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Wind farm protesters get support

The planning minister Nick Bowles has backed opposition to wind farms.

In a letter to the Conservative MP John Hayes, Mr Boles said: “We should be working with communities rather than seemingly riding roughshod over their concerns. "We have been very clear that the Government’s policies on renewable energy are no excuse for building wind farms in the wrong places. " There are currently 3,350 onshore wind turbines in operation generating around 5...