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Solar energy could see tenant farms 'disappear' from the landscape

"It has been a living hell for our family"

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Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has vowed to take on solar ‘nimbys’.
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Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has vowed to take on solar ‘nimbys’.

Íæż½ã½ã have warned farm businesses could disappear from the landscape if solar energy infrastructure is built on prime agricultural land in the future. Emma and Rob Sturdy, who have campaigned against...

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