Campaigners dismayed as controversial Powys pylon route revealed

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Network of more than 100 pylons serving wind farms in mid-Wales will travel through Vyrnwy valley

Campaigners have vowed to continue their fight against onshore wind farms in mid-Wales after the National Grid selected the route for high-voltage pylons along the picturesque Vyrnwy valley. The pylons...

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