FORTY YEARS AGO Friday September 29, 1983
Public air views on helipad
them as well.” Brooke Kinsella (Kelly) said: “The Scots have been fantastic. The only thing is I’m all dressed up in going-out clothes for the festive period and it’s freezing!”
James Alexandrou (Martin) added: “Filming scenes on location has been a great experience. We had a bit of a run in with the midges but we’re all fine.”
Anyone wondering about the storyline will have to wait as they’re keeping tight-lipped about what’s going on.
We do know one character will be killed off, we just don’t know who or how.
One theory involves a car crash and another someone falling off a cliff, but who knows? Anything can happen on Eastenders.
A chance for Lochgilphead residents to air their views on the permanent siting of the town’s helipad was provided recently in the form of a public meeting called by Lochgilphead Community Council.
Of particular interest at the meeting was the recent recommendation by the tourism, leisure and recreation committee of the district council to ask the district valuer to negotiate for the purchase of the feu superiority of the helipad site.
The feudal superiors of the site - the people to whom feu duty is payable and who can refuse to authorise the use of the ground even when they do not own the actual ground - have up until now only issued temporary permission for the pad to be sited there.
Many views were expressed during the meeting when it was maintained the helicopter was only being used by councillors, officials and visiting medical personnel and that few local people were making use of the service.
Surprise was also expressed that the total area required for the permanent siting of a helicopter service would be approximately 1,200 square yards, which would include 600 square yards of hard core or concrete surface for the helipad.
Councillor Donnie MacMillan, who attended the meeting, pledged he would continue to support the community council in its objection to the helipad being sited on the Front Green.
Some members of the public said they were concerned about what they saw as the council’s determination to site the helipad on the Front Green, particularly when it is a recreational ground and a play area for children. The meeting closed with the community council agreeing to write to the feu superiors of the Front Green informing them of their objections to the use of the Front Green as a helipad site.
Footnote: Strathclyde Regional Council was given permission in October 1982 for the siting of a helipad at the Corran.
Electricity consumption within the area of the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board continues to grow rapidly.
This year consumption is 14 per cent greater than for the comparable period in 1962, a continuation of the rate of growth experienced in recent years.
To meet this rising demand, new equipment is continually being installed and augmented. New transmission lines are being built, new bulk supply points established to bring energy from the grid and reduce it to voltages suitable for distribution to consumers where necessary and local distribution networks are being reinforced.