15 Jul 10: Government re-consultation causes delay in nuclear policy: Energy Minister Charles Hendry today announced there will be a re-consultation of the widely criticised Energy National Policy Statements (NPS). Originally expected to be ready by the end of July, Hendry has said it will not be ready until Spring next year when Parliament can debate it. More>>>

10 Jul 10: Hinkley site to be razed before full planning permission: Up to five hundred acres of species-rich woodland, hedgerows and fields may be destroyed by EdF even before it receives full planning consent from the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) to build its two massive nuclear reactors. More>>>

22 Jun 10: "No More Nuclear Power in Somerset". Stop Hinkley Campaign at Glastonbury Festival: The campaign against plans for a new nuclear power station in Somerset will have a strong presence at this year's Glastonbury Festival. More>>>

16 May 10: Hinkley C application slips amidst uncertainty: The anticipated date for the Hinkley C planning application to the Infrastructure Planning Commission has slipped by four months from 2nd August to 1st December. This is the second delay in the application which was originally expected at the beginning of July. The delay comes amidst new uncertainty over the project following the appointment of an anti-nuclear Energy Secretary Chris Huhne. More>>>

06 May 10: Council stands up to Hinkley over earthworks application: A planning application by EdF to dig some twenty trenches close to the village of Shurton has been turned down by West Somerset District Council. Permission for the trenches was requested by EdF in order to ascertain the nature and depth of the soil above rock in an area as close as 100 metres from nearby houses in Shurton. The planning committee threw out the application saying that there was no justification for so many trenches especially so near to the village. More>>>

09 Mar 10: Jonathon Porritt to speak out against Hinkley C: The famous environmentalist Jonathon Porritt will speak out against building new reactors at Hinkley Point in a public meeting in Taunton 's Temple Methodist Church next Tuesday, 16th March. Jonathon Porritt has a long and respected track record on environmental issues, heading groups such as Friends of the Earth, The Sustainable Development Commission and Forum for the Future. More>>>

22 Feb 10: Stop Hinkley protestor arrested in Sizewell blockade: A Stop Hinkley active member has been arrested this morning during an ongoing blockade of Sizewell nuclear power station. He had 'locked on' to a concrete post together with ten other campaigners, blocking the entrance road to Sizewell power station. More>>>

15 Jan 10: No Local Voice in Nuclear Decision: Stop Hinkley Protest at EDF offices: Supporters of the Stop Hinkley campaign demonstrated outside the offices of EDF in Bridgwater today in protest at the lack of real local involvement in their proposal to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point. Twenty five Stop Hinkley supporters wore gags to symbolise the fact that local voices have been silenced. More>>>

07 Jan 10: Nuclear Not Needed To Keep Lights On - Government Adviser: A new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point isn't needed either to keep the lights or to combat climate change, a meeting of the Stop Hinkley campaign group was told. Tom Burke, CBE, a government adviser on energy matters, told the meeting that Britain could carry on generating enough electricity for our needs well beyond the supposed crunch period of 2015-20, even without new nuclear stations like the proposed Hinkley C. More>>>

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