Ted Heath, the former Tory Prime Minister (Image: GETTY)
“Ms Prentis (who infamously admitted to having not read the Withdrawal Agreement as she was too busy organising her local Nativity Trail) promised that ‘..any access negotiated with the EU will cover only the UK’s exclusive economic zone, and not the 0 to 12 mile zone. That remains the case’.”
However, Mr Percy said the week before the Agreement was signed, no fewer than 17 large Belgian beam trawlers had been working the six-mile line between Hastings and Brighton.
He added: “It is little wonder then that our own inshore fishermen’s main complaint these days is that there are few fish making it through this European curtain of large scale fishing effort and to within reach of these smaller scale fishermen.
FISHING was the undoubted poster boy for Brexit, underpinned by expansive promises from senior Government officials of taking back control, being an independent coastal state and benefitting from a windfall of hundreds of thousands of tons more fish.
NEWS: Ambleside Here is the latest round up for Ambleside from our correspondent Jane Renouf. Lakes Parish Council welcomed news of the recently re-established Ambleside Chamber of Trade as “wonderful” and looked forward to organising a meeting with the 45 businesses that have joined the Chamber so far, to discuss what Parish Council and the Chamber could do for each other. Lakes PC Vice-Chair Brian Hewitt suggested a marketing initiative to revive tourism in 2021 with the slogan ‘Spring into Summer’. “This is exciting news, to have co-operation with the shops and traders who are the lifeblood of Ambleside. We need them – so let’s work with them,” he said at the recent Council meeting.
The trail takes place until Sunday and is supported by nine of its member churches. Children and parents can visit 14 venues, including John of Gaunt School, Sainsbury’s, the Tesco Extra store in County Way and County Hall. Each of the venues will have a display, together with the relevant part of the Nativity story on a laminated poster. They will then need to fill the gaps in the story and also find a letter at each location which, when finished, will make up a verse. People taking part are being encouraged to come dressed as an angel, a shepherd, a king or even a donkey.
The trail takes place until Sunday and is supported by nine of its member churches. Children and parents can visit 14 venues, including John of Gaunt School, Sainsbury’s, the Tesco Extra store in County Way and County Hall. Each of the venues will have a display, together with the relevant part of the Nativity story on a laminated poster. They will then need to fill the gaps in the story and also find a letter at each location which, when finished, will make up a verse. People taking part are being encouraged to come dressed as an angel, a shepherd, a king or even a donkey.