The latest cautionary tale: Halton Lea Gate opencast coal mine Overview Between 2008 and 2012, communities fought against the threat of an opencast coal mine on the edge of their picturesque rural Northumberland villages. Northumberland Local Planning Authority sided with the local communities and rejected the application in 2011. But that rejection was appealed by…
Tonight, the end of an 800-year era for coal exports from the North East of England Tonight, 18th February 2021, marks the final shipment of coal mined from the North East of England. This marks a momentous victory for the years of anti-coal action, most recently the successfully defeated open cast coal mine application in…
Youth activists pressure government to stop coking coal mine “Nothing neutral in new coal” On 8th February 2021, youth climate activists added their voice against the planned coking coal mine in West Cumbria. Elijah McKenzie-Jackson submitted a 111,475 signature petition to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asking Robert Jenrick MP to stop…
EMR Capital’s other coking coal mine – Kestrel, Queensland EMR Capital, the company that owns 81% of the proposed West Cumbria Coal mine, is currently operating another coking coal mine – Kestrel. The Kestrel mine is an underground mine located in the Bowen Basin in central Queensland. The Bowen Basin contains the largest coal reserves…
Local campaigners save Dewley Hill from Banks Group’s opencast plan Today Newcastle City Council stood with many of it’s residents and unanimously rejected Banks Group’s proposal to extract 800.000 tonnes of thermal coal from Dewley Hill! We’re delighted at this result. At a virtual hearing councillors followed the Planning Officer’s advice and rejected the application…
DRURIDGE BAY OPENCAST COAL MINE REJECTED 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. Local resident Lynne Tate said, “Save Druridge…
Coal mining in the Pont Valley to end August 2020 Campaign to Protect Pont Valley and other local people are delighted that Banks plans to further exploit the Pont Valley were dashed. On the 1st July Durham County Council planning committee voted to reject Banks Group’s controversial proposal for ‘West Bradley’ an extension to the…
Coal mining in the Pont Valley to end August 2020 Campaign to Protect Pont Valley and other local people are delighted that Banks plans to further exploit the Pont Valley were dashed. On the 1st July Durham County Council planning committee voted to reject Banks Group’s controversial proposal for ‘West Bradley’ an extension to the…