This is just ONE OF THE MANY reasons why we do NOT want this Power Station.  Put plainly POWER STATIONS AND HOMES DO NOT MIX.Huge blast caused by a natural gas test as police fear further casualties buried under rubble. A large explosion at a Connecticut power station has killed five people and left a dozen injured, while last night police were using dogs to hunt for other potential ­victims among the rubble of a blast felt 30 miles away.

Following the decision of the Planning Committee at Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to reject the Blythe Park Power Station proposals, Bill Cash MP said:
 
“I have written to the Secretary of State to seek guidance on the public inquiry that may follow and have informed him of the huge and serious opposition to this power station.

The long awaited Staffordshire Moorlands District Council planning meeting was held yesterday.  With hordes of placard waving local residents in attendance the motion to object to the Blythe Park Power scheme was agreed with 100% of the councillors in attendance voting to support VVSM.The real fight now starts as the process moves into a probable public inquiry and a direct battle with the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Ed Miliband. 

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Council Planning Meeting Rescheduled to the 11th Feb

Yesterday we had confirmation from the Environmental Law Foundation that we will receiving support to fight the proposals by Blythe Park Power.  On Tuesday evening we will be meeting our appointed legal representative who will be scoping out our legal action plan!  Thanks ELF!!

On the 16th December representatives of the Villagers Voice Staffordshire Moorlands action group will be meeting senior representatives from the developers Blythe Park Power.  If you have any questions that you would like asked please do email them to info@darrentranter.co.uk.

Our Chairman Darren Tranter attended the launch of the Draft Energy National Policy Statements for the to be launched IPC on the 2nd December at the Hilton Hotel, Kensington, London. 

MORE than 1,000 people have now signed up to oppose plans to build a power station in Cresswell.
Around 50 people heard how our campaign against plans for the proposed gas-fired station Blythe Park industrial estate is gaining momentum.
As well as gathering 850 names on a written petition and another 170 objections on the Number 10 website, the group has:

At Fulford Village Hall. We start at 7.30, all attendees welcome.  See you there!

Yesterday shoppers in Hanley were left more than a bemused after a silent rave outside the Potteries Shopping Centre.

A handful of people stopped to make twist, tap and make shapes on the stroke of yesterday.

Hundreds were signed up to the Facebook group although it looks as though many were deterred by the day's rain, which luckily stopped for the event.

That said, we attracted another 50 signatures to the ever-growing list of people against the proposals.