The Stonehenge Alliance press statements listed in order of most recent first:
2024
16 October – Judgment disappointing, relief at Labour’s scheme cancellation of Stonehenge tunnel scheme.
Judgement here
29 July – Cancellation of Stonehenge road welcomed!
24 July – Travesty for Stonehenge as dodgy amendment rewrites history in New Delhi
23 July – Stonehenge backroom deals in New Delhi threaten Site
9 July – Stonehenge Appeal Court hearing next week, but will Labour cancel scheme before then?
25 June – UNESCO raises the stakes over Stonehenge
21 May – Government decision on Stonehenge back in court
29 April – National Highways looking down the wrong end of the telescope
5 April – National Highways actions premature and could waste more public money (Blog)
19 February – Judgment threatens Stonehenge World Heritage Site | Judgement in full here
19 February – Statement by co-claimant (in blog)
2023
11 December – High Court hearing on future of Stonehenge (Press release by Solicitors Leigh Day on behalf of their client Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site Ltd)
8 December – Court to rule on Stonehenge
5 September – Stonehenge Alliance petitions UNESCO in Paris
29 August – Stonehenge campaigners challenge Government decision to give repeat approval for road scheme through World Heritage Site (Press release by Solicitors Leigh Day on behalf of their client Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site Ltd)
26 August – Legal proceedings initiated on Stonehenge road scheme
14 July – A303 Stonehenge approval threatens de-listing of Stonehenge World Heritage Site
2022
8 December – Stonehenge road scheme doesn’t add up!
4 November – The National Trust remains deaf to concerns about A303 road scheme
26 April – Case against A303 Stonehenge scheme strengthens
17 February – Threat to Stonehenge continues! Stonehenge supporters outside British Museum.
2021
17 September – Alliance calls on Prime Minister to abandon damaging Stonehenge Road: an open letter
30 July – Save Stonehenge WHS “High Court Judgement AGAINST A303 Stonehenge scheme!”
30 July – Leigh Day press release “Stonehenge road and tunnel decision unlawful, rules judge”
30 July – SSWHS Barrister Victoria Hutton tweeted “High Court quashes Stonehenge New Road DCO. Judgment deemed to have been handed down at 3.45pm today.” Judgement here
22 July – Liverpool’s UNESCO designation withdrawn: A wake-up call over Stonehenge?
27 February – Press release by Stonehenge World Heritage Site Ltd: “High Court date for Stonehenge road decision”
17 February – Press release by Leigh Day solicitors for Stonehenge World Heritage Site Ltd: “Judicial review hearing into Stonehenge road project ordered”
2020
23 December – Press release issued by Leigh Day Solicitors: Campaigners have issued a legal claim in their fight to halt the major A303 road project that would carve deep cuttings to a tunnel within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site (WHS)
30 November – Press release by legal team acting for Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site: Leigh Day
30 November – Legal action launched on Stonehenge road decision
12 November – Road to drive chasm through World Heritage Site
11 November – A303 Stonehenge Tunnel petition closes in on 150,000
13 March – Grotesque act of desecration as Stonehenge moves one step closer – but is it a done deal? –
21 January – Stonehenge Alliance: An open letter to Grant Shapps
2019
Fate of Stonehenge World Heritage Site in the balance! – 2 October
UNESCO World Heritage Committee condemns A303 Stonehenge tunnel scheme – 4 July
2018
Expressway legacy mars centenary celebrations of Stonehenge donation: Leading archaeologist speaks out – 26 October 2018
Highways England determined to wreck Stonehenge World Heritage Site – 19 October
International scandal looms over Stonehenge – 7 February
2017
UNESCO ignored as damaging Stonehenge scheme announced – 11 September
UNESCO decides today that UK Government should reconsider Stonehenge A303 project – 6 July
Tony Robinson to join Stonehenge protest – 6 February
Options consultation on A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down Improvement – 11 January
2016
WHS 30th anniversary conference – 17 November
UNESCO report welcomed – 4 May
2015
World Heritage Day Challenge – 16 April
Historians join forces to condemn Stonehenge plans – 17 March
TV historian joins campaigners against Stonehenge tunnel – 25 February
2014
Tunnelling must protect World Heritage Site – 1 December
Short sighted tunnel vision grips road planners – 13 October
Archived press releases can be found on the Save Stonehenge website.
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