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Scotland Greenlights SSE’s 4.1 GW Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore Wind
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July 31, 2025
The Scottish government has granted a consent order for SSE Renewables’ Berwick Bank in the UK, which, if fully developed, would become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The Section 36 consent determination by Scottish ministers approves the...
ERG launches Corlacky wind farm
Energy Global
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August 1, 2025
ERG has announced the completion of construction and the start of energisation of the Corlacky wind farm in Northern Ireland, consisting of 11 Vestas V117 turbines of 4.3 MW each, for a total installed capacity of 47.3 MW. The plant will have an...
UK programme pushes for seed certification, variety release in Nigeria
Abuja Inquirer
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July 31, 2025
A UKAID Climate-resilient and agricultural market development programme, Propcom+, is pushing for a framework to strengthen the regulatory environment for seed certification and variety release in Nigeria. The push is coming on the heels of...
£150m in farming grants now fully allocated
Farmers Weekly
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August 1, 2025
All £150m of capital grant funding has now been allocated, following a record-breaking five weeks in which more than 8,000 farmers submitted applications for support. The rapid uptake marks the fastest response to a government farming grant to...
John Swinney approves massive new offshore wind farm days after Donald Trump leaves Scotland
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 31, 2025
The SNP Government has announced planning approval for a massive new offshore wind farm just days after Donald Trump left Scotland. Berwick Bank – proposed to be built off the coast of East Lothian - could be one of the largest developments of its...
Jeremy Clarkson says his farm could be locked down for TWO MONTHS after TB outbreak - as he reveals one of his dog's puppies has died
Daily Mail
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August 1, 2025
Jeremy Clarkson today announced he could have to lock down his farm for two months after an outbreak of TB - and also revealed how one of his pet dog's puppies has died. Yesterday the TV presenter told fans he faced culling his beloved herd of...
Scotland Gives SSE Approval for What Could be the World's Largest Wind Farm
The Maritime Executive
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In what is being called a “vital step” for Scotland and the UK’s renewable energy ambitions, the Scottish Government has granted consent for the proposed Berwick Bank offshore wind farm. If the project is developed, it would supply twice the...
These 5 East Midlands market towns are the cheapest in Britain for first-time buyers, according to Lloyds
NottinghamWorld
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August 1, 2025
The five towns have been recognised for their reasonable house prices Five East Midlands market towns are among the ‘most affordable’ in Britain, according to new analysis by property experts. In its annual report on housing affordability in...
Solar farm approved despite 'harm' to countryside
BBC
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Andrew SpenceLocal Democracy Reporting Service ShareSave East Riding of Yorkshire Council turned down the application for the Carr Farm Solar Farm development in Beverley in December Plans for a new solar farm have been approved following an...
Thousands of UK households face letter from HMRC after triggering taxman
Birmingham Live
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August 1, 2025
HMRC is compounding grieving families' misery by chasing them for inheritance tax - in a move that is the "tip of the iceberg". Thousands more are set to pay inheritance tax with figures expected to double before the decade’s end. The number of...
Farmland adjoining iconic landmark for sale in Dorset
Farmers Weekly
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July 31, 2025
Farmland surrounding one of the UK’s most iconic in-field landmarks, the Cerne Giant, is looking for a new owner. Giant Hill is 336 acres of productive arable and chalk downland at Cerne Abbas in the Dorset national landscape area. It is for sale...
Green light for massive SSE wind farm in North Sea
Windpower Monthly
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August 1, 2025
The Scottish government has granted permitting approval for a 4.1GW North Sea wind farm planned off the country’s east coast. UK-based renewables developer SSE announced it had received approval for its 4.1GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm on...
Exactly where to go on the British coast - and where to avoid: ROGER MORGAN-GRENVILLE has walked the entirety of it and these are the best beaches, islands and most gorgeous walks
Daily Mail
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August 1, 2025
Arriving in Cape Wrath in 2022, the culmination of my 1,000-mile walk from the bottom to the top of Britain, I expected to feel elated. Instead, I sat eating a damp cheese and pickle sandwich, wrestling with a strange sense of grief. I had walked...
The Farmers Guardian Podcast: Michelin star chef Tom Aikens: "It will be eye opening for people to see what it takes for farmers to produce food"
Farmers Guardian
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August 1, 2025
Tom Aikens was the youngest British chef to receive two Michelin stars, and is a huge advocate for farming - what he can't grow himself, he sources from British farmers for his restaurants. This year, for the first time ever, Tom is our #farm24...
Venterra Group supports construction of Sofia offshore wind farm
Energy Global
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August 1, 2025
Venterra Group company, Partrac, a leader in metocean survey and monitoring solutions, has marked two years of deployment supporting RWE, one of the world’s leading offshore wind companies, on the landmark Sofia offshore wind farm, one of the...
Jeremy Clarkson draws military response after 'cheeky' Diddly Squat Farm request
Wales Online
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August 1, 2025
Jeremy Clarkson has drawn military attention following a cheeky plea concerning Diddly Squat Farm. During a recent social media exchange on X (formerly Twitter), the former Top Gear host made an unusual request to pilots operating "Apache...
Best golf betting sites in the UK: Top golf bookies for 2025
The Sun
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August 1, 2025
GOLF has experienced a surge in popularity among UK bettors in recent years, with punters drawn to its unpredictable action and hectic tournament calendar. The four majors keep bettors throughout the year, and the PGA Tour ensures there is always...
E. coli Cases Surge 26% in England, Plus 7 Grocery Items Most Likely to Cause Food Poisoning in America
24/7 Wall St.
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August 1, 2025
Special Report Joe Raedle / Getty Images Throughout 2024, England’s reports of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli were up 26%, with confirmed cases rising to 2,544. Of these hundreds of cases, 564 were from the highly dangerous strain known as O157,...
Jeremy Clarkson's 'awful' update as he reveals another blow hours after Diddly Squat farm TB outbreak
Manchester Evening News
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August 1, 2025
Jeremy Clarkson has said 'it's awful' as he revealed he suffered another blow hours after his farm was hit with an outbreak of TB. On Thursday (July 31), the TV star said he and his team were "absolutely devastated" after bovine tuberculosis was...
How Cade Stover became one of Texans’ most improved players, embraces farm life: ‘put on for the blue-collar community’
KPRC - Texas
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August 1, 2025
HOUSTON – Growing up on a cattle farm in rural Ohio, Cade Stover became accustomed at an early age to the farming life instilled in him by his parents. That meant long hours as Stover baled and cut hay, tended to animals and rose at the crack of...