Plans for major cuts to the coastguard service have been scaled back by the government, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has told the House of Commons.

That means that the re-assuring sound of Holyhead coastguard on channel 16 will remain for the foreseeable future. However, Liverpool station is included in the eight that are still scheduled to close.

The move comes after there were calls for the original plans to be dropped on safety grounds.

In 2009, the European Commission said the CFP had failed to sustainably manage fish stocks and had to change.

The draft proposals for the new CFP will be published in Brussels at noon on Wednesday 13th July. The proposals are likely to recommend a discard ban. Some progress but at the moment it remains just that, a proposal and in the mean time the policy of discarding unwanted  fish and those caught over quota continues..

If like me, you feel strongly about the need to protect both our fish stocks and our fishermen’s livelihoods - before it's too late, then you should sign up to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's "Fish Fight" 

So please, have a look at the website  at fishfight.net!

Last night a trawler ran aground onto the beach next to the site where the Royal Charter was wrecked. I've only found one picture of this posted so far if you want to follow this link. 
http://yfrog.com/h3wcfytj