Portland heliport expansion approved
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Decision day looms for heliport expansion plans
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The crew on HMS Whelp. Prince Philip and Jim are circled Mrs Reynolds, of Delhi Lane, said: “He joined naval training when he was 18 and later came to Portland Naval Base - serving on HMS Icarus at the start of the war. “During the war, my dad came back from Dunkirk and served on Arctic convoys and then later sent off to join HMS Whelp - the destroyer supporting air raids on Japanese Shore installations where Philip was second in command. “One of my dad’s duties was to wake Prince Philip up. My dad used to tell me and my brothers Ken and Graham, how brilliant Philip was keeping up morale of all the comrades on the ship, and always lent a hand if needed.”
I write as a very concerned resident of Weymouth, but also as a keen supporter of the Eden Portland project, which would be so timely given the concerns for climate change and loss of biodiversity, and would provide an inspirational visitor attraction and catalyst for economic regeneration for Dorset. My concerns for Weymouth and Portland are that in the years we have known the area since moving here in 1977 it has faced blow after blow economically with the loss of the Dorset Institute of Higher Education, closure of the Portland Naval Base, the Admiralty Research Establishment, the reduction in jobs at Winfrith, HM Land Registry and many local firms, plus the reduction in local government employment in the area as a result of joint working with other councils followed by unitary status.