Hung, Drawn & Quartered

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Not so fast. Locally we have the four political parties Red, Blue, Green & Purple all making claims of 'progress' and increased support.  What about the Lib Dems? 

Worth taking a look:  Their PPC is Michael Beckett - an outsider? http://www.libdems.org.uk/michael_beckett

"Michael Beckett, an active member of Scarborough and Whitby Liberal Democrats and in his third term as a Malton Town Councillor, is your Liberal Democrat candidate for the 2015 General Election.

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New Horizons

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Grounded, both feet firmly on terra firma, time to reflect or refract and refocus.  Volcanos, (and earthquakes) are evidence that standing our ground can never be taken for granted.  Yippee for geologists and seismic sonars and sod the fact that the Earths greatest cities are built on major fault lines. 

Dogger Bank

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OK its not a bank for dogs, 'Doggerbank'  the much heralded Windfarm development off our North East Coast is currently under PINS for 'Application by Forewind Ltd for an Order Granting Development Consent for the Dogger Bank Teesside A & B Offshore Wind Farm'.  The latest Questions to the Panel has a deadline of 5th February 2015.  Of some mild interest is the applicants proposal at Wilton, and the status of fishing activities 'in the Dogger Bank Site of Community Interest (SCI)'.

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Food Poverty & Local Heroes

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"There are now 1,080 Food Banks in the UK (full list here). 1 million people will access Food Banks in 2014. Despite this catastrophic level of poverty, Tory politicians remain totally oblivious to the suffering of the poor. Below are 10 comments uttered by Tory politicians that reveal just how out of touch they really are.
  1. Michael Gove MP claimed Food Bank users were “Not able to manage their finances” (evidence)

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Sink Holes

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Whilst on the subject of Cows ... back in August there appeared a rather large hole in the County of Durham, alas my broomstick had its feathers clipped, and the extent of the damage to said hole is still up for exploration:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-28927743  "A giant sinkhole that has opened up on farmland in County Durham has continued to cause increasing concern as it threatens to get bigger, a landowner said.

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Off Shore Wind

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"Following an open market tender process held during the summer for a lease of a proportion of the Endeavour Wharf, Dalby Offshore Services Ltd was selected by a joint evaluation panel made up of members of the Whitby Harbour Board and Scarborough Borough Council." says the Whitby Gazette http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/local/local-bidder-for-offshore-proj...

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The Gold Rush ...

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Friends of the Earth, (FOE) have published "All that glitters..." (June 2014) stating that 'Current regulation of unconventional gas and oil exploration in England is inadequate'

FOE put forward their role;  'As part of this work, over the last three years, we have been closely tracking the regulation of the unconventional gas and oil industry in the UK' and have a local, national and international knowledge and influence base in which to help local communities.

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