It was moved from the Sheringham crossing in 1972, following the closure of the station by British Rail, to ensure its survival.

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John Houston, who founded the Save Clyde Coastguard campaign, said the closure of the station was imminent but it was important to stage a show of solidarity with staff.

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The chief constable at the time, Ian Latimer, was criticised by some police board members after urging the closure of a station at Beauly, the nearest police station to where he lived.

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The Ascania incident has been cited as a reason against the closure of Pentland Coastguard station in Kirkwall.

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Red flares have been let off by a flotilla of ships in the Firth of Clyde in protest at the planned closure of the Clyde Coastguard station.

BBC: Red flare protest over Clyde Coastguard closure plan

Examples include 12 firms emerging from the closure of a gas engineering research station, and three from Siemens' microchip factory, which shut in 2001.

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The station was one of four around the country listed for closure under controversial plans from the Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

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Napoleon Bravo, a television journalist, has blamed the government for the abrupt closure on May 3rd of his morning news programme on Venevision, the country's most-watched television station.

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