sentences:  In 2008 the continuation of Kellington as a separate village was put at risk because of a proposal to turn it, along with neighbouring Beal and Eggborough, into a new town, under a scheme being promoted by the then Labour government of building so-called eco-towns around the country.This specific proposal was put in by a Leeds-based developer, GMI.Led by John and Mary McCartney all three villages rose up in anger.