RESIDENTS fighting plans which could see a wind farm appear on picturesque Bickerton Hills have stepped up their bid to stop it.

Families living in close proximity to the proposed site held an action meeting last Thursday as they face Banks Developments Ltd’s plans for a 60-metre high wind monitoring mast on land off Long Lane.

The proposal is for a temporary period of three years for wind speed data to be collected to see if the site is suitable for a wind farm and is the first application of its type in the district.

Full story in Friday’s Chronicle.