Blog: Quay work to go 10% over budget
Alderney’s Commercial Quay project is due to come in almost 10% over budget, the island’s States has heard.
The development, which is to repair water corrosion and extend the life of the quay by at least 60 years, was originally due to cost £9.5m.
But an Alderney States debate on Wednesday night heard that more funds were to be allocated to it if needed.
The funds include an extra £68,000 for a survey to inspect some previously unknown holes found in the structure.
As well as repairing corrosion, the redevelopment is to provide a longer berth for fuel and cargo vessels.
We are in lockdown, I repeat, Television Centre is in lockdown. Nothing in, nothing out.”
Those were the words of a security guard trying to keep control as the main gates of the BBC’s flagship building were besieged on Thursday night.
As BNP leader Nick Griffin aired his views on Question Time, several hundred demonstrators made their feelings very clear outside.
A protest was anticipated and planned for, but the sheer anger of those gathered and their dogged determination to try to break into TVC and prevent filming perhaps came as a surprise.
“Shame on you,” they yelled, “Nazi scum, off our streets”. The latter chant was presumably for Mr Griffin – the former, however, was aimed squarely at the BBC.
The sight of a large piece of paper with “TV licence” written on being set alight made that very clear.
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