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| West Burton power station protesters to leave camp | West Burton power station protesters to leave camp |
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| Eight out of 14 protesters who have been camping at the top of two chimneys at a power station are due to leave the site. | Eight out of 14 protesters who have been camping at the top of two chimneys at a power station are due to leave the site. |
| Members of No Dash For Gas have been occupying the West Burton site, in Nottinghamshire, since Monday. | Members of No Dash For Gas have been occupying the West Burton site, in Nottinghamshire, since Monday. |
| The group said it was reducing numbers so food supplies could stretch further allowing the protest to go on longer. | The group said it was reducing numbers so food supplies could stretch further allowing the protest to go on longer. |
| It is opposing the gas-powered plant on environmental grounds but its owners said the protest was dangerous. | It is opposing the gas-powered plant on environmental grounds but its owners said the protest was dangerous. |
| The group said it wanted to see the government focus on renewable energy rather than building gas power stations. | |
| EDF Energy, which is building the station, said it was committed to a low-carbon future. | EDF Energy, which is building the station, said it was committed to a low-carbon future. |
| Earlier arrests | Earlier arrests |
| Five women from the group are on bail after being arrested on Monday on suspicion of aggravated trespass. | Five women from the group are on bail after being arrested on Monday on suspicion of aggravated trespass. |
| A man and a woman who left the camp on Thursday have also been bailed after being arrested for the same offence. | A man and a woman who left the camp on Thursday have also been bailed after being arrested for the same offence. |
| A group spokesman said the departing members would hand themselves in to police. | |
| The protesters installed a makeshift zip-line between the 90m (300ft) chimneys to transport supplies between the two camps. | The protesters installed a makeshift zip-line between the 90m (300ft) chimneys to transport supplies between the two camps. |
| Two people will now travel along it to join four other members in one camp. | |
| Danny Chivers, from the group, said they would remain at the power station until they felt their point had been made in the "strongest possible way". | Danny Chivers, from the group, said they would remain at the power station until they felt their point had been made in the "strongest possible way". |
| Graeme Bellingham, from EDF Energy, said the protesters' actions were endangering their own lives and those of members of the emergency services. | Graeme Bellingham, from EDF Energy, said the protesters' actions were endangering their own lives and those of members of the emergency services. |