CANK Note:
What follows do not claim to be verbatim reports but rather a summary of the main points made.

Cross Examination of CANK Witnesses
    by Vernon Pugh QC for Castle Cement

Arnold Woolley (CANK Chairman)
Before cross examination, Tom Hill (CANK barrister) took AW through his summary proof of evidence.
AWconfirmed he has lived in the area since 1986 and been a Buckley Town Councillor since 1994.
The principal issues raised in his proof were:
    1)Significant dust deposition on local cars with illustrative photographs;
    2)The substantial night time dust emissions seen from the stacks, backed up by low light video footage
        'we have noticed that dust at night and during weekends seems to be more prolific';
    3)The continuing strength of public opinion as evidenced in a 9,000 signature petition which he handed to the Inspector;
    4)Visual impact v the housing growth envisaged for the area around the plant with some 1,400 dwellings proposed.
 
 

CANK NOTE:
All parties who presented Closing Statements, whether or not they were read out in the Inquiry, have been invited by CANK to publish them on this Site.

The following parties read their statements to the Inquiry:

Flintshire Green Party Statement
Cllr K Armstrong-Braun read both his own  and Mary Horner's Closing Statement

The Phoenix Coalition Statement
Mrs Irene Jones; Mr Graham Booth; and Mrs Shelly Booth shared the reading of their Closing Statement

TCC Statement
Mrs Christine Pilsbury read TCC's statement

The following remaining parties read their statements to the Inquiry:

Note:
Statements had been received by the Inspector, but were not read, from:
Environment Agency
Flintshire County Council
North Wales Area Health Authority
 

Cllr Mia Jones
Eric Owen (Cllr Jones' barrister) read her Closing Statement

CANK
Tom Hill (CANK barrister) read a comprehensive statement

Castle Cement
Vernon Pugh QC (Castle barrister) presented the Inquiry Inspector and all parties with an extensive folder containing his Closing Statement and related appendices.
Mr Pugh read just the Summary.

The Inquiry was then formally closed with the Inspector and Assessor being thanked by both sides for the way in which they had handled the proceedings.

Future Timescale
Mr Vaughan explained that, following receipt of the Assessor report, he would complete his own for submission to the Welsh Assembly, probably around the end of April.