This is off the Evening Leader website:

DEAD AND BURIED


By MIKE SUMMERS
RESIDENTS have scored a massive victory after highly controversial plans for
a guided busway scheme into the city centre have been scrapped for good.




In a shock statement city leaders finally admitted they have been forced to
take the plans off the table due to a lack of funding.
But anti-CDTS (Chester to Deeside Transport System) campaigners are today
celebrating after battling the proposals, first revealed in 1997.
More than 2,000 residents in Hoole and Newton signed an Evening Leader
petition fighting the proposals after they raised concerns about noise.
More than £500,000 has already been thrown at the CDTS after a two-year
public inquiry was held, but some people believe this figure could be a lot
higher.
Anti-CDTS campaigners claim the surprise decision is a major victory for
people power and are over the moon now the city council has finally admitted
the proposals are dead and buried, but have vowed to fight on to protect the
environment against future transport plans.
Audrey Hodkinson, one of the leading campaigners said: “When we heard the
news we were very pleased. The whole anti-CDTS campaign group are delighted.
“Now the council has finally come out and said the scheme has been dropped
we can get on with our lives after what has been a long battle.
“We want to keep the tranquil walkways that can provide a relaxing
atmosphere and we had to make sure we were able to safeguard areas of green
space.
“Now we are looking forward to the extension of the cycle-path that runs
along Fairfield Road because this has always been put off while CDTS was on
the cards but now there can be no excuses.
“Obviously we are delighted it is not going ahead, but we want to make it
clear anything else waiting in the wings will be fought just as hard. We
will fight tooth and nail all over again.”