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lettie · 22-02-2007, 14:54

I loved the poem Jimmyjim, a lot of it rings true. There are many threads on here about our incompetent council so if you have a root through some of the older threads you are bound to find a few issues.

Our town has deteriorated over the years, but so have most places in the UK. It seems that the nation's penchant for bowing to the PC brigade has caused the death of common sense. Instead of dealing with major issues, we now skirt round them for fear of offending someone, breaching their human rights or other such nonsense.

Back here in Accy, How much money has been wasted on Broadway over the years?

Removing A-level courses from Accy college saw the death of trade in the town centre. I always remember students having lunch breaks in the town centre, Swan pub, etc. Any town which has students, thrives.... Blackburn, Preston and Burnley all have livelier town centres and nightlife these days and I do believe that it is because they have a student population.

HBC do not take full advantage of the laws of the land. The community wardens could rake in a vast income for HBC by issuing on the spot fines for littering etc. and not just in the town centre. Not only would this revenue keep them in jobs but it would provide income for more wardens to be employed in all areas of Accy. It would only take a few people to be charged with littering and fined heftily for the message to get through. I am not talking about fines of £40-£50 here but the full £1,000.

The police here do act on information about drug dealers. We have had several arrested and imprisoned in my area. If you have a problem Spinner, then you need to report it. If it is a case of corruption, especially within the police and local council, then report it to the Police complaints commission and the press. If you do not act on your information then you have no right to complain about the situation.

That's my twopennorth on Accy, I am here because my family are, but I have seen a definite deterioration both in our town and in the country as a whole.

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lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Re: Our Town?? I loved the poem Jimmyjim, a lot of it rings true. There are many threads on here about our incompetent council so if you have a root through some of the older threads you are bound to find a few issues. Our town has deteriorated over the years, but so have most places in the UK. It seems that the nation's penchant for bowing to the PC brigade has caused the death of common sense. Instead of dealing with major issues, we now skirt round them for fear of offending someone, breaching their human rights or other such nonsense. Back here in Accy, How much money has been wasted on Broadway over the years? Removing A-level courses from Accy college saw the death of trade in the town centre. I always remember students having lunch breaks in the town centre, Swan pub, etc. Any town which has students, thrives.... Blackburn, Preston and Burnley all have livelier town centres and nightlife these days and I do believe that it is because they have a student population. HBC do not take full advantage of the laws of the land. The community wardens could rake in a vast income for HBC by issuing on the spot fines for littering etc. and not just in the town centre. Not only would this revenue keep them in jobs but it would provide income for more wardens to be employed in all areas of Accy. It would only take a few people to be charged with littering and fined heftily for the message to get through. I am not talking about fines of £40-£50 here but the full £1,000. The police here do act on information about drug dealers. We have had several arrested and imprisoned in my area. If you have a problem Spinner, then you need to report it. If it is a case of corruption, especially within the police and local council, then report it to the Police complaints commission and the press. If you do not act on your information then you have no right to complain about the situation. That's my twopennorth on Accy, I am here because my family are, but I have seen a definite deterioration both in our town and in the country as a whole. __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..