HibeeJibee Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 8 hours ago, ICTChris said: This isn’t Scotland but tracks with a lot of the objections you see to even minor infrastructure in this country. Football example in Peebles a few years ago where council was up to fund a 3G pitch. Local groups supported it... each in some other part of town. Deadlock ultimately saw £ shifted to potholes and Coldstream/VofL's floodlights. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dumfries-galloway-windfarms-given-go-33209632.amp Inequality in D&G is among the worst in the country. There are high rates of poverty and wages are lower than anywhere else in the country. To help solve this, the Scottish Government are giving us more wind farms and a national park. Thanks Scottish Government. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 The homeless can go to college and learn how to maintain the windfarms IMO. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Can't they live in the windmills, like lighthouse keepers? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 44 minutes ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: The homeless can go to college and learn how to maintain the windfarms IMO. Most of the people that work at the wind farms are Irish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 2 minutes ago, MazzyStar said: Most of the people that work at the wind farms are Irish. Ah well. Neoliberalism wins again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 New delivery delay for CalMac ferry Glen Sannox - BBC News Delivery of a long-delayed CalMac ferry has been put back again, the Ferguson Marine shipyard has confirmed. Glen Sannox is now due to be handed over by the end of September, about five weeks later than the previous deadline. Interim chief executive John Petticrew said final work, particularly involving the liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion system, was taking longer than expected. The ship and its sister vessel, Glen Rosa, were originally due for delivery in 2018 but have faced repeated design and construction challenges. There was no further update on cost estimates, which are now being recalculated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumpy Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 While few miles up the river....... https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bae-target-dramatic-reduction-in-frigate-build-time/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 6 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: New delivery delay for CalMac ferry Glen Sannox - BBC News Delivery of a long-delayed CalMac ferry has been put back again, the Ferguson Marine shipyard has confirmed. Glen Sannox is now due to be handed over by the end of September, about five weeks later than the previous deadline. Interim chief executive John Petticrew said final work, particularly involving the liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion system, was taking longer than expected. The ship and its sister vessel, Glen Rosa, were originally due for delivery in 2018 but have faced repeated design and construction challenges. There was no further update on cost estimates, which are now being recalculated. Just as well we can rely on those that know better https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/20/british-armys-new-ajax-fighting-vehicle-will-not-be-ready-until-end-of-decade 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 1 hour ago, Plumpy said: While few miles up the river....... https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bae-target-dramatic-reduction-in-frigate-build-time/ Amazing what you can do with a near infinite amount of taxpayers money. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 13 hours ago, Plumpy said: While few miles up the river....... https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bae-target-dramatic-reduction-in-frigate-build-time/ The time to build an eighth ship is always going to be far quicker than the first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 On 19/07/2024 at 08:58, Jamie_B said: reinstate a direct line from Perth to the Forth Bridge via Kinross and Dunfermline, thus cutting journey times north from Edinburgh massively But I like walking through the Glenfarg tunnels, especially where it opens out onto the bridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 24/09/2023 at 18:48, HibeeJibee said: Call for extra £8m to eradicate stoats from Orkney - BBC News A project to eradicate stoats from Orkney could take another five years and cost a further £8m to complete, it has been claimed. The Orkney Native Wildlife Project began trapping the animals in 2019 and has so far removed more than 5,000. The animals are said to pose a major threat to breeding seabirds as well as the native Orkney vole. Project organisers said the task was always going to be difficult but it was setback by Covid pandemic restrictions. The project has already cost about £8m but those behind it claim the same amount will be required to finish the job, with three years of eradication and two years of further monitoring. It said progress was significantly impacted by the Covid pandemic which prevented trapping throughout the 2020 breeding season. This allowed the stoat population to rebound to pre-eradication levels undoing the previous progress. Detection dogs are already a familiar sight on the East Mainland and the linked isles, including Burray and South Ronaldsay, but from next year there will be 10 working across the whole of the Orkney mainland. Organisers hope that within two years it can transition into the 'mop-up' phase, meaning that the stoat population has reached a critical tipping point in Orkney. The eradication is set to be complete in 2027, at which point the two-year monitoring period will kick in. The project estimates the cost of finishing the eradication and returning Orkney to being stoat-free will be an average £1.5m a year over five years. However, it said the cost of supressing stoats enough to prevent them from spreading to more islands was estimated at a similar amount per year forever. On 26/09/2023 at 18:12, Jim McLean's Ghost said: FFS Why did Covid stop them going outside to place traps? Also £1.5m annual slush fund to check for stoats on other islands. GTF. On 26/09/2023 at 21:27, Cheese said: If they don't get the money, they should just collect as many stoats as they can and release them in Holyrood. On 26/09/2023 at 22:18, HibeeJibee said: So far it's cost £1,600 per stoat... this year costs £150k per dog! On 27/09/2023 at 13:00, strichener said: It is a fair assumption that not every problem that we are facing is a result of covid regulations no matter how hard some try to portray it as such. It was a time for a large proportion of the population to sit back, do nothing and get paid for it and then complaining when the gravy trail derailed. Fear not as the Orkney stoat hunt goes on: with £7.9m already spent another £4m of public money has now been granted - but another £4m still will be required with the project to now last until 2030: Orkney project granted extra £4m to remove stoats - BBC News 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 STOP THE STOATS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 3 hours ago, Cheese said: STOP THE STOATS Quite............ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 On 01/09/2023 at 13:33, ICTChris said: The Scottish Government have asked all local councils to carry out an audit to check how many Scottish schools have Reinformced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in their buildings after nearly 100 schools in England had to close areas due to the material, which isn't as strong as normal concrete and could be prone to collapse. The material has been found in NHS buildings and some schools already in Scotland. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66682341 I think I'm right in saying most of these buildings date to the 1970s. I went to Secondary School in the 1990s in a school built in the 1970s and it was already falling to bits. What the hell were people doing in those days? I can't remember which poster is the concrete guy. is it @Melanius Mullarkay ? On 05/09/2023 at 12:09, ICTChris said: List of schools confirmed to have RAAC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66668905 I know at least one school in Edinburgh has closed large parts of it's PE department, including changing rooms due to this stuff. Couple of interesting RAAC council house stories today. Up in Aberdeen it's going to take 3-4yrs and cost £70,000 per house to demolish 366 properties (another 138 are private), then upto 15yrs to rebuild at £360,000 each: Hundreds of Aberdeen RAAC homes to be demolished and rebuilt - BBC News Hundreds of homes in Aberdeen affected by potentially dangerous concrete are to be demolished and rebuilt at an expected cost of more than £150m. Meanwhile in bonny Tillicoultry - evacuated at 3hr notice and 1yr on still unable to retrieve all their possessions - the council still hasn't decided what to do: RAAC Tillicoultry residents angered after evacuation - BBC News Homeowners in Clackmannanshire whose flats were evacuated almost a year ago have told BBC Scotland News of their anger at the way have been treated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest_Fifer Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 1 hour ago, HibeeJibee said: Couple of interesting RAAC council house stories today. Up in Aberdeen it's going to take 3-4yrs and cost £70,000 per house to demolish 366 properties (another 138 are private), then upto 15yrs to rebuild at £360,000 each: Hundreds of Aberdeen RAAC homes to be demolished and rebuilt - BBC News Hundreds of homes in Aberdeen affected by potentially dangerous concrete are to be demolished and rebuilt at an expected cost of more than £150m. Meanwhile in bonny Tillicoultry - evacuated at 3hr notice and 1yr on still unable to retrieve all their possessions - the council still hasn't decided what to do: RAAC Tillicoultry residents angered after evacuation - BBC News Homeowners in Clackmannanshire whose flats were evacuated almost a year ago have told BBC Scotland News of their anger at the way have been treated. How does it cost 70k to demolish a house? Can't they just wait for them to fall down? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossilYM Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 On 22/07/2024 at 13:52, MazzyStar said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dumfries-galloway-windfarms-given-go-33209632.amp Inequality in D&G is among the worst in the country. There are high rates of poverty and wages are lower than anywhere else in the country. To help solve this, the Scottish Government are giving us more wind farms and a national park. Thanks Scottish Government. Know the area a little but how anybody lives there without access to a car i've no idea. Even living somewhere like Castle Douglas on the main drag between Dumfries and Stranraer is a non starter after 5pm at night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 13 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Meanwhile in bonny Tillicoultry - evacuated at 3hr notice and 1yr on still unable to retrieve all their possessions - the council still hasn't decided what to do: RAAC Tillicoultry residents angered after evacuation - BBC News Homeowners in Clackmannanshire whose flats were evacuated almost a year ago have told BBC Scotland News of their anger at the way have been treated. This is a weird one as it looks like it’s a private development. I would imagine the only thing to do would be the owners try and sell to a developer who comes in to flatten it and start again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 4 hours ago, 101 said: This is a weird one as it looks like it’s a private development. I would imagine the only thing to do would be the owners try and sell to a developer who comes in to flatten it and start again. It says "10 of the 27 flats are privately owned" so remaining 17 presumably council/housing association? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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