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THE Port of Tyne was overwhelmed with entries for its second Reflect awards.
The awards were launched in 2007 to encourage people of the Northeast to enter their “perspective” on the Tyne. This year, photographers were invited to submit images in four categories, all based in and around the river: Artistic Tyne, Historic Tyne, Maritime Tyne and Wildlife Tyne.
“When we launched Reflect, our aim was not only to encourage creativity but also hopefully to open doors to enterprise. This has been brilliantly illustrated by one of last year’s winners, who told us the prize money helped him buy photographic equipment to begin work as a wedding photographer,” said Port of Tyne marketing and communications manager Jennifer Dunn.
Aberdeen chairman retires
ABERDEEN Harbour Board chairman David Paton retired from office at the end of December after 24 years as a board member. He was appointed in 1984, becoming vice-chairman in 1991 and chairman in 1994.
A harbour board dinner was held in his honour, attended by local business representatives and other organisations reflecting his interests. “It has been a tremendous period in which to be involved with the board,” he said. “We have made multi-million pound investments — usually proactively — to provide the many and varied users with the required facilities and services. At the same time, we have held charges at a fraction of inflation to ensure the port’s competitiveness.
“While we are proud of being Britain’s oldest business, we have created a world-class port and have also been very mindful of the community with, for example, support for the city’s award-winning maritime museum.”
A new chairman will be appointed this month.
Naked confrontation
GAIN some, lose some. That is the situation on the North Sea coast in and near Great Yarmouth, where the port’s new £50m ($73m) outer harbour is taking shape on reclaimed land. But not without criticism.
From early this year, a popular beach road will be closed to the public so that a customs control area can be established to monitor cargoes. In an effort to meet complaints, the borough council is talking to outer harbour operator Eastport UK about setting up a viewing platform. The first of two gantry cranes will be delivered to the site by March and the first phase of the £30m containerterminal should be operating by September.
Meanwhile, so much shingle beach is being lost to erosion four miles south at Corton that Waveney District Council is thinking about closing a designated nudist section. Its cabinet decided to open public consultation on the matter, one member suggesting that a sandy beach in the Southwold area might serve the naturists instead.
Reaction is awaited from Southwold. The resort and leisure port comes second to the Dorset peninsula of Sandbanks as the most expensive British place in which to buy property with a sea view.
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