Well the floods have cleared up and better weather resumed during the month of August allowing more progress to be made on the numerous construction projects in town. The old swimming pool in Water Street has seen the fire damaged roof start to be replaced and the building is taking on a much better appearance. In May Lane, following final granting of planning permission, part of the old Cainscross & Ebley Cooperative building has been demolished to make way for new housing. Although the Parsonage Street frontage will remain, the old bakery has now gone. This building has more recently been used as the Warehouse Nightclub and was also at one time the car showroom and garage of Murray Motors. On the Littlecombe site, some construction work has taken place on various industrial buildings in the centre of the site, perhaps to be used as a base for the contractors while other work continues.