Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

I actually feel a little sorry for HBC. I suspect this course of action by them is an attempt by the Council to deal with a problem that really should be dealt with by the police.

Members of the public breaking the law is a police issue not a council issue in most cases.

Look at the buses only bit of road in front of the town hall. The police dont do anything about the cars and vans that drive down that road - even the police drive down it themselves. The talk about opening the road up again looks to me like a council way of dealing with the police not enforcing the law again.

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

I agree neil it should be the police, at the same time the police never made the descision to remove em though, n thats very poor in my view,;)

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Damned if they do damned if they don't is something I have been saying for years about HBC. If those that should don't, then someone else ends up trying to sort the problem out.

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

True but the police aren't voted in,therefore it ends up wi those that were, which don't detract from the fact it was a daft way of sorting the problem, so the council should hold there hands up n restore em in my view.

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Although I still wouldn't agree with their removal, as I don't think it addresses the real problem, we are told the benches are to be returned, at some, as yet, unspecified date in the future.

I honestly don't see any logic in that.

As it is just a short term solution, to one specific site, when the problem with drinkers isn't confined to one place. They also create a nuisance in Church St., on Broadway, and as Busman posted, in Peel St.

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

:eek::eek::eek:Hell Dave you can't do that here mate law and behold, there are lawyers making millions milking the human rights of these poor misguided souls, funny really that nobody ever thinks of the rights of say Rindi, who only wants to sit down and have a rest whilst going about his daily business, well it now appears he is doing his daily business elsewhere, and stuck two fingers up the the bench nickers:rolleyes:

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

The bottom line is Rindi, that removing these benches is, as a comperison, like somebody sweeping the dirt under the carpet, the dirts still there, but it looks cleaner

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

We expect them to do their job though

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Perhaps a poor choice of word? We "Hope" they do there job.;)

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

That's the posh bit, Taggy! I live in Heaton Mersey and the only hooligan around these parts is me! ;)

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Take it your the only Stanley fan around yon then Wyn;)

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

No chance! Lew Carroll, our esteemed merchandising manager lives just up the road. We're here, we're there... :D

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Ya everywhere but the Crown on a Saturday afternoon;):D:D

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Below the belt, that one, Jay. :(

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Gary i'm certainly not saying anyone is telling lies, & as i say myself & pretty much everyone from what i can see, agree's the decision is the wrong one, & perhaps i'm using a very broad stoke in describing things, as i accept if you say its putting you off coming to Accrington town centre, then it must be.

However leaving the removal to one side for the moment then, where is it where you are going to shop in the locality now, that provides more free seating than Accrington town centre. I don't really know of anywhere, so i'm trying to draw a comparison between other towns.

Best Regards - Taggy