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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 13:08:43 +0100
From: Road Alert!
To: roadalert@gn.apc.org
Subject: bobs and bits
Mendips/Whatley
Three people charged with conspiracy to cause criminal damage at Whatley
Quarry have had their trial delayed until July 22nd. Richard Dixon (ex-Lib
Dem councillor for E. Mendip) had all the paperwork to the quarry protests
nicked in a house raid, delaying his quest to get a High Court injunction
to stop the quarry extension. He lost, but an important legal precedent was
set - `cos he was accepted as a "suitable person" to challenge the quarry,
an honour usually extended only to close neighbours to such sites. Whatley
is just the tip of the Mendips iceberg as far as quarrying goes. If plans
for the Bulls Green Link Road go through, it'll provide the perfect route
for lorries carrying stone for road projects, allowing other quarries in
the area to expand. As there's only a remote chance that financing will
stumble, it looks like there's only one way to stop it.
More details: The Somerset Activist, PO Box 426, Bath, Avon BA1 2ZD.
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