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Nottinghamshire County Council has announced that plans to survey Sherwood Forest to identify its potential for fracking have been dropped.
The proposal was submitted by chemicals company Ineos, which requested to survey part of the forest to see if there was potential for fracking. However, it has now unveiled its intention to survey another 250 square kilometres, which does not include Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve.
Ineos' plans now involve intention to survey another part of north Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Rotherham, covering areas including Worksop, Shirebrook and Mansfield Woodhouse.
Ineos hopes the results would help it to understand the rock formations below ground and in turn, where shale gas might be located.
Sally Gill, from Nottinghamshire County Council said: "Subject to certain restrictions, Ineos is allowed to undertake the seismic survey without planning permission in line with national planning rules.
"However, any further development, including test drilling to explore for shale gas below ground, will require full planning permission.
"The county council welcomes the decision by the company to avoid undertaking any surveying within the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve and other areas of special environmental interest."
Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
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