Arrests at power station blockade
BBC online, 03 Apr 2008Thirteen people have been arrested for aggravated trespass after a protest at Wales' biggest power station.
Climate change activists blocked roads and chained themselves together outside coal-fired Aberthaw, Vale of Glamorgan.
The protest was to highlight the environmental impact of fossil fuel. Police said it caused traffic tailbacks.
The power plant said its output was not affected but work on new environmental technology had been interrupted.
Protesters blocked the access road to the power station, run by the energy supplier Npower, and attached themselves to heavy objects there. ... Read full article
