Day: December 8, 2010

Hastings Fishing Fleet Flagged


Great news,  the Hastings fishing fleet is to receive a cash boost from the EU.

It is one of six coastal communities whose Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) will share a £4.6 million fund set aside to help areas where fishing is a key industry.

The fleet is one of the few using traditional methods in this the age of high-efficiency technology. It is the largest beach based fishing fleet in the country and fishermen have operated from this area, The Stade, for over a thousand years. The fleet has diminished over the years and it would be sad to see it disappear altogether which is why the cash injection is such good news.

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British Government Short Sighted – Again


A few days ago I posted about my disquiet brought about by the governments decommissioning of the Ark Royal and also the imminent scrapping of the Harrier Jump Jet.

Not wishing to say “I told you so” but it appears I’m not the only one to have serious misgivings about our governments decision to axe these wonderful planes.

It seems that just maybe the government is being swayed by the same old song that the RAF sang before about their planes being most able to provide the air cover that we need for the future. They say the Tornados are better suited for use in Afghanistan. This ignores the fact that should a crisis like the Falklands come about the Tornado will be bloody useless.

They cannot get there !!!

Naval commanders who led Britain to victory in the 1980s conflict have sent a strongly-worded letter to Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to revisit his decision to do away with Harrier jump jets.”

So It’s Not Just Me Then !!!