CAMPAIGNERS opposing plans to build a windfarm off the North-East coast have received support from MPs and the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
EDF Energy wants to build a windfarm half a mile off Coatham Sands, Redcar, east Cleveland, with 30 turbines capable of generating enough energy to power 72,000 homes.
Opponents to the proposal, which is being considered by planning officers at the Department of Trade and Industry, are being backed by four MPs.
The TUC has also lent its support for the campaign and is calling for the Department of Trade and Industry to reject the proposal.
Regional secretary Kevin Rowan said: "The proposal to develop the Northern Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Redcar will create more environmental problems than it will solve. There is clear evidence that the majority of the local population oppose this proposal, fearing the damage it will do to tourism, the environment and local industries."
As the consultation process on the development continues, MP Ashok Kumar, for Middlesbrough South and east Cleveland, Stockton South MP Dari Taylor, and Stockton North MP Frank Cook, have joined Redcar MP Vera Baird to call for a rethink over the plans.
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