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Woodheadcases
2007-12-02 18:47:00 13 days after we posted this story, this week David Jones of the Glossop Chronicle has spilled the beans on the details of the vandalism proposed for the Woodhead Tunnel. National Grid have apparently been keeping Charlesworth Parish Council informed of their plans - and nobody else.In the article, David Jones is eager to point out that the plans of National Grid will put beyond use any rail option, and especially that of Translink, an alternative to the bypass.But the key here is the stated purpose of the Electricity lines:The new power lines will connect Greater Manchester with Yorkshire to meet the rising demand for electricity from the conurbation from power stations. Given this government's stated commitment to reducing CO2 emissions, fostering smaller-scale, local & sustainable power generation projects is the way forward, not a continued reliance on old-style projects. Despite Steven Knight-Gregson's comments that "we have to replace these cables - we can't switch the ...
Having your cake and eating it
2007-07-17 19:34:00 Older (or should that read 'weary'?) readers of this weblog will remember that amongst our first posts was an attempt to have a dialogue with a Glossop Councillor, Anthony McKeown, about High Peak Borough Council's decision to support the bypass. This fell flat on its face, largely because he refused to allow 'anonymous' comments on his blog (although that doesn't seem to have stopped certain Longdendale Councillors...).But after months of tedious posts about things that are mostly only of interest to himself, he has now given us something to go on. Today, he reveals that HPBC are steamed up because the National Grid want to use the remaining accessible tunnel at Woodhead to carry electric cables, thereby putting it beyond other uses. His conclusion is that we should all support HPBC:"...the proposals should not be supported and instead referred to the relevant government office where hopefully the proposals can be stopped or at (word missing Ant!) amended to prevent the loss ...
Translink is driving in reverse.
2007-03-28 09:27:00 Translink customers are STILL cranky and Translink thinks it’s only due to price hikes. Nevermind the crappy customer service, the road raged drivers and the silly rules they apply to the general public: Bus drivers have become noticeably worse in the last few years. We have drivers haranguing passengers via the intercom system, ... |
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