Farnborough airport’s biggest critic silenced as expansion plans continue
by Damien Gayle from Environment | The Guardian on (#6HJ4H)
UK's busiest private jet airfield announced plans to double weekend flights weeks after campaign group chair received injunction
For four years, Colin Shearn, a 62-year-old retired corporate executive, led the Farnborough Noise Group, a watchdog for locals worried about the operations of Farnborough airport, the UK's busiest private jet airfield.
Then, one day in August, police came knocking at his door.
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