Frequently MOPG produces a newsletter to inform people of ongoing developments.  These are an invaluable source of researched information that will assist people in their understanding of the current position with respect to such things as the state of the planing application.  A link to the Leicestershire Villages web site can be found by clicking here.

 

 

 

 

 

Press Releases
PR 50 OPENCAST FOR COAL IT - MAY JUST BE THE FIRST STEP
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PR 52 No Inaccuracies But report condemned by UK Coal Plc
PR 53 Minorca opencast decision now postponed until the summer
PR 54 OTHER CONTROVERSIES AFFECT UK COAL plc IN ADDITION TO IT LOOSING £129 MILLION POUNDS
PR 55 UK Coal an Honourable Company ?
PR 56 Leicestershire County Council Please Make a Decision !!!
PR 57 Andrew Bridgen our new MP is first to sign pettition urging a decision on the Minorca Application
PR 58 PENSIONERS TO DELIVER MESSAGE ABOUT MINORCA
PR 59 - 400 HAVE NOW SIGNED THE MINORCA PETITION
PR 60 UK Coal to gain unwelcome publicity at a Leicestershire County Council meeting
PR 61 Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk
PR 62 Membership Surge for MOPG on the back of the Petition
PR 63 Chairperson Sympathises with Minorca Petitioners
PR 64 Proposed Law would make Minorca type applications History
PR 65 Private Members Bill to set light to a smouldering controversy
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PR_68_The_state_of_the_Lounge_Site_is_no_Advert_for_UK_Coals_Minorca_Surface_Mine_Application
PR 69 The Battle to stop the Minorca Opencast mine
PR 70 Are there fatal financial flaws in UK Coals Minorca Application
PR 71 Parish Council not sidetracked by 'inducements'
PR72 Dramatic pictures show that the risks attached to opencast mining can be only to real
PR 73 A public appeal
PR 74 The real cost of restoring the Ashby Canal to Measham
PR 75 Will UK Coal Plc Be Able To Afford The Cost Of Restoring The Ashby Canal?
PR 76 Protestors Again Face An Uphill Challenge To Convince Councillors To Reject The Minorca Application For A Second Time
PR 77 UK Coal's Minorca application - NWLDC still says NO.
PR 78 Campaigners Argue That A Change In Policy Means new opencast mine applications are less likely to succeed
PR 79 Minorca Application Lacks A Thorough Traffic Assessment
PR 80 UK Coal Fail To Respond To Two More Objections Raised By Protestors
PR 81 Visible Dust Will Be A Problem For Local Residents If The Minoca Plan Goes Ahead Says MOPG
PR 82 Another Set Of Objections Completely Ignored By UK Coal
PR 83 The Minorca Opencast Mine Experience Is Likely To Be A Longer Term Blot On The Landscape Says MOPG
PR 84 Recent Decision Means That Approval Of The Minorca Opencast Application Is Even Less Of A Forgone Conclusion
PR 85 CAMPAIGNERS RESISTANCE TO OPENCASTMINE PROPOSAL HEARS ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM MP
PR 86 Safeguardin The Community Benefits Of The Proposed Minorca Surface Mine
PR 87 The water quality of the River Mease Special Area
PR 88 The Minorca application is just the tip of an iceberg
PR 89 Protecting Communities from the risk of future Opencast Mining
PR 90 Righting A Wrong In British Planning Law