Council is told to ‘buy King’s Lynn incinerator site so it can’t be built’
29th April 2014 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
West Norfolk Council should buy the site earmarked for the Lynn incinerator project to make absolutely sure it cannot be built, one of its members has suggested.
Norfolk incinerator inquiry sparks criticism from both sides
15th April 2014 - the following article is reproduced from EDP24
Norfolk’s ill-fated incinerator is to be the subject of an inquiry, as the leader of the county council conceded there were still questions over the saga which needed answers.
King’s Lynn incinerator win fuels fight against similar Canadian plan
15th April 2014 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
The fight to stop the Lynn incinerator from being built is inspiring a similar campaign thousands of miles from the Saddlebow site, it has been revealed.
Incinerator defeated
14th April 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around
I am very pleased to say; on 7th April 2014 the incinerator was finally defeated.
Government department says it is still looking at King’s Lynn incinerator plan
8th April 2014 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
A government department which was heavily criticised by councillors who voted to terminate the Lynn incinerator contract is still considering the planning application for the site, officials say.
Norfolk County Council ends King’s Lynn incinerator contract
7th April 2014 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
Campaigners against the Lynn incinerator project are celebrating victory after the controversial scheme was finally scrapped.
Campaigners hail community power as the King’s Lynn incinerator is scrapped
7th April 2014 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
Campaigners who led the fight against the Lynn incinerator have hailed the power of the community after the controversial project was finally scrapped yesterday.
End it now: MPs urge councillors to kill off King’s Lynn incinerator at extraordinary meeting
29th March 2014 - the following article is reproduced from EDP24
MPs from across Norfolk have called for councillors to “bite the bullet” and pull away from controversial plans for an incinerator which have cast a shadow across the county.
Date set for new council vote on King’s Lynn incinerator
21st March 2014 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
A second vote on whether the Lynn incinerator should be axed or not will take place next month, it was confirmed yesterday.
Minister accused of ‘wholly unreasonable’ delay on King’s Lynn incinerator decision
10th March 2014 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
Norfolk County Council leaders have this afternoon, Monday, March 10, branded the continuing uncertainty over the fate of the Lynn incinerator project as “wholly unreasonable.”
Norfolk County councillor quits Labour group in protest at incinerator proposals
27th February 2014 - the following article is reproduced from EDP24
A West Norfolk county councillor has today quit the Labour group to become an Independent.
CROSS-PARTY GROUP TO CALL ANOTHER COUNTY COUNCIL EGM TO TERMINATE THE WILLOWS INCINERATOR CONTRACT
13th February 2014 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around
A cross-party group of Norfolk County Councillors, led by the UKIP Group Leader, Cllr Toby Coke, is to make a further attempt to terminate the Cory Wheelabrator incinerator contract while the costs are still capped at £26 million by calling another Extraordinary General Meeting of the County Council in early April.
‘We must scrap the King’s Lynn incinerator’, say councillors
13th February 2014 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
There is no alternative to axing the Lynn incinerator contract before costs spiral any further, a cross-party group of county councillors has claimed today, Thursday, February 13.
Government delays planning decision on King’s Lynn incinerator
13th January 2014 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
The fate of the controversial Lynn incinerator remains in the balance tonight, Monday January 13, after the Government admitted it could not yet decide whether to allow the scheme to go ahead.
Candles burn to stop Incinerator
31st December 2013 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around
A twelve-hour candlelit vigil was held at the Quaker Meeting House in King’s Lynn on Saturday 31st December when visitors were encouraged to write last-minute letters urging Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to refuse planning permission for the proposed incinerator project in King’s Lynn.
Government calls for new comments on King’s Lynn incinerator scheme
6th December 2013 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
Supporters and opponents of the Lynn incinerator have been invited to make new comments by the Government department that will make a final decision on the project.
INCINERATOR - ‘Work’ on burner site not worth digging into
14th August 2013 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
The two sides of the bitter battle over the Lynn incinerator project have not agreed on a great deal relating to the controversial scheme, at least until now.
Council puts incinerator decision on back burner
18th June 2013 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
A final decision on whether the contract for the Lynn incinerator project should be scrapped was put on hold at a meeting in Norwich yesterday.
INCINERATOR - Axe the burner now, Tory councillor demands
16th June 2013 - the following article is reproduced by kind permission of Lynn News
A leading critic of the Lynn incinerator has insisted he still wants a commitment to withdraw from the project even before the results of two independent reviews are known.