JenniferScott published Quarry sites given thumbs up from council committee with fracking...

Five new quarry sites have got their first round of approval - despite a last minute attempt by rebel councillors to throw the plans out.Nottinghamshire County Council's environment committee voted through the minerals local plan yesterday, setting out how the region will provide fuel and resources up until 2030. And as well as agreeing the extension of 10 sand and gravel quarries in the county, the report recommended five new sites to collect more than 49 million tonnes of the materials over...