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Local protest over peace campers | Local protest over peace campers |
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About 100 residents angry at disruption caused by the peace camp at Faslane are staging their own demonstration outside the naval base. | |
The protest march's organisers said that many local people were unhappy about the disruption caused to roads in the area by anti-Trident protesters. | The protest march's organisers said that many local people were unhappy about the disruption caused to roads in the area by anti-Trident protesters. |
They said many people were prevented from going to work by road blockages and other demonstrations. | They said many people were prevented from going to work by road blockages and other demonstrations. |
First Minister Jack McConnell was invited to the event. | |
Faslane naval base, which houses the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent, has been the focus of numerous protests over the years. | Faslane naval base, which houses the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent, has been the focus of numerous protests over the years. |
The Faslane 365 campaign, a year long demonstration, started in October last year and has seen groups travel from across the world to protest. | The Faslane 365 campaign, a year long demonstration, started in October last year and has seen groups travel from across the world to protest. |
Faslane is the headquarters of the Royal Navy in Scotland but is best known as the home of the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear deterrent submarine force. | Faslane is the headquarters of the Royal Navy in Scotland but is best known as the home of the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear deterrent submarine force. |