Residents fight quarry's big expansion plans
People in Leicester living next to one of the biggest quarries in Europe are fighting against plans to make it even bigger.
- Chris Halpin
Residents fight quarry's big plans for the future
People living by one of the largest quarries in Europe are starting a fight to stop it from getting even bigger. Granite has been taken from the ground at the Mountsorrel Quarry in Leicestershire for more than 150 years.
Now the firm which runs it says new stone is running low. Plans could secure the site until 2040, but residents say they're not being consulted about the changes. Chris Halpin reports.
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