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Old 28th Nov 2012, 18:18
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Lord Gumboil Jnr.
 
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Groundloop. I don’t know anything about Sheffield City Airport history, but what I can say is that is not necessarily a guide to potential if a local authority sells of their airport for just 1 penny. Southend is a case in point, when RegionalAirports ( pre the Stobart era) took over the running of Southend Airport, I believe they purchased the lease for 1p. Southend Council were the airport’s worst enemy, they didn’t have a clue and still wouldn’t have if left to their own devices. Some years ago I witnessed them at Committee approve £250,000 for two doubled deck coaches, but refuse the then airport director £5000 to advertise a new route to Billund, yet at the same time expect him to turn the airport around. So many of our elected representatives have escaped from toy town and are best suited to chastising Noddy for driving too fast!
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