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Snippets of News about Minorca
MP`s Join in Opencast Fight - A Leicester Mercury Report
Andrew Bridgen`s buffer zone blog
Minorca on Countryfile - A Burton Mail Report
OAP`s in 20 mile trek - A burton Mail Report
** Tourists flocking to National Forest - but fpr how long. The Leicester Mercury Reports **
MOPG response to above story - published in the Leicester Mercury.
** Leicester Mercury Reports on MOPG calls demanding UK Coal to appologise for their shoddy behaviour **
** Burton Mail Reports on residents frustrations and anger at UK Coals inability to get it right **
** Burton Mail Reports on Wednesday Aug 5th Meeting **
** Sept 1st - MOPG take to the streets of Measham for the peoples sake **
** Aug 18th Leicester Mercury story - Mining Plea. Read the comments **
** Aug 22nd More feedback from the above story - UK Coal take note **
** Dec 2nd Burton Mail - 'Vive le resistance' to coal plan **
** Burton Mail - February 8th Meeting - MP`s To Debate Mine Plans **
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Cutacre acts as a warning to all
THE controversial development of Cutacre is being used as a warning to people across the UK who live near potential open cast mining sites." **
Private Eye magazine storey report
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Andrew Bridgen supports MOPG
2010
BBC NEWS report
Leicester Mercury Press Release 17th April 2009
News release Burton Mail
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