This morning at around 7am the access road being used by loggers and other contractors to gain access to Mainshill Wood was blockaded by residents at the Mainshill Solidarity Camp.

Work was stopped for over seven hours, with two big barricades and two people locked-on. Two people were arrested and will be appear in court tomorrow.

The Solidarity Camp has been occupying part of the site of a new opencast coal mine in South Lanarkshire for over four months now, and for weeks relentless actions against Scottish Coal and contractors has slowed the destruction taking place at the site.

More information and photographs will follow – watch this space and get down to the Solidarty Camp – no new coal!