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Never before have people been so aware of the importance of sound environmental law, as every week stories of controversial planning developments and prosecutions for the release of toxic substances feature in the news. Environmental Law and Citizen Action sets out and explains the ways that ordinary citizens can use the law to ensure the environment is protected. There are a number of existing UK laws which require local authorities to control pollution and protect the environments and many more which can be used to tackle environmental offenders, yet often local government officers themselves are unaware of the full scope of their powers. Writing in a clear, accessible style, Alan Murdie explains how to get access to the relevant information, participate in public enquiries, use the courts to challenge public and government bodies and prosecute polluters. This book maps a path through the intricate legal maze to show what rights every citizen has, and how those rights can be enforced. Alan Murdie is a barrister with long-standing interest and involvement in local government issues, and a lecturer at Thames Valley University. He is co-author of To Pay or Not To Pay, a best-selling analysis of the poll tax debate, and has contributed to a wide range of legal and government periodicals. Originally published in 1993

This book is based on spooky stories based on life-long traditions which have been handed down from earlier generations.

Drawing upon a wide range of sources, this chilling collection of true-life tales contains never before published cases of hauntings, phantoms and poltergeists in the Edinburgh area. Containing heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations and related supernatural phenomena, it takes the reader on a tour of the city's streets and buildings, through convents, cellars, churches and attics. Drawing upon the author's own extensive archives and richly illustrated with more than 70 archive images, Haunted Edinburgh will delight anyone with an interest in the supernatural history of the city. Alan Murdie is the former chairman of the Ghost Club. As well as his own extensive archive of material, he also has access to the archives of ghost hunter extraordinaire Andrew Green.