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More than six month delay to north-east ice plant has fishermen calling the build a ‘fiasco’

Plans for £400,000 ice plant at Macduff were welcomed last year, with hopes it would increase landings and reduce time and costs for local boats. But the completion date in April was delayed and the official opening date in June was postponed. And last night, the development was branded a “total shambles” Skipper John Clark, who owns and operates trawler Reliance II, last night demanded answers about the project, which has been partly funded by the European and Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF). >click to read< 10:43