Stable boss voices fears about energy centre plans

The construction of a new electricity cable network centre in Lancashire would likely lead to the closure of a long-established stables, its owner has claimed.

Morgan and Morecambe, a partnership between energy firms EnBW and BP, wants to build a hub which would see cables running from two offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea and then through Blackpool, Wrea Green and Newton with Scales to an existing substation in Penwortham.

While the proposed development was approved by the Planning Inspectorate last year, the final decision will be made by Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband.

Nearby Wrea Green Equitation Centre, which has been operating for 44 years, offers riding lessons and courses to disadvantaged children and young people with disabilities.

Owner Chris Pollitt said she feared the development would "bankrupt us - it's as simple as that.

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