JenniferScott published Quarries will 'blight' rural areas for materials 'we don't need'...

Planners have been accused of attempting to 'blight' local villages by allowing quarrying for materials the county doesn't even need. Critics of the minerals local plan - put together by officers at Nottinghamshire County Council to set out how the region will provide fuel and resources up until 2030 - spoke out at Thursday's environment and sustainability committee in County Hall.They called the plans "preposterous" and "crass" for naming more sites than necessary to dig out...