Category: Farming
Automatic ‘Bird Scarers’ cause early morning distress
| March 29, 2013 | Filled under Community, Debate, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Farming, Hedon, Preston |
FACEBOOK has become the origin of a growing number of complaints about the use of automatic ‘bird scarers’ which are waking people up early in the morning in Hedon and Preston. Helen W on the Hedon Blog Facebook Page described the early morning sound as a “sporadic banging noise… it sounds like explosions in the… read more
Hearings – Able Marine Energy Park and the flooding of Cherry Cobb Sands
| September 11, 2012 | Filled under Business, Community, Consultation, Debate, Environment, Farming, Keyingham, Paull |
THE OPEN HEARINGS into a major infrastructure project affecting this area have taken place recently, and recordings are available on the National Infrastructure Planning Website. The plans involve the construction of a Marine Energy Park near to Killingholme on the South Bank of the Humber by Able UK, and the creation of a new wildlife area,… read more
Hearings on plans to flood farmland at Cherry Cobb Sands
| August 23, 2012 | Filled under Business, Community, Consultation, Debate, Environment, Events, Farming, Hedon, Paull |
ONLY TWO PEOPLE have registered to speak at hearings on plans to flood farmland and create a wildlife area at Cherry Cobb Sands. As part of the proposed development by ABLE UK on the south bank of the Humber to build the ABLE Marine Energy Park, the developers are required to provide a compensation site… read more
Cherry Cobb Sands – Controversy over plan to flood land to create wildlife area
| July 11, 2012 | Filled under Business, Community, Debate, Environment, Farming, Keyingham, Paull |
THE HUMBER PLAN published by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) on the 5th July 2012, with a closing date for comments being Friday 20th July, seems to have largely gained support from the business community. However, one issue associated with the plan for the emerging Renewables Sector has caused some controversy locally and that… read more
The Pea harvest 2012 – will it lead to an odour problem?
| May 12, 2012 | Filled under Business, Debate, Farming, Saltend, Yorkshire Water |
YORKSHIRE WATER quite rightly came in for lots of criticism last summer (2011) and was the focus of real local anger because of the smells that came from its Saltend Waste Water Treatment Works. The deep penetrating odours that ruined summer for residents in South West Holderness and East Hull and made some people feel… read more
Jubilee Diamonds: Farmers encouraged to plant trees for the Queen
| April 23, 2012 | Filled under Community, Environment, Farming, Holderness |
THE NATIONAL FARMERS UNION is encouraging farmers to plant diamond-shaped plantations of trees to honour the Queen as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. NFU President, Peter Kendell, says in a letter sent to members: “Her Majesty the Queen has been a stalwart champion for farming and the countryside throughout her 60 years on the… read more
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