Late on the 8th September 2020, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government said that Banks Group will not be allowed to extract coal from Highthorn, close to Druridge Bay, Northumberland. Save Druridge, the local community group, are delighted.
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TWO Opencast coal mines rejected this summer! Plus: plans for coking coal mines and power station closure dates
The UK still extracts and imports coal, primarily through opencast mining methods, for steel and cement production as well as for power stations.
There are several new coal mines proposed in the planning system awaiting approval, and these have been delayed and contested by grassroots community campaigns.
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