Green groups slam 'short-sighted' approval of Northumberland opencast coal mine

James Murray
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Council grants planning permission to controversial Druridge Bay coal mine, as campaigners vow to fight on

Green groups have responded with outrage to the decision yesterday by Northumberland County Council to approve controversial plans for a new opencast coal mine near the Northumberland coast. The council...

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