A buck that refuses to be passed
By Gordon Kemp 01 December 2011
Vale of Glamorgan has received planning applications likely to lead to the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing, yet it believes other bodies should have jurisdiction. Unfortunately, the Welsh Assembly disagrees
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