A WARNING was issued yesterday that East Yorkshire could be "ruined" by applications to build wind farms.

Paul Robinson, chairman of Gilberdyke Parish Council, has called on East Riding Council to act to prevent a "needless and unsightly" crop of wind turbines appearing across the region.

He said: "If each wind turbine that is currently being planned in East Yorkshire is given planning permission, coupled with those that have already received planning permission or been constructed, the total amount of energy produced will vastly exceed the council's target of producing 40.7 mw of electricity by 2010.

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