SAVE LONGSTONE EDGE

14 August 2008 - Save Longstone Edge Group Call for Negotiations

Noting that Peak District National Park and the Government will be allowed to appeal against the decision made by the High Court, SLEG chairman John Lambert said "We are now calling on the land owner Mr Harpley and the National Park Authority to meet as a matter of urgency to agree that there should be no more destruction on Longstone Edge while they negotiate a long term agreement."

28 July 2008 - Backdale Quarry case goes to Court of Appeal

The Peak District National Park Authority has been granted permission to appeal against a High Court decision over harmful quarrying at Backdale Quarry. Judges in London decided today (Mon July 28) that both the national park authority and the Department for Communities and Local Government had a case that should be heard by the Court of Appeal.

4 July 2008 - Derbyshire Wildlife Trust joins Longstone Edge Coalition

The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has joined the Longstone Edge Coalition - an alliance of major environmental and conservation agencies determined to halt destructive quarrying on Longstone Edge.

Ed Green,Chief Executive of the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, said "The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust would like to accept this invitation and lend our support to your campaign on the basis that further quarrying at the site would have a severely negative impact on the ecology of the Coombs Dale Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the mosaic of natural habitats in the area which act as a buffer for the SSSI."

The block of land known as Peak Pasture extends into the Coombs Dale SSSI. Although it is not being quarried at present, Peak Pasture is subject to the same 1952 minerals licence as the sites that are being quarried (Backdale and Wager's flat) and so must be considered at risk.

27 June 2008 - Coalition warns Government to act now

On the fifth anniversary of Bleaklow Industries and MMC resuming the mining of Longstone Edge, the Longstone Edge Coalition has written to the Government urging Defra to provide immediate financial support to the Peak District National Park Authority to halt continued devastation caused by the quarrying. More...

11 June 2008 - Court of Appeal to Consider Backdale

The Peak District National Park Authority have announced that the Court of Appeal is to hold a short hearing on Monday 28 July about Backdale. More...

3 May 2008 - Hint of Buyout on Quarry

The Government has given its strongest hint yet that it is considering spending millions of pounds to end quarrying on Longstone Edge. More...

22 April 2008 - Longstone Edge Coalition Formed

A coalition of conservations groups has been formed to press for the end of quarrying on Longstone Edge. More...

18 April 2008 - National Park Authority seeks appeal on High Court judgment

The Peak District National Park Authority is to challenge a High Court ruling over its enforcement action to control the extent of limestone quarrying at Backdale on Longstone Edge. More...

2 April 2008 - High Court written judgement on Backdale

A High Court Judge has ruled in favour of landowner Bleaklow Industries Ltd in the in-going legal fight to stop quarrying on Longstone Edge. More...

6 March 2008 - Minister to hear latest on quarrying issues at Longstone Edge

DEFRA minister Jonathan Shaw is to meet with senior officials from the Peak District National Park Authority to discuss the latest developments about quarrying on Longstone Edge. More...