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SEPTEMBER 2025...
SOLAR farm and battery storage facility could occupy land the size of 80 football pitches near Barrow-Upon-Trent.
Applicants say that the project, if agreed, would provide renewable energy to power up 18,000 homes, saving around 20,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. But residents living along Arleston Lane near Twford have aired concerns about the proposals, saying that while they are not against green power they cannot see why the solar farm should be situated on agricultural countryside land. One resident said it seemed daft to him that they are going to build a solar farm and battery storage system about three miles from the defunct power station at Willington.
The full story on this and proposals to build new homes in three separate areas in and around Melbourne can be found in the September edition of The Village Voice.
And triple Paralympic Gold Medal winning canoeist Emma Wiggs MBE is worried that her village of Diseworth is being attacked on all sides from multiple planning applications that threaten to decimate its rural landscape.
A new 20-metre high phone mast has gone live in Aston-on-Trent. The battle to improve the mobile phone signal there has been going on for years with villagers having united in a campaign to operators.
However, some residents say they haven’t noticed an improvement in the situation.
The first Melbourne Beer Trail has been h-ale-d as a complete success by organiser Matt Gotheridge and the pub landlords. Hundreds of visitors were welcomed across the 10 locals around Melbourne and Kings Newton. Meanwhile Melbourne Produce Show came back at the beginning of the month with plenty of local growers keen to show off their green fingers. We have reports and pictures on both successful events.
Along with all the usual features and sport the September issue is not to be missed.
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