Day 2 and a motivational tune

It's been a busy today. It’s been great to have residents coming and going throughout the day; some have even attended both days! We are really grateful for their support and encouragement.

Today we saw the completion of Mike Murray's cross-examination. Before lunch there was another dose of procedural questions raised by Babcock around the late submission (again) of rebuttal precognitions and documents. After lunch we heard from Mr Chris Patterson about the Design and Construction of the terminal, and listened while he was cross-examined. Then, just before the end of the day, we heard Mr Andrew Penfold's precognition on the market and need for the container terminal. No doubt, when Forth Ports cross-examine him tomorrow morning they will have some searching questions about container traffic to and from the Forth.

At around lunch time tomorrow, Mike Shirkie from Rosyth Community Council will speak in support of the proposal. This is a departure from the traditional witnesses at a Public Local Inquiry, where it's usually just the applicant and objectors who give evidence. After this there's expected to be a very short site visit to Limekilns.

It's clear this is going to be a tough six weeks for the team. It's funny though, how a tune can offer some unexpected motivation. I just pulled out of the Pitbauchlie car park when this started playing on the radio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS-zK1S5Dws. Priceless!