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Rustic Arms landlord Antony Lunn (right) and partner Jonny Cording will close for the final time on Monday amid claims pub company Stonegate has failed to address major problems with the building.

Village pub with £1.5m turnover is set to close down

Historic four-star hotel to be powered by its own solar farm

Councillors have been recommended to approve proposals for a battery energy storage system (BESS) Cooksland Farm in Old Snydale, near Normanton.
Image: Lanpro

Councillors to decide on battery storage facility at village farm

Residents have been campaigning since 2022 to stop an battery energy facility being built on farmland close to Heath village, in Wakefield.

Heath Common battery site recommended for approval despite 1,200 objections

Proposals to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) on farmland off Holmfield Lane, Castleford, have been given the go-ahead. (Image: Harmony Energy).

Battery energy plant to be built on Castleford farmland

Image of how the battery energy storage system off Stranglands Lane, next to the A1(M) is expected to look. Image: Sightline landscape

Battery energy storage plant to be built next to former power station

There are also many misconceptions

A third of Brits 'confused' where their energy at home comes from

The site is located southeast of the Normanton bypass. Picture by Google

Plans revealed for battery energy storage facility bigger than a football pitch

Professor Bill McGuire

Going Green: Sales of solar panels is going through the roof

Diane O'Connor

Going Green: Get rewarded for not doing your washing

Residents have started a campaign to stop an energy storage facility being built on farmland close to Heath village, in Wakefield

Energy firm plans to increase number of battery units at Heath Common site

Heat pump grants have been hiked up by 50%. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Lots to celebrate that will help the planet

In order to take part, you’ll need to have a smart meter installed and your energy supplier must be signed up.

Millions will be paid to cut energy to avoid blackouts in winter 2023

Centrica’s profits soared threefold to £3.3bn in 2022 (image: PA)

British Gas launch new scheme offering half price electricity

We review portable power station Delta 2 - will it help in a power outage?

We review portable power station Delta 2 - will it help in a blackout?

The Guardian reports Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has had the electricity network in his constituency upgraded so he could heat his private swimming pool.

Electricity network upgraded ‘so Rishi Sunak could heat private pool’
The Guardian reports Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has had the electricity network in his constituency upgraded so he could heat his private swimming pool.
Rahmah Ghazali

The emergency coal-fired power plants started generating for the first time on Tuesday afternoon amid National Grid fears of shortages - Credit: Adobe

Emergency coal power plants used for first time as cold snap hits UK

The National Grid ESO scheme rewards users for changing their habits and reducing their electricity usage during certain peak hours.

Households can get paid for reducing electricity use with free app

UK Blackouts: Exact times your house could face power cuts this winter

National Grid: How to save £20 on energy bills by reducing usage today

National Grid will be rewarding some UK households for reducing energy usage tonight

Households to be rewarded for reducing energy usage tonight

Wholesale prices are falling, but it will not translate into cheaper energy bills (image: Getty Images)

Households to be paid to cut electricity use for one hour tonight

Insulators on an electricity sub station are seen near homes on October 19, 2022 in Manchester, England. The British utility company, National Grid, have said that UK households may face power cuts this winter for up to three hours at a time, if gas supplies run low. The UK relies heavily on gas to produce electricity, and gas supplies to Europe have been severely disrupted by the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

National Grid: Power blackout prevention scheme stood down

National Grid are trialling a new scheme to help avoid mass blackouts in the UK.

National Grid to offer discounts to customers to avoid blackouts

How long a fridge freezer will last during blackout power cuts

Electricity pylons transporting electricity for the National Grid. The National Grid has warned the UK of possibilities of blackouts over the coming months. Photo by Daniel LEAL /Getty Images)

UK Winter Blackouts: How long can a fridge freezer go without power?

National Grid Chief John Pettigrew has spoken out about the potential blackouts amid the energy crisis.

Will the UK see energy blackouts this winter?
National Grid Chief John Pettigrew has spoken out about the potential blackouts amid the energy crisis.
Beth Franklin

Some households will be paid to ration their power usage at quieter hours of the day under a trial by the National Grid (Shutterstock)

Energy firm will pay customers to use less electricity at certain times of the d...

The UK generated more energy from renewables than fossil fuel for the first time in 2020 (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK generated more energy from renewables than fossil fuel for the first time...

Does your home have a gas boiler? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Gas central heating will be removed from every home by 2050 under new government...

Picture of folding street lights on the M62. Pic: Glen Minikin

The mystery of the M62 wonky lampposts explained

Traffic delays set to hit when police escort abnormal load

Police hold back pickets outside Kellinley Colliery.

Lights out across the UK: Looking back to 1972 and the miners' strike

Eggborough Power Station.

Eggborough power station wins 12 month reprieve

Ferrybridge Power Station.

Group of Ferrybridge Power Station workers transferred to Lincolnshire

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