Louise Gooch has presented a report to the Ipswich Borough Council Executive on the Cement Ship (it’s linked here and in PDF).

I would have liked it to have waited until after the Port Liaison Committee next week and to have been a bit stronger on the fact that we haven’t judged the silencer over the summer, but it seems fair enough on the noise.

I would say that the dust is a bigger issue than they think, its’ definitely been something that people are still talking about around Bridge. Louise Gooch, who was the Liberal Democrat candidate for Bridge at the County Council election, so it is rather ironic that she can’t see the issue that’s clearly developing here. It may be no bigger than a man’s hand at the moment, but these things quickly develop.

People are being kept up by the containers on the West Bank now, and I hope to have more on this later. But it is good to see that the Port issues are not as all encompassing as they were just six months ago. Perhaps Labour can stop taking credit for the work of the Noise Action Group now.

Edit: I forgot to thank Ipswich Spy. Bad manners.

Southern Cement are showing their idea of what it’s like to be a good neighbour:

Here’s a Southern Cement ship discharging cement into the surrounding air.

Remember the South West Area forum meeting will be at St Francis Church hall on Hawthorn Drive (there’s a map here).  If you need a lift give me a call on 683 669 and I will try to arrange a lift.