EastPort Project Moves Step Closer

01 Feb 2005

At the end of January, the UK Secretary of State for Transport, Alistair Darling, set out his view on the proposal to support the Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour (EastPort) scheme with public funding, noting that, as the Great Yarmouth areas is among the most deprived areas of the UK, and has the highest unemployment rate in England, that the government and other public bodies had to consider the transport and regeneration impacts of the scheme. 

Aggregates Extraction Tales Toll on Marine Life, says WWF

01 Feb 2005

A new report released by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) claims that the UK's seas are 'in crisis, ' with key species in serious decline as a consequence of inadequate planning and poor management by the relevant authorities. Most worryingly, habitats, the basis of marine life, are being destroyed, threatening the very integrity of the seas, the report claims. 

Euro Project Addressing Aggregates Issues

01 Feb 2005

A European project called EUMARSAND is being uses to determine the potential effects on the marine environment of aggregates extraction, MJ has learned.