Hundreds protest over data centre plans
Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest against plans to build a new data centre because of concerns about its effects on the area.
Developers want to construct a complex on a 101 acre site between Caernarfon and Y Felinheli, in Gwynedd, saying it could create more than 900 jobs during construction and 200 permanent roles.
About 300 gathered for a rally in Caernarfon to highlight their opposition. More than 22,500 have signed a petition opposing the plan.
Canolfan Ddata Menai has previously said its proposals would "transform and revitalise the long-derelict" site as well as offer significant employment.
But opponent Ernest Dyson, who lives near the proposed site, said it was "basically the destruction of the most beautiful part of the Menai Strait".
"It is quite incredible it should come to this.
"The people of the area are custodians of it. That's what we must think of," he said.
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Placard-waving opponents highlight concerns about a data centre development on the local landscape
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Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest against plans to build a new data centre because of concerns about its effects on the area.
Developers want to construct a complex on a 101 acre site between Caernarfon and Y Felinheli, in Gwynedd, saying it could create more than 900 jobs during construction and 200 permanent roles.
About 300 gathered for a rally in Caernarfon to highlight their opposition. More than 22,500 have signed a petition opposing the plan.
Canolfan Ddata Menai has previously said its proposals would "transform and revitalise the long-derelict" site as well as offer significant employment.
But opponent Ernest Dyson, who lives near the proposed site, said it was "basically the destruction of the most beautiful part of the Menai Strait".
"It is quite incredible it should come to this.
"The people of the area are custodians of it. That's what we must think of," he said.
Read the full story at BBC ↗
Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest against plans to build a new data centre because of concerns about its effects on the area.
Developers want to construct a complex on a 101 acre site between Caernarfon and Y Felinheli, in Gwynedd, saying it could create more than 900 jobs during construction and 200 permanent roles.
About 300 gathered for a rally in Caernarfon to highlight their opposition. More than 22,500 have signed a petition opposing the plan.
Canolfan Ddata Menai has previously said its proposals would "transform and revitalise the long-derelict" site as well as offer significant employment.
But opponent Ernest Dyson, who lives near the proposed site, said it was "basically the destruction of the most beautiful part of the Menai Strait".
"It is quite incredible it should come to this.
"The people of the area are custodians of it. That's what we must think of," he said.
Read the full story at BBC ↗
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- Placard-waving opponents highlight concerns about a data centre development on the local landscape