Tag Archives: Gallagher

Inquiry live – week three

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

It’s mostly outdoors during week three at the Oaken Wood inquiry: “This week we went on the two site visits planned. Day two of the site visits mainly looked at the heritage uses of ragstone in the area, with another … Continue reading →

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Inquiry live – day four

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Short and sweet – a bit like today’s session! – here’s Katy’s final post from the Inquiry for the first week:  “Today was a short day for the Inquiry. However, we have now managed to hear all of the Gallagher witnesses. … Continue reading →

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Inquiry live – day three

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

It’s a half day for ‘Team Oaken’ today, with proceedings taking a break this afternoon until Tuesday, the gang will travel back to Kent on Monday -  we’ll fill you in on this morning’s events later. Here’s our Katy on what happened … Continue reading →

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Inquiry live – day one

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Fresh from the public inquiry, our Katy updates us on what’s been happening so far. You can also see ITV coverage of the story from yesterday. “Tuesday was the first day of the Oaken Wood Public Inquiry, where the Woodland … Continue reading →

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All change at Oaken Wood

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

We have some breaking news about Oaken Wood and the progress of the public inquiry… A timetable for the public inquiry into the proposed extension at Hermitage Quarry in Kent had previously been agreed to by Kent County Council, the Woodland Trust, … Continue reading →

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