Longstone Edge Inquiry Cancelled

Alan James

30th March, 2006

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As expected, the public enquiry into the mining activities at Longstone Edge has been cancelled after the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott declared the current 'stop' order preventing quarrying to be void.

MMC Mineral Processing, and landowners Bleaklow Industries, have planning permission to quarry fluorspar and barytes, and limestone only as a secondary product from the site, however, all the fluorspar they have mined remains on the site and this is just being used as a cover operation for shifting tonnes of limestone.

The Peak District National Park Authority has vowed to continue in its fight to stop further destruction of Longstone Edge, and the BMC is fully supportive of this action.

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Norrie Muir

29 Mar, 2006

Dear simon He could be useful for a belay bunny, if his Chauffeur could get one of his Jags to the start of a one pitch route. Norrie

Paul at work

29 Mar, 2006

That guy is a f**kwit!

sutty

29 Mar, 2006

Spokesman from the protest said on tv tonight there had been only a small amount of fluospar had actually been moved off the site, there is a huge mound of it lying there. Maybe that could be an approach the PPPB could appeal, they are using it as an excuse to get limestone and not selling fluospar.

Gordon Stainforth

29 Mar, 2006

CHRIST ALMIGHTY!! We are meant to live in a democracy, and this arsehole has now overturned decisions made in courts of law, I believe. Sloper, where are you?!

Gordon Stainforth

29 Mar, 2006

Look, Sutty, this is all well established and has been successfully argued in law (I think, in court). All water under the bridge. The arguments just could not have been stronger. If I had a personal bulldozer, I'd be flattening John Prescott's home tonight, with just as much authority as he has, I believe, really.

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