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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton

RARE PHOTOS: High court blocks cumbria plan for first new uk coalmine in 30 years | Vintage Vibes

Empty land with the town of Whitehaven in the background
The site of the proposed new coalmine near the town of Whitehaven. Photograph: Jon Super/AP

The UK’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years will not be allowed to go ahead after a ruling in the high court.

On Friday morning, Justice Holgate ruled that plans to build the facility in Whitehaven, Cumbria, would not proceed, in what campaigners called a “victory for the environment”.

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