TWO wind turbines have collapsed in the 'Post' area within a matter of days, but are not the first in the area.

In the early hours of Sunday, January 27 a 35 metre wind turbine collapsed at East Ash Farm, Bradworthy, a few days later, after 2pm on Wednesday, January 30 a smaller 18 metre wind turbine fell down at Winsdon Farm, North Petherwin.

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Both turbines had been installed in 2010, the Bradworthy one by Dulas Ltd and the North Petherwin turbine was manufactured by Gaia-Wind.

A spokesperson for Dulas has said: "We can confirm that an incident occurred with a turbine in the Bradworthy area of North Devon in the early hours of Sunday morning.

"We can reassure the local community that due to the isolated location of the turbine, no one was put at risk and we are currently working hard to establish the precise cause of the incident."

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