Council rejects bottled water plant expansion plans in landmark victory for environmentalists
(WorldNews Environment)

Councillors have rejected plans for the expansion of a bottled water plant on a site of community woodland in a major victory for environmental campaigners. Harrogate Spring Water and Danone, which bought a majority stake in the British water brand last year, had sought permission to further expand an existing bottled water production site onto an adjacent four-acre woodland in the North Yorkshire spa town. The public forest, known as Rotary Wood, was planted by...