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You will find below a few of the many press stories that have been printed over issues raised by the Welbeck Toxic Tip, Click on the news heading to read the article online.
To view the press article/front page story from the Yorkshire Evening Post on 9th April 2007 please click this link.
There are many many more articles than can be shown, here are just a few.
All the documents below are freely available over the Internet, or from the copyright holder, they have been brought together to make it easier for you to view them.
Wakefield Express 3rd March 2008. © Copyrighted.
Wakefield Express 22nd February 2008. © Copyrighted.
"Fury as Welbeck site diesel spills into river". Word. Extract from newspaper.
Yorkshire Post 19th February 2008. © Copyrighted.
"Investigation after diesel leaks into river at waste tip site". Extract from press article.
"Press Article". Provided by Yorkshire Evening Post.
"Welbeck's 'significant contributions' to UK's carbon gas emissions"
Wakefield Express 14th December 2007. © Copyrighted.
" Legal team looking at tip operators 'Breaches' "
Wakefield Express 7th December 2007. © Copyrighted.
"Welbeck's 'significant contributions' to UK's carbon gas emissions"
Yorkshire Post 3rd December 2007. © Copyrighted.
" Campaigners' fears over methane gas emissions from Yorkshire tip"
Wakefield Express 26th October 2007. © Copyrighted.
" Welbeck tip causes a stink "
Yorkshire Evening Post 9th April 2007. © Copyrighted.
" Gases would power thousands of homes ".
Yorkshire Evening Post January 2006. © Copyrighted.
The Star. 9th January 2006. © Copyrighted.
Yorkshire Evening Post January 2006. © Copyrighted.
Yorkshire Evening Post 25th May 2006. © Copyrighted.
" Landfill bosses accused of destroying protected bird's habitat "
Yorkshire Evening Post 13th October 2006. © Copyrighted.
" Legal Action Call Over Tip "
Wigan Observer. November 2005. © Copyrighted.
Peterborough Today 24th March 2005. © Copyrighted.
"In For Another Stinking Summer"
BBC Inside Out. 21st February 2005. © Copyrighted.
Lancashire Evening Post. 14th January 2005. © Copyrighted.
Yorkshire Evening Post. 7th May 2004. © Copyrighted.
"Toxic Tip Protesters Claim Another Victory"
Hartlepool Mail. 10th October 2003. © Copyrighted.
"Welbeck Fears Over Toxin Zone"
Sunderland Echo. 16th June 2003. © Copyrighted.
"Protesters Dismay As Tip Talks Are Axed"
Yorkshire Evening Post 3rd February 2003. © Copyrighted.
" Waste tip bosses given new penalty "
Wakefield Express 6th December 2002. © Copyrighted.
" Challenging times for Welbeck "
Guardian Unlimited 26th November 2006. © Copyrighted.
" UK Still Lags Behind On Looking After Environment "
Letter to the Guardian 19th June 2002. © Copyrighted.
At the time this article was written WMDC held a part stake in Welbeck Waste Management, I have been informed they sold their stake sometime after this article appeared.
Wakefield Express 15th February 2002. © Copyrighted.
" Report Adds Weight To Toxic Fears "
The Guardian. © Copyrighted.
"Life In The Shadow Of The Dump Trucks"
Wakefield Express 8th June 2001. © Copyrighted.
" Backlash over tip's cash 'sweetners' "
Sunderland Echo. 29th May 2001. © Copyrighted.
Wakefield Express 30th March 2001. © Copyrighted.
" It would be nice to shoot Dainton down "
The Guardian 12th September 2001. © Copyrighted.
Trouble at the Environment Agency/MP Michael Meacher. "Burning Issues"
Wakefield Express 29th December 2000. © Copyrighted.
The Alan Dalton Report. © Copyrighted.
"The Alan Dalton Official Report"
A document Produced On line by Friends Of The Earth. FOE. © Copyrighted.
A press release from Friends Of The Earth. © Copyrighted.
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