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Major solar farm proposal on pause 'indefinitely'

Plans for a 675-acre (273-hectare) solar farm are put on hold by the Spanish firm behind it.

We can see four women and two men standing outside a church holding up signs which say "Say No To The Rushall Bess"

Villagers 'losing sleep' over battery farm plan

The firm behind plans for the large energy storage site says safety is "paramount".

A group of people of all ages gathered on a pavement outside a town hall holding placards, with one reading 'eat or heat' and another saying 'say no to industrial solar farm'.

Campaigners celebrate after solar farm rejected

A petition against the proposed site near Radford Semele has been signed by more than 1,200 people.

Coventry & Warwickshire

An aerial view of Immingham docks. Four ferries are parked, two either side of a series of energy plants. Cooling towers are in the distance, along with a number of cranes

Biodiesel plant 'needs support' to avoid closing

The plant, based at Immingham, is one of the last remaining of its type in the UK.

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MP opposes plan for rural energy storage plant

A renewable energy company says it will "help play an important role in decarbonising the UK".

Beds, Herts & Bucks

A woman engineer is checking solar photovoltaic panels at a solar farm. She is wearing a high-vis jacket and helmet and smiling.

Campaigners battle solar farm plans near village

The group raise concerns over views of the Malvern Hills and fire risks from battery storage.

Hereford & Worcester

Group of people, some wearing green Staunch campaign T-shirts, stand outside the council offices in Thrapston.

Appeal hearing into major solar farm under way

Planning agents and opponents of the scheme are giving evidence to the two-day public inquiry.

Northamptonshire

An aerial view of Inverness, looking back on the city from the East Longman area. A large grey rectangular building is surrounded by grass and trees near the bottom of the image. The Kessock bridge can be seen in the far right-hand side of the picture with the city centre in the far left. It's a sunny day and the Beauly Firth is bright blue.

Green hydrogen facility proposed for Inverness

The development could be built on a former landfill site in Inverness.

Highlands & Islands

Rows of solar panels with trees in the background

Appeal hearing into major solar farm set to begin

A public inquiry will hear opposing arguments after the refusal of plans for the site near the A14.

Northamptonshire