Iain Dales Diary today 5.25pm

A Campaign Against Visual Pollution?

Great news from Ceres

On the left, one of Graham Lang's Cartoons


This marvelous news came out as I was on my way to Wales, so should have been mentioned earlier:

Plans for five large wind turbines in the north-east Fife countryside near Ceres were yesterday overwhelmingly rejected by councillors... read more on www.wind-watch.org

Some more of CADEAP spokesman Graham Lang's work can be seen on the artistsagainstwindfarms website.

Great news from Chilla as well

Stop Press - go to Chilla Against Turbines for today's great news!

More about Turbine Height

Do look at these photos on the Chilla Against Turbines website of a blimp flying at a height of 125m above the Devon countryside.

Nant-y-Moch - Cambrian News

Last week's article in the Cambrian News mentioning Robert Plant - "Rock Legend campaigns against windfarm plans " - was not published online, but the full text can be found on the website www.wind-watch.org. This website is a fantastic source for news, information and videos (such as ones about what it is like to live near a wind farm)

Shock News

District planning officers have recommended that Councillors approve the scheme for six 120m high turbines at Silton, near Gillingham and Shaftesbury, in Dorset. How much of this is down to belief in Government and EU targets which will do very little to reduce C02 emissions or provide a reliable supply of energy, while at the same time blighting some of the most beautiful countryside in England, described so perfectly in books like Tess of the D'Urbevilles? Hardy would be turning in his grave. Final decision at the Olive Bowl conference centre in Gillingham next Thursday at 10am.
This gives you an idea of the height of a 110m turbine, the Silton ones would be higher.

Southern African Songs and Dances

Wow
Today 3.45 and 6.00, and Sunday at 2.15, U'Zambesi Performing Arts, song, dance and drummers, amazing performances in the Baptist Hall, Boutport Street, Barnstaple.