Straitgate Action Group

In 1965, Straitgate Farm near Ottery St Mary in Devon was bought by ECC Quarries in the hope it would yield 20 million tonnes of sand & gravel. In 2001, Straitgate Action Group was formed to oppose the development and its potential harm to water supplies, ancient wetland habitats, protected species and much more. In 2023, Aggregate Industries – owned by Swiss giant Holcim – was finally granted permission to quarry just 1 million tonnes following a public inquiry. This blog records the story.

Thursday 21 September 2023

UK construction orders slump

UK construction companies suffer the biggest plunge in new orders in more than three years after a prolonged slump in housebuilding weighed heavily on the sector https://t.co/HlrsfRKkSd
— Bloomberg (@business) September 6, 2023

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Thursday 21 September 2023

UK construction orders slump