Summary
A row erupted last night over claims that coal from a proposed North-East opencast mine will safeguard almost 700 local jobs.
Council chiefs in Wansbeck say mining company UK Coal is misleading people by stating in leaflets that coal from the 580- acre site at Potland Burn near Ashington would go to the Alcan smelting complex at Lynemouth to support local employment.See the full content of this document
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Dispute Over Jobs Promise
The district council says the sulphur content of the Potland Burn coal is too high to meet Alcan's...
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