A PARISH councillor fighting plans to build a wind farm on Denshaw Moor, Saddleworth, says taxis, skips and even a lorryload of limestone have arrived at his home.
Ken Hulme, 54, a member of Saddleworth parish council, has contacted police and an investigation has been launched.
He said: "I've been woken up by a couple of taxis arriving at my home late at night when I haven't ordered them.
"And a couple of skip companies have arrived to drop off skips I certainly haven't ordered. A large consignment of limestone, sand and cement arrived on my doorstep the other day - supposedly ordered by me on a cash-on-delivery basis."
Mr Hulme has been an outspoken protester against the plan for the wind farm, which developers say will provide green power for thousands of homes.
Determined
He has spoken out at a number of heated meetings and has aired his views in local newspapers and on regional television.
He also helped to bring botanist David Bellamy to the area to speak to 300 locals.
But Mr Hulme says he is determined to carry on the fight and he has enlisted the help of Margaret Thatcher's former press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham.
He said: "I've no idea whether this is connected with the wind farm. But there are a few people who are strongly in favour of the wind farm being built.
"I think what has happened may well be the work of some fanatic. Yobbish behaviour, I suppose.
"The police have been here twice and are taking this very seriously.
"I'm certainly going to do my best to find out who is behind this."
What do you think about the increasing use of wind farms?
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Edward Teague, Rochdale (22/01/2004 at 16:20)
Similiar costs for marine based offshore farms is even greater.
There use can only be sustained by cost transfers from conventional sources (which of course operate on demand), resulting in greater costs to domestic and industrial consumers.
Nuclear generated elctricity using the latest technology is the lowest costs, with the cleanest method of generation.
So what is the UK Energy Policy ? Run down nuclear power, increase dramatically imports of coal, gas and oil (which have to be paid for) distorys the established supply network at massive cost and does not reduce emissions by any significant amount.
Npw THAT doesn't sound a good policy to me.
Nick Burton, Farnworth, Bolton (28/01/2004 at 18:09)
Oldham Council may well pat itself on the back for encouraging 'green energy' but they'll be ruining the few remote areas of the borough that bring money from tourism into the local economy. The Pennine Way and the Pennine Bridleway are two long-distance national trails running across the South Pennine moors. Part of both routes' appeal is their remoteness/wildness and they attract visitors from all over the world. If the Pennines are set to become one long line of wind turbines from Oldham up to the Yorkshire Dales, then that green tourism will quickly go out of the window. The Countryside Agency for one should be strongly against these proposals.
Steve, Manchester (29/02/2004 at 23:17)
Other sources of electricity have drawbacks. Some of the radioactive chemicals from the explosion at Chernobyl fell on the UK, with more falling on the rainy, hilly areas such as... the high moors. The material inevitably gets into our water supply, lamb meat etc etc etc. Our sea food is also contaminated if/when nuclear discharges happen. Anyone who thinks that nuclear accidents can't happen in the UK/Europe is not allowing for human error (etc).
The UK supplies of coal, oil and gas will only decrease with time, so we cannot rely on generating all our energy from these. Reducing the amount of energy which is wasted has to be a big part of the solution as well.
Graham Sinclair, Denshaw (19/04/2004 at 20:18)
In Denshaw we are told that it will supply th electricity needs for the 8ooo houses in Denshaw,there are not 8ooo houses in Denshaw,the electricity tht these Turbines will produce will go straight into the national grid,therefore no direct benefit to the resaidents of Denshaw,also the size of the planned overhead cable would suggestthat they will not produce the amount of elctricity has suggested.
Finally we need to make the thrust of the energy savings into making house more cost efficient by way of solarv panels etc.
Bob Battersby, Stretford, Manchester (29/10/2004 at 23:48)