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Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’

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The Guardian
Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’
Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach Harry Potter fans have forced a new multimillion-pound power cable between the UK and Ireland to be relocated after complaining it would desecrate the “grave” of Dobby, a fictional elf. The character was laid to rest on Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, during the film Harry Potter…
10 Aug, 07:46
The Independent
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Harry Potter fans force diversion of £430m giant pipeline to protect Dobby’s ‘grave’
Harry Potter fans’ outcry meant the project to transport energy from the UK to Ireland had to be diverted
10 Aug, 06:00
BBC News
Harry Potter fans force diversion of UK-Ireland power link to avoid 'Dobby's grave'
Potter fans complained after a project manager suggested cables would go under the grave in a BBC interview.
9 Aug, 16:45
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