News Clippings

Hatherleigh Monster turbine story – Okehampton Times 3.7.14

July 3rd, 2014

http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=22452&headline=Protest%20held%20as%20wind%20turbine%20discussed

Butcher Park Hill, Tavistock Housing Application Refused

July 3rd, 2014

The recent application to build 110 new houses on a greenfield site on the outskirts of Tavistock was rejected, by the West Devon BC Planning Committee, by a unanimous vote. The application had met with overwhelming local opposition, and had been recommended for refusal by the Planning Officers. Serious questions are now being raised at how such […]

‘The Hatherleigh Monster’ wind turbine plans – North Devon Journal

July 2nd, 2014

http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Plans-submitted-turbine-large-dubbed-Hatherleigh/story-21317577-detail/story.html

War Horse Valley Wind Turbine Blown Away

July 1st, 2014

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2676875/Victory-Michael-Morpurgo-planners-throw-15-storey-wind-turbine-Devon-village-inspired-War-Horse-author-said-cast-shadow.html

Western Morning News 24.6.14

June 24th, 2014

77m wind turbine, Heane Farm, Hatherleigh http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Monster-25-storey-turbine-set-dwarf-market-town/story-21282168-detail/story.html

Government Adviser states ‘we’ve already got enough onshore wind turbines’ – Western Morning News 29.5.14

June 1st, 2014

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Climate-adviser-signals-wind-farm-slowdown/story-21153714-detail/story.html

Inconsistency of turbine appeal decisions. Western Morning News 2nd May 2014

May 2nd, 2014

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Lack-consistency-twin-turbine-appeals-campaigners/story-21043595-detail/story.html

Michael Morpurgo criticises city-dwelling politicians for not caring about the countryside

April 23rd, 2014

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/10779735/Michael-Morpurgo-politicians-are-city-dwellers-with-no-connection-to-countryside.html Michael Morpurgo’s comments to the CPRE Devon AGM are picked up by the Daily Telegraph.

At the CPRE Devon AGM Michael Morpurgo speaks out for the countryside

April 22nd, 2014

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Morpurgo-spells-views-countryside/story-20983551-detail/story.html

The Western Morning News picks up on our threat to house prices from wind turbines.

April 22nd, 2014

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/March-wind-turbines-solar-farms-threat-region-s/story-20992704-detail/story.html