Grimsby jobs scene should benefit from further 180 wind turbines set to be installed in North Sea

Some seabird species are likely to be  Hornsea Four project losers

DANISH wind farm giant Ørsted has been given the green light to extend its windfarm operations in the southern North Sea by a further 180 turbines.

The news should provide a boost for the Grimsby economy because the turbines are maintained by a workforce operating out of the port.

Energy Security secretary Grant Shapps acknowledged that there would be a negative impact on the environment, particularly affecting some seabird species such as kittiwakes and great black-backed gulls.

However, he ruled that Hornsea Project Four, as it is known, will contribute to the UK's climate change commitments.

Also likely to be negatively affected are fishermen who will have to stay out of a huge expanse of fertile fishing waters, at least while the giant turbines are installed.