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Villagers demand a limit on coal truck convoys
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• by Chris Tindall The possibility of a huge influx of trucks through a small Northumberland village has led to a storm of protest by local residents.
Legal powers may now be used to limit the number of coal wagons travelling through Woodhorn, near Ashington.
People living on the route have complained for years about the trucks driving from the Delhi mine at Blagdon to the Alcan power station at Lynemouth. As many as 85 a day pass through the village and three people have died in road accidents in the past few months, say residents.
Now plans for an open-cast coal mine at another site near Dinnington could lead to a further 85 trucks a day rolling through Woodhorn, say protester's. 1 think there will be a wagon every 30 seconds," says Woodhorn Residents' Association member Keith McEnaney. "They are sneaking this in and saying there will be no adverse effect. but I think there will be a hell of a lot of traffic."
A Northumberland county council spokesman says a 12-page briefing note was submitted a month ago which looked at ways to manage the traffic. It is currently being addressed and a legal agreement will be drawn up to limit the number of trucks.
"There's a fair amount of traffic back and forth and the council is taking the matter very seriously," he says. Speed limits of 40mph have been introduced and there are plans to re-route some trucks.
CM has been unable to speak to mining company HJ Banks about the situation.