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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
Far better for the image of the borough to have a well-known name than the monicker of an anonymous river which is renowned for its stink locally and totally unknown outside the confines of East Lancashire.
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Just an addition to all above comments that have been made over and over and extremely valid. Why do people not get over this !!.. it only had a certain pungent smell due to the effluent from our past industries, and should be proud of this fact .. not knocking it all the time...we were not the beautiful south where folks could live in non-industrial areas with clear rivers, sitting back in their financial and pen pushing surroundings ..part of our history.. anyway is OK now !!
'Tis people like you Wynonie that are keeping this label alive .. sure anyone under 40 will never have heard it called this, except when people like you remind them
