Royal Oak car park, Tupton, on the A61 (postcode S42 6LA).

The 7th Press Release from the Loose Anti Opencast Network explains why a Planning Inspectors decision on an Opencast Site Planning Application in a remote part of England has implications for all mineral planning applications across the country and not just those 5 pending for opencast coal.

Another secretive European police working group revealed as governments remain tight-lipped on other police networks and the activities of Mark Kennedy

Statewatch can reveal the existence of a previously unknown international police working group geared towards discussing and developing covert investigative techniques. At the same time parliamentary questions in Germany have seen further details …

Folks have been beavering away in the Sumac Yard Garden. Watching your garden grow.

The latest LAON July review of prospective opencast sites, mainly in England provides evidence that such is the financial plight of UK Coal that it is actively seeking to sell sites it is trying to gain planing permission for in both Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

Protests have begun against Nottingham City Council’s plans for extensive felling of trees in Lenton. On Friday a small demonstration against the logging was held which attracted the attention of City Council staff and PCSOs. The council is planning to cut down 84 lime trees because of “aphid mess, falling branches and loss of light”, but the protestors say it is really a money saving strateg…

Earlier today, activists from Derby Animal Rights engaged with Saturday shoppers outside the Guildhall meat and fish market in the centre of Derby, discussing the controversial issue of animal agriculture. In addition to an information stall, two activists were naked, wrapped in meat packaging and labelled up as "oven ready humans", drawing attention to the often overlooked reality that trays of s…

On Friday a small demo to protect the beautiful lime trees of Lenton was organised at the last minute and we would hope have a larger one on Monday.

NCC have begun an extensive felling of the characteristic lime trees which line Lenton's avenues.

Derbyshire, which is becoming a new centre for Opencast Coal mining with I site already in operation at Lodge House, an application for another one at George Farm, a possible one at Hill Top now faces the possibility of another one near Renishaw, Staverly and Barlborough.

Nottingham friends meeting house

25a Clarendon Street

NOTTINGHAM

NG1 5JD

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Nottingham Conference Centre

Burton Street Nottingham

NG1 4BU

The June Review of Developments affecting Opencast Mining from the Loose Anti Opencast Network provides new evidence that Surface Mine workers in the USA contract 'Black Lung' disease. Secondly it reviews recent developments in Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK and lastly updates what the situation is on prospective and actual opencast sites in England.

Saturday 16 June 2012

At 3.00pm on Saturday, people gathered in front of the Council House, Market Square with banners leaflets and a samba band.

The event was to coincide with the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro (Rio+20).

Meet near The Chinese Bell Tower in the Arboretum

12.00 - 6pm Sunday 10 June 2012

People gathered in the Arboretum Park, Nottingham for the annual Green Festival [this was the 21st event].

12.00 - 6pm Sunday 10 June 2012

People gathered in the Arboretum Park, Nottingham for the annual Green Festival [this was the 21st event].

This, the 1st press release from the Loose Anti Opencast Network list 12 sites in England where there has been expressions of interest about opencast for coal on the site. The press release also indicates why this will be a continuing 'itch' in the English planning system as up to 97% of the surface mineable coal in England is located within 500m of where people live. England unlike Scotland or Wa…

Nottingham Trent University photography students degree shows have again been exhibited.

Over the last week, I've been to visit some of their many shows around Nottingham. I especially wanted to show you the work of Tom Willett who displayed a set of pictures of the JB Spray squat titled "Section 6"

He says: "Squatting has been a part of our society for hundreds of years, yet we see little …

Authorities join the campaign

Meet at the Left Lion

As of 9:00 pm Sunday 21 April Occupy Nottingham will end their occupation of Nottingham's Market Place after 190 days.

The Old Market Square

Occupy is essentially a think tank for the generation of ideas through public discourse and debate, to enable social, economical and environmental change, it is also an umbrella type group for all causes, groups and people, linking and bringing them together in common cause. All opinions and policies of Occupy are made by group consensus. The first true Peoples Democracy of Nottingham has begun at…

Following the hearing on 5th April Occupy Nottingham are very pleased with the result achieved so far with a three week adjournment before a three day trial begins on 30th April.

This means they will be celebrating their six month anniversary on the Market Square on 15th April.

Judge Inglis ruled that all of the Councils allegations attempting to link incidents external to the camp being a…

Recordings made by police spy Mark Kennedy were crucial to case but hidden from environmental protesters' defence.

No prosecutors or police officers are to be disciplined over a miscarriage of justice in which environmental activists were wrongly convicted of plotting to break into a power station.

The on…

The Collection

Danes Terrace

Lincoln

LN2 1LP

Quakers in Nottingham have made a public declaration of support for the protestors.

bike stands, market square, nottingham. meet at 6pm to set off for 6.30pm