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| Bid to end open cast mine protest | Bid to end open cast mine protest |
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| Objectors against an open cast mine development in South Lanarkshire say moves have begun to remove protestors. | Objectors against an open cast mine development in South Lanarkshire say moves have begun to remove protestors. |
| Up to 30 campaigners have dug themselves in at the Mainshill Wood Scottish Coal site in Douglas. | Up to 30 campaigners have dug themselves in at the Mainshill Wood Scottish Coal site in Douglas. |
| Scottish Coal has been given permission to mine about 1.7 million tonnes of coal from the site. | Scottish Coal has been given permission to mine about 1.7 million tonnes of coal from the site. |
| A spokesman for Strathclyde Police said officers were dealing with the situation. An eviction notice was granted earlier this month. | A spokesman for Strathclyde Police said officers were dealing with the situation. An eviction notice was granted earlier this month. |
| Officers arrived on Wednesday morning and have been removing the barricades the protestors set up. |