A PETITION against a new nuclear power station at Bradwell has been signed by more than 1,000 people.

Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group (Banng) has addressed the petition to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd, and is opposing any proposals for a power plant.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to travel to Britain this month for talks over a potential £2billion deal for Hinkley Point station, in Somerset.

This would, in turn, pave the way for the Bradwell station, which could produce enough electricity to power one million homes and would be the first Chinese-designed and operated facility in the Western world.

To sign the petition visit change.org.