Our motion to full Council to try and restrict the growth of this airport was defeated last night by the combined forces of Conservative, Labour and Independent Councillors.

The Liberal Democrats called for a halt to growth and challenged the claimed economic benefits and pointed out that unrestrained growth in flying was damaging to our environment. Not to mention the chaos that is already being caused in our small villages in NE Somerset by the passengers driving to the airport.

However this all fell on deaf ears and the Conservatives – lead by Whitchurch Councillor Peter Edwards – amended our motion to turn it into a peon of praise for airport growth and economic benefit without a care in the world for the environment.