." From Mike Barnard. |
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20/09/04
CEN
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"SOUTH
Cambridgeshire MP Andrew Lansley has met with villagers
campaigning against a proposed wind farm on their doorstep." |
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14/09/04
CEN
(Opinion
letter)
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"WINDPOWER
has long been promoted by a strange alliance of softheaded conservationists
and hard-nosed entrepreneurs as a dream answer to all our energy
problems." From Nick Richardson. |
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27/08/04
CEN
(Opinion
letter)
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"I
WAS incensed to read your article (Monday, August 23) regarding
the proposed windfarm in Boxworth and Conington." From
Denise Warren |
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26/08/2004
CEN
(Opinion
letter)
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"CHARLES
Sandham's comments (News, August 23) that we, as the Stop
Cambridge Wind Farm Action Group, are talking a load of "twaddle"
is offensive and demeans a debate that should be pursued with
facts rather than emotion." From M R Barnard, Stop Cambridge
Wind Farm Action Group. |
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26/08/2004
CEN
(Opinion
letter)
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"THE
article (News, August 23) regarding the expected protests
against the proposed wind farm at Boxworth/Conington explained
that Your Energy's Chief Executive Charles Windbag- Sandham
dismissed the villagers' objections as "an absolute load
of twaddle" His skills in diplomacy need to be corrected."
Letter from Roche Bentley. |
| Battle
hots up as wind farm plan is submitted |
23/08/2004
CEN
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"THE
gloves are off in the battle over a planned wind farm near
Cambridge after the firm behind it finally submitted a planning
application." |
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03/08/2004
CEN
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"PROPOSALS
for a Cambridge wind farm are being opposed by the MP for
South Cambridgeshire."
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10/07/2004
CEN
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"ANTI-WINDFARM
campaigners have protested after council contractors removed
signs they had put up around their village."
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30/06/04
CEN
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"CONSERVATIONIST
David Bellamy has given his support to a campaign against
a wind farm next to the A14 near Cambridge."
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23/06/04
CEN
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"MR
Edmondson's letter ("Power of the wind", Letters, June 17)
remarks that the wind is "free". From Maxine Lester
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23/06/04
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"WITH regard to the letter from Steve Edmondson
("Power of the Wind", Letters, June 17), we attended the Conington
parish meeting where the subject of the wind power generators
was discussed and although there were many residents who objected
there were some who cautiously received the proposal with
interest."
From Councilor Mark Howell (Independent) & Councilor Nick
Wright (Conservative)
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16/06/04
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"SOME
of the residents of Boxworth and Conington are getting steamed
up about the possibility of wind powered generators being
sited near their homes. No doubt they all use electricity
and enjoy the benefits that access to almost unlimited power
brings."
From Steve Edmondson
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14/06/04
CEN
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"VILLAGERS
campaigning against a proposed wind farm by the A14 say
they are being ignored by the district council."
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20/05/04
CEN
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"VILLAGERS
have launched a protest against a planned wind farm alongside
the A14."
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11/05/04
CEN
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"A
MAJOR wind farm is being proposed alongside the A14 which
would provide more than a third of the electricity needs for
the entire district."
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15/07/03
CEN
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"A
WIND farm which could generate enough power for Huntingdon
and St Ives combined is being planned near Warboys." |
