UK’s first deep coal mine dropped for good

Plans to build the UK’s deepest coal mine in Whitehaven have officially been called off following an extensive eight-year battle. ‘We’re delighted this long running saga has finally drawn to a close,’ Tony Bosworth, climate campaigners at Friends of the Earth said. ‘Congratulations to all the brilliant local campaigners who fought so powerfully to stop … Continue reading UK’s first deep coal mine dropped for good