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Posts Tagged ‘aquariums’
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
JUDGE TO RULE IN ARGUEMENT OVER LAND DEAL
NIRAH were at the High Court last week in an attempt to save their deal with Hanson to buy the land needed for the project. If they are unsuccessful their option to buy expires at the end of the year. A decision is ...
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
A report in last week's Bedfordshire Times and Citizen claimed that council bosses felt 'left in the dark' and were 'deeply concerned' over the lack of news regarding the NIRAH project. They have apparently had little or no information on the project over the past 12 months. The concerns appear ...
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
The NIRAH project looks set to suffer a further setback. It appears it may lose the land on which it was to be built at Quest Pit near Stewartby. Hanson agreed to sell NIRAH the land provided it did not affect any of their other operations in the area. The ...
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
Nirah have been struggling to raise money and have now experienced a further setback; their financial advisors, MacArthur and Co, have gone in to administration. The full story can be read at http://www.bedsonsunday.com/bedsonsunday-news/displayarticle.asp?id=397781 and the Mayor's predictable repsonse on the following week's letters at
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Mid Beds District Councillor Roger Baines has rasied concerns over NIRAH, fearful that any more money given to them by the council may be seen as "throwing good money after bad".
He is worried that once the two new unitary authorities of Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough are set up ...
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
The NIRAH Project is "hanging on by its fingernails" according to Mayor Frank Branston. The Mayor, who has always been a supporter of NIRAH, apparently made the comments in the latest issue of Bedford News, the Borough Council's newsletter. He claims that the economic downturn is putting the project at risk of collapse. ...
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Please note that the proposed demonstration against the NIRAH project on Saturday 4th October 2008 has now been cancelled until further notice. Any future rescheduling will be posted on this website in due course.
Tags: aquariums, CAPS, captive animals, Demos, nirah
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Bedford Animal Action are planning a national demo against the proposed NIRAH project on Saturday 4th October 2008 in Bedford. Details are yet to be confirmed so watch this space. Please put this date in your diary and come along to support the campaign if you can. More information on ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Following Bedfordshire County Council's recent decision to loan NIRAH and extra £400,000 and NIRAH's own admissions that they are finding it hard to raise the necessary finance, even supporters of NIRAH are now voicing concerns. Read two letters in last week's Bedfordshire on Sunday here...
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
It appears that NIRAH is still struggling to raise the finances to make the project a reality. They have recently approached Bedfordshire County Council for money and an additional loan of £400,000 has been agreed. Apparently this is the maximum that the council can loan NIRAH at the moment for ...
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