STOP HINKLEY PRESS RELEASES
07 Feb 12: Concerned Locals Take to the Trees at Hinkley Point: Early this morning concerned locals occupied threatened ancient oak trees at the proposed site for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point near Bridgwater in Somerset . More>>>
06 Feb 12: All work on Hinkley Point C nuclear power station must be halted: Stop Hinkley campaigners are highlighting the significance of the report, ‘A Corruption of Governance?' in relation to Électricité de France's new nuclear build project, Hinkley Point C, in Somerset. More>>>
02 Feb 12: Report shows successive Ministers and Parliament were misled on case for nuclear power: A new report, A Corruption of Governance, exposes that the evidence given to Ministers and Parliament, promoting the use of nuclear power, was a false summary of the analysis carried out by government departments. More>>>
20 Dec 11: New breast cancer mortality figures show a 43% greater risk at Burnham-on-Sea: A worrying new report by Prof Chris Busby of Green Audit shows a 43% greater risk of dying from breast cancer for women living in Burnham-on-Sea. More>>>
30 Nov 11: Stop Hinkley Campaign Presents Petition to Government Against EDF's Nuclear Plans: Stop Hinkley is to present a petition with more than 12,750 signatories to the government department responsible for the UK 's policy on nuclear power. The petition shows the strength of opposition to plans by energy company EdF to build the UK 's largest ever nuclear power station at Hinkley Point. More>>>
03 Oct 11: Hinkley Point blockaders declare victory over EDF Energy: Anti-nuclear protesters have declared the mass blockade at Hinkley Point today as a victory over EDF Energy. The nine-hour blockade attracted supporters from all over the UK. More>>>
03 Oct 11: Blockaders release 206 balloons to spotlight radiation threat: Protesters blocking the entrance to Hinkley Point nuclear power station will release a total of 206 helium balloons at midday. Each balloon represents a day that has passed since the catastrophic explosions at the Fukushima power plant in Japan. More>>>
02 Oct 11: Workers at Hinkley C nuclear power plant in for a raw deal: A leading environmental activist warned today that jobs at EDF Energy's proposed nuclear power plant in Somerset would either be non-existent or 'from the bottom of the barrel.' More>>>
01 Oct 11: Bridgwater marchers call for an end to nuclear power: More than 150 people marched through Bridgwater today to protest against EDF Energy's plan for two new mega-reactors at Somerset's Hinkley Point nuclear power station. More>>>
27 Sep 11: Hinkley Point nuclear site targeted for mass blockade: People from all over the UK are set to descend on Hinkley Point nuclear power station next week to protest against EDF Energy's plans to build two new mega-reactors next to the existing site. More>>>
14 Sep 11: EDF Breaks Planning Conditions at Hinkley Point: EDF has broken a time limit condition attached to its planning permission to remove a spoil heap from the Hinkley Point site, the Stop Hinkley campaign has discovered. More>>>
26 Aug 11: Doubt Cast on Integrity of Hinkley Reactor Design: Further doubt has been cast on the integrity of the new nuclear reactor design proposed for Hinkley Point in Somerset following a series of criticisms by French safety regulators. More>>>
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