So....

In my order of preference:

• We've got our own Town Council from next year and God bless all who sail in her. At least they've got plenty to work on. Just walking about locally will ensure there's no shortage of projects for improvement in the area...

• Phase 1 of China Gateway has received the go ahead including all the amendments required to make sure it is 'safe to do so'!

The residents of Acol and the surrounding areas that are now blighted with what looks like a hell on earth scenario; must be sitting on a time bomb if they need to sell up.

I came past Richborough this morning and noticed apart from the 'Siemans' signs on the fencing, there was very little else going on. ECR published a problem with the wind farm development on one of his postings. I expect with the shortage of cash, it'll go on hold for the time being along with much other development; as one of my commentators has said to my thoughts about leaving demolished sites empty for a while.

maybe not well, but it's alive....

Through the letter box with a clunk...... as if to say: "I'm here, read me". Dropped a copy of the Thanet Extra. Delivered on time....

It answered a question that a friend of mine from the Midlands asked me a few weeks ago as we motored back from Dover along the A256. 'What's going on in the Richborough Power Station?" As we turned the roundabout and carried on toward Ramsgate. I said "nothing, it's all derelict with the generating gubbins sold to India". I remember the malarky with the transportation of the equipment to the port for loading onto a freight ship bound for distant lands. The cooling towers were to be 'blown up' and that was to be the end of the power station, hmmmm...... well, the towers are still there and it would appear the wind farm people are building something technical there. But, the last thing I heard there was a problem financing the building of the turbines and Shell had pulled out, leaving a shortage of cash. Now the article tells us the port will still be providing support for the project and this technical equipment is needed for ongoing connection!!

Anybody know what's going on ? Will we have lots of windmills to look at generating loads of power, providing loads of Ramsgate Port jobs. If so did anybody tell EDF who are taking over our nuclear power industry to build 4 new generating stations. Instead of importing French power maybe we'll be able to export it!