Energy

Plans to construct a 1,215-hectare (3,000-acre) solar farm in East Yorkshire have fuelled demands for Defra to make clear its position on land use.

Rural campaigners have welcomed news that the Government is considering a rethink regarding land that can be made available for solar farms.

Rural campaign body CPRE has warned that a return to fracking risks ‘breaking the countryside’ and ‘further hammering’ rural communities already hit hard by the cost of living crisis.

Oil giant BP has been accused of using ‘heavy handed’ tactics with farmers and landowners in order to push through plans for its first offshore windfarm.

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has today outlined the ‘biggest tax cuts in 50 years’ in response to raging inflation and a cost-of-living crisis.

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has today outlined the biggest tax cuts in 50 years in response to raging inflation and a cost-of-living crisis.

Growers across the UK fear the newly announced Energy Price Guarantee could come too late to save next years crop.

Growers across the UK fear the newly announced Energy Price Guarantee could come too late to save next year’s crop.

The Prime Minister has announced that energy prices will be capped for businesses.

Farmers looking to beat rising energy costs by going ‘off grid’ in favour of red diesel-powered generators are being warned they could risk being targeted by thieves looking to cash in on larger fuel stocks.