In September the Peak District National Park Authority achieved a final agreement to save the historic Stanton Moor from the reactivation of the dormant Lees Cross and Endcliffe Quarries. Following extended negotiations with landowners and quarry operators, completion of the final legal documents ends years of controversy, court cases and concern over risks to Bronze Age remains such as the Nine Ladies Stone Circle on Stanton Moor near Bakewell. A protest camp had been established at the site in opposition to the possible reopening of the quarries.
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