At the meeting of Sandhoe Parish Council on 10 December report was made on the most recent meeting of the Parish Council’s Liaison Group with Egger. (The Egger Hexham factory is sited outside Hexham within the boundaries of the mainly rural Sandhoe Parish.)
The report states that “remedying of excessive noise” is being urgently pursued in discussion with Northumberland Council. The public are encouraged to contact Nick Barrett at Northumberland Council in Hexham for further information and to telephone the factory gatehouse “if there is sudden and unacceptable noise out of hours”.
Egger also reported that the supply of wood chips has reduced due to the recession and growing use as a biofuel, thus driving up the cost and causing Egger to use more whole timber which requires chipping on site.
The notes of this meeting can be found at the Parish Council website