Borough Policy and Forward Plans are usually determined following public consultation exercises via either the Residents Panel of Local Business Panel and there are usually vacancies for members of the public, residents to participate and 'have a say' if they so wish. (Usually ignored)

Is North Yorkshire about to become the Potash Power House of the world?

The York Potash application is in its final stage of approval for the worlds deepest Potash mine.

The Boulby Potash Mine has repeated its stake in forging ahead with its £50 mil expansion plans.

The 'devious' Labour plot to overthrow the Tory Twonks and rid the UK of these political dinosaurs, remnants from some cretinaceous age can now be exposed.  Finally the penny has dropped for the leader of the Twonks:

Grounded, both feet firmly on terra firma, time to reflect or refract and refocus.  Volcanos, (and earthquakes) are evidence that standing our ground can never be taken for granted.  Yippee for geologists and seismic sonars and sod the fact that the Earths greatest cities are built on major fault lines. 

OK its not a bank for dogs, 'Doggerbank'  the much heralded Windfarm development off our North East Coast is currently under PINS for 'Application by Forewind Ltd for an Order Granting Development Consent for the Dogger Bank Teesside A & B Offshore Wind Farm'.  The latest Questions to the Panel has a deadline of 5th February 2015.  Of some mild interest is the applicants proposal at Wilton, and the status of fishing activities 'in the Dogger Bank Site of Community Interest (SCI)'.