At tonight’s council meeting, to the surprise of nobody, the council effectively voted in favour of an extra runway at Heathrow. The vote was 25 to 11. Presumably the reason why that only adds up to 36 is because of the very public declaration by one councillor that he wouldn’t vote on something that wasn’t […]
Entries Tagged as 'Gatwick'
Decision time
January 25th, 2015 · 1 Comment · Politics
Tomorrow night the local council will be having a special meeting about airport expansion and deciding whether to support an extra runway at Gatwick, oppose it, or not offer an opinion. It is a strange one because the topic is just about the most significant one locally for a long time, and yet the decision […]
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Planespotting
April 14th, 2014 · Comments Off on Planespotting · Life, Technology
We had our grandson, Alfie, visiting over the weekend so I thought I would take him along to the Gatwick Aviation Museum to look at the planes there. In all the time I have lived here I have never got round to visiting before so I figured it was about time. I also decided to […]
The Gatwick problem
April 6th, 2014 · Comments Off on The Gatwick problem · Politics
I popped down to the Hawth theatre today for the exhibition by Gatwick Airport Ltd. about possible expansion at the airport. As I arrived I could see that there was actually a queue to get in, and not a small one either – it must have been at least 10 metres. My immediate naive thought […]
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I, for one, welcome our new private equity fund overlords
October 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off on I, for one, welcome our new private equity fund overlords · Life
I’m feeling a bit sorry for the Crawley Observer. It hit the streets today with a story on page 19 (right next to the one with the wonderful headline of ‘The squirrel whisperer’) about Gatwick airport. The headline was “Gatwick sale could take some time yet” and it started by saying: BAA’s owners have scotched […]
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Good News First
December 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Politics
For the last few weeks everything has been a bit hectic. Work has been busier and the hours a bit longer, while I have been out more, and consequently I have not been paying too much attention to the news. I have still been buying a paper, but only skimming through it in the evening.  […]
Airport
September 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Airport · Life
I wonder if this is a good idea? If BAA are forced to sell off one or two of their London airports, Virgin are interested in buying Gatwick as part of a consortium.
Headlines
August 29th, 2007 · Comments Off on Headlines · Life
Crawley Observer, 29/8/7, page 5 Gatwick ‘not for sale’ Crawley News, 29/8/7, page 2 Gatwick Airport ‘to be sold within a year’ If its in the papers it must be true…
Tags: Aviation·Gatwick·Local Papers
Two things I did today
February 22nd, 2006 · Comments Off on Two things I did today · Life
1. Stood on the platform at Clapham Junction and watched two trains for Brighton arrive within 4 minutes of each other. Both were so crammed that the station must surely be thinking of hiring some of those people the Japanese metro has to push commuters into over-full carriages. These were immediately followed by a nearly-empty […]
RIP The Gatwick Express
February 3rd, 2006 · Comments Off on RIP The Gatwick Express · Life
The news about the Gatwick Express could be extremely handy for those of us living in Crawley. BAA Gatwick argued strongly for its retention, and I can see their point of view. It is a good service to offer travellers – a direct train into London where it is impossible to get off at the […]
