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'Bad day if the lift is broken': Life as a wind turbine worker

'Bad day if the lift is broken': Life as a wind turbine worker
BBC England Wednesday 14 October 2026, 05:04 UTC 1 min read
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The BBC joins technicians on a voyage to the Westermost Rough wind farm off the Yorkshire coast.

The BBC joins technicians on a voyage to the Westermost Rough wind farm off the Yorkshire coast.
Westermost Rough (ORG) Yorkshire (LOCATION)
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