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Third generation farming family battle solar panel plans

A family has been left devastated by the news that they could lose almost half their farm to a massive solar energy scheme. By Sarah Lyon

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Third generation farming family battle solar panel plans

A family has been left devastated by the news that they could lose almost half their farm to a massive solar energy scheme. By Sarah Lyon Robert and Emma Sturdy, the third generation to farm 280-acre...

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