A public inquiry to decide whether a gravel quarry can be opened in a village will begin to hear evidence later. Breedon Trading was refused planning permission by Norfolk County Council in May on ...

A council has told a planning inspector it "no longer contests" an appeal to open a quarry in a village. Breedon Trading was refused permission in May to extract 650,000 tonnes of sand and gravel ...

Breedon has also been busy upgrading existing facilities, boosting output at its largest quarry, Cloud Hill, and adding additional equipment at Huntsman. Nearly £3m has been committed to the former ...

Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust said its Cloud Wood site in Worthington, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, was again used to attempt to access Breedon Group's Cloud Hill Quarry at the weekend.

A public inquiry to decide whether a gravel quarry can be opened in a village will begin to hear evidence later. Breedon Trading was refused planning permission by Norfolk County Council in May on ...