Scottish Coal wants to mine 24 hours a day at Mainshill opencast
Because of the mine’s close proximity to the Lady Home Hospital and the village of Douglas, an eight hours a day limit was agreed when the company was given the go-ahead to mine there over two years ago by South Lanarkshire Council and the Scottish Government.
However, the Gazette received a tip-off that the Mainshill workforce were to be asked by Scottish Coal bosses to co-operate with their plans to expand the working day by a third, from eight to twelve hours daily.
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