We escaped to idyllic life in country now we face being imprisoned by solar panels

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"Chris and Maggie Firth said coming to the idyllic village of North Clifton on the bank of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire had been a dream, after spending 350,000 on a five-bedroom home in a modern estate six years ago. But now the retired couple say they face becoming collateral damage in the building of a massive solar farm project, which, at 3,500 acres in size, would cover an area of around 2,200 football pitches."

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