Reports: Plan to extend opencast coal mine rejected by Carmarthenshire council

Michael Holder
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Anti-coal mine protestors outside Carmarthenshire county council yesterday | Credit: Friends of the Earth Cymru
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Anti-coal mine protestors outside Carmarthenshire county council yesterday | Credit: Friends of the Earth Cymru

County council planning committee rejects proposals to extend and reopen Glan Lash, citing environmental concerns

Proposals to extend an opencast coal mine in South Wales have reportedly been rejected by Carmarthenshire county council due to concerns over the potentially damaging impact on the local environment, in...

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