More than 100 protesters have staged a trespass at Stonehenge to raise concerns over plans for a two-mile tunnel underneath the world heritage site. As road transport is the single largest source of carbon emissions in the UK, this is insane. The campaign group Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS), a new organisation set up by supporters of the Stonehenge Alliance, has begun a fundraising campaign to pay for the legal action. In its letter to Shapps, the organisation said the proposals were in breach of Unesco’s world heritage convention. Stonehenge road tunnel given go-ahead despite backlash Read moreIn March, the government announced the £27.4bn RIS2 roads programme, including the A303 Stonehenge scheme.

Source: The Guardian December 05, 2020 16:25 UTC