A weekend of two halves.

3pm today saw a Walsh sat comfortably set to see the England Team perform acts of derringdo against the Germans in Bloemfontein. Sadly the rest was history.

However the rest of the weekend was absolutely grand. Some gentle exercise and a little leafleting on Saturday morning got the weekend of to a great start. An alfresco chinese takeaway and then on to Clarke Hall to see a group from the Yew Tree Theatre from St Marys Chequerfield, Pontefract performing Much Ado About Nothing as part of the Yew Tree Shakespeare Festival.

Then on Saturday Evening off to a concert at St Giles Church in Pontefract by the Houghton Main Male Voice Choir and to hear a talented performance by Guest Soloist Rebecca Atkins Wolfe.

We then went back to Clarke Hall early this afternoon to see a series of extracts from the Bard, brilliant stuff by talented young actors. Then a mad dash back to see a group of talented footballers slicing and dicing the England team. Not going to mention that goal but the other five were good ones.

Secretary of State confirmed NO to Wind Farm on Went Edge

In January 2007 Banks Renewables started a process that has resulted in two planning applications any number of public meetings two rejections by the Planning Committee two appeals, one upheld and now the main appeal to erect 5 435' Industrial Wind Turbines on the eastern most bit of green lung which the Secretary of State has ruled does not create sufficient special reasons to allow it to go forward.

For a sizeable part of the local population people are breathing easier as a result.

The Yorkshire Evening Post has more information here.

Prime Ministers Question Time

This is the first PMQ's session in this parliament.