Hyndburn Life - Well Would You Believe it? - Page 4

garinda · 21-01-2010, 11:11

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Originally Posted by andrewb

A video, with lyrics that say, 'If ya wanna fight just step inside the ring'. I doubt very much any media would be interested in that. Only a select few individuals, motivated by getting one up on Councillor Britcliffe, without having established the facts.

Oh you do get yourself in a giddy mood. That is twice in a week that excitement has got ahead of you.

Silly billy.

I've saved the version that's appeared for the last few years.

shillelagh · 21-01-2010, 17:18

ok Less have you got inside information on what the accy observer is going to print this week?

Only asking seeing as on page 8 of this weeks accy observer theres a little piece about this website!!!!

Its either inside information or hes pyschic .. either of them think though i'll stick with the other one choice .. someones been reading accyweb again .. and sticking it the accy observer ..

Less · 21-01-2010, 19:48

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

ok Less have you got inside information on what the accy observer is going to print this week?

Only asking seeing as on page 8 of this weeks accy observer theres a little piece about this website!!!!

Its either inside information or hes pyschic .. either of them think though i'll stick with the other one choice .. someones been reading accyweb again .. and sticking it the accy observer ..

Haven't seen it, can't find it on their site, give me a clue.

shillelagh · 21-01-2010, 20:25

from this weeks accrington observer neatly typed out by me just for you less ...

By the way its on page 8 ...

WEBSITE IS A 'WASTE OF MONEY'

A labour councillor has branded a community website a 'waste' and called for it to be taken down.

The Hyndburn Life portal was first launched in 2003 with the aim of providing online information about services available to some of the borough's most deprived wards.

But the website has failed to attract many visitors and in 2006, was branded a waste of money by labour leader councillor graham jones.

At a meeting of the full council on tuesday the website once more came under fire.

Councillor Jones said "They spent £700,000 across the country on this website but the leader tried to say it was a government failure. Can he tell me when will this waste be removed from the web so we will all have done with it?"

Council leader Peter Britcliffe disputed councillor Jones' figures. He replied "the figure was not £700,000, that is another cock-eyed idea. It was a measure which was done by the government and it was brought to every borough and city to make information more accessible. But they tried it too late and it failed here, just like it failed everywhere else."

Cash to fund the project consisted of £75,000 from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, £266,000 from the single regeneration budget and a further £250,000 from the European regional development fund.

Now i need a brew .. especially after seeing mr britcliffes face peering out on page 14 ...

Less · 21-01-2010, 20:43

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

WEBSITE IS A 'WASTE OF MONEY'

A labour councillor has branded a community website a 'waste' and called for it to be taken down.

The Hyndburn Life portal was first launched in 2003 with the aim of providing online information about services available to some of the borough's most deprived wards.

Well, thanks for that, I had no prior knowledge of this, I think what must have happened is that because it had been discussed a few people had been to the website to have a look for themselves and that could have brought it up googles list so when I asked about topsoil we got the following interpretation:-

Top soil= manure,

manure= pile of sheet,

pile of sheet=Hyndburn lite.

The time line seems wrong to me though, it's claimed to have been launched in 2003, but, the thread I put links to was saying that it went 'live' in 2005, so what happened during the 2 years between launch and it blocking new members from signing in, Er' I mean going public?

shillelagh · 21-01-2010, 21:06

i dont know .. i only typed out what the accy observer said ...

andrewb · 21-01-2010, 21:48

Shillelagh, I don't have an Observer yet. Did you make a typo when you wrote 'country'? If you didn't then this makes me more confused. Was it our council that spent £600,000, or was it a government scheme across the country that cost £600,000? :S

shillelagh · 21-01-2010, 21:59

excuse me .. im a typist i dont make typing mistakes .. i always check ..

anyway in the accy observer it says country .. its on page 8 .. so when you get it tomorrow check it for yourself ..

andrewb · 21-01-2010, 22:31

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

excuse me .. im a typist i dont make typing mistakes .. i always check ..

anyway in the accy observer it says country .. its on page 8 .. so when you get it tomorrow check it for yourself ..

Was only asking as it didn't seem to make sense as I didn't think 'country' had been mentioned before. I believe you!

shillelagh · 21-01-2010, 22:33

now if accy observer has got it wrong i cant be held responsible for them .. but i only typed what i read ...

webglynne · 21-01-2010, 23:56

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Originally Posted by Less

Sorry Gayle no money spent locally, the site 'constructed' by a Manchester firm that was above a Barbers:-

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/94586-post135.html

The shame is the link now shows that error 404 do you suppose these 'software Engineers', took the money and ran?
If so may I just say enjoy your early retirement lads, nice work if you can get it, we would all do the same if offered the same chance.

The standard of the sites poor coding was also discussed:-

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/92838-post106.html

& The site was announced to the world in the Obbo', which managed to draw this comment from Acrylic Bob:-

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/93033-post116.html

If you read the whole of that thread I think you will come to the conclusion that the money was, wasted.

Wow Less do you think that others do not read all the posts posted before? Shame on them!

Less · 22-01-2010, 00:19

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Originally Posted by webglynne

Wow Less do you think that others do not read all the posts posted before? Shame on them!

What an idiot, new to Social websites are you?

You are starting to become a little like piles, rather irritating and of no use to anyone.

I get the feeling you have joined the site not to converse with others, but to to bring us all into line with your petty way of thinking.

Please do not think you are unique, there have been others before you and when you finally realise it is you that is out of step not the rest of us, you will go the same way as they did, save us the aggravation, go now, or if you want we can start you your very own thread exclusive to you and you can spend your time in there arguing with yourself.

garinda · 26-01-2010, 00:45

Sadly wasting the public's hard earned money seems to be common aim of some, as witnessed over the years, and this quotes from a Tory supporter.

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

Funny isn't it, that although the borough is up to it's ears in debt, Britcliffe and his pals can still find £150,000 to build fountains outside Scaitcliffe House, squander thousands more trying to get the wretched things to work and then, last May, calmly announce the expenditure of a further £30,000 to fill the bl**dy things in because they don't work and they are a bit of an eyesore. In last weeks Observer the Idiot-in-Chief equally calmly announced the expenditure of an unspecified amount of money to bring the damned fountains into bloom. Why is it that they can always find money to ensure their own comfort while the rest of the borough has to make do or do without?

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/n...reply&p=132990

garinda · 06-03-2010, 22:36

R.I.P. Hyndburn Life.

Someone has eventually done the only decent and caring thing...pulled the plug out of the life support machine!

A truly great community website, that was much loved, and will be sadly missed by everyone in the borough, who appreciated it, and knew that it was worth every single penny of the £591,000.00 it cost us.

Sleep well dear old Hyndburn Life.

garinda · 06-03-2010, 22:52

One of the featured residents on the site, even though he apparently lives in Manchester, was the crimper and snipper who suggested in the press that Accrington should have a Gay Pride parade. The one who also slapped the Asian girl shop assistant.

I was going to give the link in the recommended hairdresser thread.

Though sadly this is no longer possible.

Oh well, at least the girl who wants a hairdresser won't get a slap, if she didn't give him a big enough tip.