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We’ve made what we think is a VERY important discovery regarding the Chint Solar proposals at Rose Cottage in Thurstaston. Here is a letter to no-one in particular:

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Wirral In It Together

To whom it may concern, Greetings. I am writing on behalf of the Wirral Residents Association, a community pressure group opposed both in principle and on grounds of siting to the proposed industrial solar farm on land adjacent to Rose … Continue reading →

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Is it likely that the proposed Chint solar ‘farm’ in Thurstaston, Wirral will have no battery energy storage system?

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Wirral In It Together

5th January 2026 UPDATE Scoping and screening requests for proposed solar PV development: I’ve read through all 116 pages of the Chint Solar ‘Request for EIA Screening Opinion’ that’s been submitted to Wirral Council and unusually, there is no specific … Continue reading →

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Holding AI to account? AI made a solemn pledge to me; never to use the term “Conspiracy Theory / Theorist” ever again …

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

PART ONE “In the UK, how much farm land with solar panels installed on it is still producing food?” As of recent statements, half of the agricultural land in the UK with solar panels installed is still producing food, according … Continue reading →

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#SolarFarms – Links to recent news stories. December 2025

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5380570/bonnyknox-solar-farm-angus-objections/ https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25665437.yorkshire-water-switches-five-new-solar-farm-sites/ https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politics/whitestone-solar-farm-uk-going-through-transition-climate-minister-says-5427861 https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent-business/county-news/work-begins-on-75-hectare-solar-farm-333364/ https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/25664311.construction-first-solar-farm-oldham-gets-underway/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdrxegegk3o https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/rotherham-council-raises-concerns-over-whitestone-solar-farm-plans-5426704 https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/environment/doncaster-council-agrees-reform-uk-motion-to-publicly-oppose-whitestone-solar-farm-5425210 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g6zep9d7xo https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politics/council/watch-rock-legend-mike-rutherford-to-seek-advice-about-a-review-after-west-sussex-solar-farm-plan-agreed-5428589 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpd6n8x31zlo https://www.aol.com/articles/uks-largest-floating-solar-farm-115803337.html https://www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/appeal-lodged-over-refusal-of-plan-for-large-solar-farm-in-cornwall-856483 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15340219/Fairytale-cottage-inspired-Goldilocks-Three-Bears-threat-amid-plans-horrendous-100-000-panel-solar-farm.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyv9d5w350o https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/11/30/cabinet-split-solar-farm-miliband-john-healey-south-yorks/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15338221/Two-Labour-ministers-try-torpedo-solar-farm-Red-Eds-yard-Party-accused-astonishing-hypocrisy.html https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/planned-solar-farm-bridgwater-taunton-10671823 https://oakham.nub.news/news/local-news/mp-criticises-solar-farm-bosses-for-offering-unacceptably-low-levels-of-compensation-to-effected-communities-280201 https://cumbriacrack.com/2025/11/26/britains-largest-floating-solar-farm-to-be-built-in-barrow/ https://uk.news.yahoo.com/outrage-plans-200-acre-solar-114556094.html https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/25658296.plans-huge-solar-farm-former-golf-course-edge-closer/ https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25649634.hundreds-exhibition-norfolk-solar-farm-alternatives/ https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/uks-biggest-solar-farm-defeated-32929139 https://hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/salisbury/news/solar-farm-campaigners-raise-flood-risk-concerns https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/residents-small-village-face-fight-10656838 https://hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/salisbury/news/solar-farm-campaigners-raise-flood-risk-concerns https://uk.news.yahoo.com/outrage-plans-200-acre-solar-114556094.html https://cumbriacrack.com/2025/11/26/britains-largest-floating-solar-farm-to-be-built-in-barrow/ https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/uks-biggest-solar-farm-defeated-32929139 https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25649634.hundreds-exhibition-norfolk-solar-farm-alternatives/ https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/residents-small-village-face-fight-10656838 https://hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/salisbury/news/solar-farm-campaigners-raise-flood-risk-concerns https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25644484.mike-rutherfords-fight-solar-farm-soon-decided/ https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politics/council/rock-legend-set-to-find-out-result-of-fight-to-stop-solar-farm-in-west-sussex-village-5414765 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/10/25/labour-chop-down-forests-for-solar-panels/ https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/solar/uk/585967/plans-for-uks-largest-floating-solar-farm-approved/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8q25v80rqo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq609yn5nr4o https://uk.news.yahoo.com/fear-sadness-one-largest-solar-093642753.html … Continue reading →

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Data Centres are taking over Britain. But is it the building boom we want?

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

Our thirst for AI is fuelling a new construction wave: of giant energy-hungry data centres. But can our electricity and water systems cope, and what will the neighbours say? Jim Armitage Saturday November 29 2025, 9.00pm GMT, The Sunday Times … Continue reading →

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Page 6, Issue 55, The Light Newspaper | Net Zero: A Pointless Crusade | Bad Data and Faulty Models Leading us up the Garden Path Again

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

THE political project, UK Net Zero by 2050, was undemocratically adopted by the UK government in 2019. Yet the science of so-called greenhouse gases is well known and there is no reason to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane … Continue reading →

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Page 5, Issue 55 of The Light Newspaper – Debunking Fossil Fuels Myth | Hidden Science: Oil Produced Without Organic Matter by Sally Dean

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Wirral In It Together

Debunking fossil fuels myth Hidden science: Oil produced without organic matter by SALLY DEAN I READ an article by Carol Brouillet in Off-Guardian recently and was intrigued by what she had to say about Marijn Poels, a Dutch documentary filmmaker. … Continue reading →

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