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THIS WILL BE THEIR MAIN PROBLEM AND VERY HIGH RISK WHICH IS THE REASON WHY THE PRICE PAID WAS VERY CHEAP. But the company is already facing opposition from the local community over planning and environmental concerns. A Hemerdon parish councillor, Julian Taylor, told the BBC: "It will be a huge impact on Hemerdon.

"I feel really sorry for those people at the top end of the village, where this mine will actually engulf their homes. There will be an impact on traffic. Our lives will change forever because the beautiful top part of the village will be cut off from the main part."