Spineless Cheshire County Council

Cheshire County Council have stunned and disappointed the people of Cheshire by running away from the fight against Scottish Power. The Council have decided to present no evidence to the inquiry starting November 19th, because they believe this course of action will avoid their having to pay the cost of fighting the inquiry.

RAP is contemptuous of this spineless action and will fight on - together with CAP (Councils Against the Plant), and the good news is that we are going to win, because our case is strong and we have a first class barrister (Mr William Upton QC) to present it for us. So it's thank you and goodnight Cheshire County Council - when it came to the crunch you were as much use as a one-legged man at an arse-kicking party.

Gas plant newsletter

• Early September 2002:

RAP has launched a COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER. a 4-page multi-colour, high-quality release which gives the facts in a nutshell,: the danger presented by the Gas Plant, the USA Hutchinson disaster that hit a similar Gas Plant causing deaths and injuries, how to dump ManWeb (Scottish Power's subsidiary who no longer deserve your custom) and much else. 25,000 copies of the Newsletter to go through letterboxes all over our County, to spread the news.

And there will be a RAP fund-raising "AUCTION NIGHT" and wine and cheese party, at Goostrey Village Hall on Friday October 18th. Should be fun, with plenty of big items open for auction.

Allostock residents say no to the plant!

Allostock Parish Council have taken a powerful initiative by carrying out a survey of the opinion of all their c.700 residents regarding the Gas Plant. Each household was sent a questionnaire asking what people thought of the Gas Plant, and whereas Council questionnaires usually pull only a few percent replies, this one was filled in and sent back by 50% of residents - further evidence of the strength of local feeling about the Gas Plant, as was the result: 100% of residents don't want it!

Allostock's example now shines before other Councils and the energetic Allostock Parish Council, led by David Harper, is circulating details for others to copy. Rest assured that the results of this survey will go before the inspector, together as part of our detailed case against the Gas Plant, in November.