HS2 diggers have started clearing a corner of ancient woodland that helped inspire Roald Dahl in order to build the £98bn high-speed railway line. Around 1.7acres of Jones Hill Wood, which stretches across 4.4acres in the Buckinghamshire countryside, is set to be dug up in order to make way for the project. The ancient woodland, … Read more
A geography lecturer who spent nearly four weeks underground as part of the Euston Five protester against HS2 was removed by bailiffs today – leaving just two of the original tunnellers remaining. Dr Larch Maxey was hauled out of his underground hiding place by bailiffs today, after they confiscated his food and belongings in a … Read more
Part of the underground tunnel at Euston’s HS2 protest has collapsed on a bailiff in the site workers’ latest eviction attempt. The protesters, who have been underground for more than three weeks, are trying to stop HS2’s plans to replace the green space outside the central London station with a temporary taxi rank. Hiding in … Read more
A Tory backbencher has led calls for the immediate removal of the ‘dangerous’ anti-HS2 campsite in Euston, including wooden shacks which cover a 100ft tunnel network – after bailiffs first started evicting eco-warriors protesting the controversial £98billion rail project 13 days ago. Six HS2 Rebellion activists including veteran environmental campaigner Swampy, real name Daniel Hooper, … Read more
A 17-year-old girl is set to appear in court tomorrow morning after she was arrested as she left a network of secret tunnels near Euston Station. A number of activists from the HS2 Rebellion Group have now spent 12 days in the elaborate underground network to protest the £98billion HS2 project. The first to leave … Read more
HS2 protester whose millionaire father is laird of his own Scottish island hands himself over to police after 11 days underground Protestor Lazer spent 11 days underground protesting £98billion HS2 project HS2 Rebellion group activist locked himself underground with a steel device Several more of the group remain in the tunnels, including veteran Swampy By … Read more
The son of a island-owning millionaire Scottish laird turned anti-HS2 eco-warrior has locked himself inside a tunnel below Euston Square Gardens as bailiffs dig their own shaft as part of efforts to remove at least six activists who have spent eight days underground. The demonstrator, known as ‘Lazer’, attached himself to the bottom of a … Read more
Swampy, the leader of Euston Five tunnellers holed up below London protesting HS2, admitted today ‘I never thought I’d do this again’. The veteran activist, 48, is among the gang currently hiding in the ground campaigning against the £98billion high-speed railway. He has been underground with Dr Larch Maxey, 48, and Scott ‘Scotty’ Breen, 47, … Read more
The gang of at least five activists who have halted the £98billion HS2 project with a series of secret tunnels include a geography teacher and an ex-drug runner prison fugitive. Their efforts have so far infuriated bailiffs trying to remove them from underneath gardens near Euston Station. And coming from such a wide spectrum of … Read more
An activist protesting in secret tunnels below Euston Station against the HS2 high-speed rail-line accused bailiffs of torture as they worked to try and remove them. The man understood to be Lazer Sandford – real name Lachlan Blaze – is the brother of fellow tunneler Blue Sandford, 18. Others inside the burrows are Scott Breen, 47, Larch … Read more