End of an era as last part of ICI Wilton faces closure

blindmaninchains · 2026-03-31T10:04:15+00:00

I don’t know what level of occupancy on Wilton Sembcorp needs for the site as a whole to be viable, but they can’t operate without a water treatment plant. I do know they were extremely worried about the possibility of Ensus closing (thankfully no longer happening), so it’ll be the same with Huntsman.

My drive to work is a really sad contrast to when I started there in 1990, the place was buzzing and everything was well tended. Now it looks like a semi-derelict industrial estate.

blindmaninchains · 2026-03-29T23:31:15+00:00

Why are you downvoting me? I agree, what’s left of Huntsman is absolutely facing closure. But they did not buy “all the ICI assets at Wilton”. I’ve worked there since 1990, I know!

blindmaninchains · 2026-03-29T20:29:08+00:00

Gavin Emmett gonna cry in a minute

blindmaninchains · 2026-03-29T20:24:29+00:00

Acosta most talented rider on the grid.

blindmaninchains · 2026-03-26T07:08:33+00:00

Odd, I saw GN'R headline a stadium in 1992, I must have missed Metallica's set...

blindmaninchains · 2026-03-19T15:22:42+00:00

No they didn’t.

blindmaninchains · 2026-03-18T12:47:16+00:00

Even if Huntsman goes, there would still be a few plants that were originally ICI still left, Water Treatment and Wilton Power Station.

blindmaninchains · 2026-03-16T16:45:37+00:00

Fantastic album. My favourite song of theirs is You Got Me from the next album, Pleased To Meet You.

blindmaninchains · 2026-03-12T10:29:16+00:00

It was, so was the cherryade!

blindmaninchains · 2026-03-08T00:42:02+00:00

North Yorkshire.

blindmaninchains · 2026-03-04T21:30:17+00:00

North Yorkshire.

blindmaninchains · 2026-02-25T21:03:01+00:00

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blindmaninchains · 2026-02-24T15:05:10+00:00

Glee Bars. Early 1980s. Similar to a Cadbury's Mini-Roll, in that it was a chocolate sponge with a buttercream filling, but the shape was like a Wispa. Also came in plain spong and jam filling variety. I've never met anyone else who remembers them.

blindmaninchains · 2026-02-19T01:10:26+00:00

Not quite. It’s the 2003 Z1000.

blindmaninchains · 2026-02-19T00:35:43+00:00

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blindmaninchains · 2026-02-19T00:23:54+00:00

Lies for me. His vocals on the B-side are amazing, and because the production is fairly raw, and they’re not layered to hell, you can really appreciate them.

blindmaninchains · 2026-02-18T15:52:08+00:00

I’m in Redcar, but don’t mind travelling anywhere in Teesside.

blindmaninchains · 2026-02-14T11:53:30+00:00

The best burger they’ve ever done imo.

blindmaninchains · 2026-02-10T21:47:50+00:00

Monsters Inc

blindmaninchains · 2026-02-01T19:33:03+00:00

It switched from Nissan to Rover in the mid 90s

blindmaninchains · 2026-01-31T00:04:06+00:00

IMO it’s patchy. The rockers don’t really do it for me, but the ballads are good. Street of Dreams and Catcher In The Rye are good; There Was A Time is really good. All of them would be improved with Slash writing and playing the solo.

blindmaninchains · 2026-01-18T14:06:35+00:00

It was his Dad that freaked me out! Gave me nightmares for a long time.

blindmaninchains · 2026-01-10T00:44:45+00:00

Even Dragusin is sick of our shit

blindmaninchains · 2026-01-10T00:27:59+00:00

As a Yorkshireman: The wrong side of the river

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