Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1005103)

The Peel St tardis is to go according to the Observer.

Peter Britcliffe says it's bonkers because it's going to cost £100,00 to terminate the contract. He says it's a mad situation the council has got itself in to.

According to Hyndburn Council the contract extension was approved in May 2002. Who signed the contract?

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1005109)

Mr "B" ?

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 1005114)

Perhaps when it goes,it could transport St Dorothy n her followers wi it?:D

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1005103)

The Peel St tardis is to go according to the Observer.

Peter Britcliffe says it's bonkers because it's going to cost £100,00 to terminate the contract. He says it's a mad situation the council has got itself in to.

According to Hyndburn Council the contract extension was approved in May 2002. Who signed the contract?

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1005117)

Pardon my ignorance, but just what are you talking about?

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1005119)

Your ignorance is pardoned :)

It's the superloo on Peel St, same sort as this one


Spending a penny in an 'autoloo' costs council taxpayers £31 | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1005122)

Thank you Dave.

think I would rather pee in the street

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1005125)

you can get done for peeing in the street.....there was a case in the Obby last week, of a man being up before the beak for wazzing in full view of the public on Broadway.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1005125)

you can get done for peeing in the street.....there was a case in the Obby last week, of a man being up before the beak for wazzing in full view of the public on Broadway.

Originally Posted by Less (Post 1005126)

Well, you can take the girl out of Accrington, but she still knows how to behave when downtown for a night out!

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 1005134)

I recall from his previous posts, that Dave's shop has no toilet facilities.
Am I right?

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1005103)

The Peel St tardis is to go according to the Observer.

Peter Britcliffe says it's bonkers because it's going to cost £100,00 to terminate the contract. He says it's a mad situation the council has got itself in to.

According to Hyndburn Council the contract extension was approved in May 2002. Who signed the contract?

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1005143)

2002 um think that was the year Labour took control for just 1 year, they also scrapped the direct works department at the same time

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1005146)

I've just realised the figures don't add up because my maths is rubbish :D

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1005162)

I'm a bit like that with spelling Dave:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1005318)

2BR have been interviewing people on Peel St about the tardis this morning. Is it that big a news story ? :confused:

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1005318)

2BR have been interviewing people on Peel St about the tardis this morning. Is it that big a news story ? :confused:

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1006688)

It's in the Telegrapgh tonight ( news travels fast in LT world :) )



I'm sure I've asked once but surely somebody on Hyndburn Council knows who signed the contract :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1006688)

It's in the Telegrapgh tonight ( news travels fast in LT world :) )



I'm sure I've asked once but surely somebody on Hyndburn Council knows who signed the contract :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 1006735)

I would assume any contract was checked by HBC legal people, they must check things really well because they never appear to be the quickest of departments. That's not a dig at HBC because all legal people appear to work slowly - maybe they are being extra careful ;)

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 1006691)

So who was council leader when the Tardis first landed?

Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 1006769)

I'm of the understanding that it was Cllr Britcliffe and that the contract was signed on 30th April 2002, three days before an election. I haven't seen the contract papers myself but I believe that they have been found and the information will be freely available by emailing FOI:

[email protected]

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1006771)

Your slacking Ken at one time you would have been diving on here documents in hand all guns blazing, your getting lazy in your old age:D

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1006771)

Your slacking Ken at one time you would have been diving on here documents in hand all guns blazing, your getting lazy in your old age:D

Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 1006776)

True John, but I'm afraid I don't really need to go after Cllr Britcliffe policies with the same venom these days since he lost power and his party is now down to single figures in Hyndburn.

What did you once tell me about it being more fun in opposition?

:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Less (Post 1006812)

But you will never change Jay.
https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/im...xT1l17P1aSWUj-

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1006838)

Nor would I want to change;)

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1006853)

It's a good likeness.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1006859)

Its got more hair than me:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 1006860)

Yeh but less teeth.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1006837)

Ya but before we had a labour council who actually had a tad of an idea what they were doing, not running round like headless chickens only concerned with undoing what the previous incumbents did just so they can thumb their noses at Britcliffe:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 1007088)

If you honestly believe that we're running around simply undoing Britcliffe's work you must be an even bigger acolyte of his than I previously thought. Whilst I'm not against the idea of the coalition trimming the fat they're crippling us as a council and within a year or two we're going to have to make some really painful decisions made simply to stay afloat.

Even Britcliffe seems to realise that the Tory-led government is hurting us - read his Observer column.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1007124)

and they've no axe to grind

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1007124)

Ya and I also know how much you have in balances too:rolleyes:And the comment about undoing Britcliffe's work came from a council Officer, and they've no axe to grind

Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 1007131)

Yes, there are just over £2.2m in reserves and the amount generally considered to be an acceptable bare minimum contingency fund is £2.5m so I'm afraid that argument doesn't wash with me at all, especially at a time when the future stability of the council is threatened by government decisions.

The local Conservatives moan that the last government spent all the money whilst at the same time seemingly crying because we aren't spending all the money. Give them their dues, they know a populist bandwagon when they see one and aren't afraid to jump on it.

With Cllr Britcliffe up for his county seat next year I suspect we haven't heard the last on this matter.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1007276)

Ya and no doubt we'll be seeing a lot more of you over the next 9 months, when you need accyweb for you negative propaganda, we'll be back to Kenneth's daily diary, just like the good old days:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 1007277)

Only to counter any nonsensical Conservative propoganda, such as HBC sitting on a vast hoard of money.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1007281)

I will remind you from time to time Ken as when you get the bit between your teeth you just don't realise when your doing it:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 1007284)

And I'll remind you when you start sounding a little too much like Peter Britcliffe.....

;)

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 1007286)

Well what yeh expect from twins?:D

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1007295)

Twins born 4 years apart, better give McWhirter a ring cashy:D

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1007297)

It happens :)

'Twins' born five years apart | Science | The Guardian

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1007815)

Don't know if anybody saw the article on Granada Reports ( at least one of the remaining shops in Accrington got on :) )

Basically Labour blamed the previous Tory council, and Tories blamed the previous Labour council.

Presumably this means it was the Liberal Party's fault :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1007866)

I find it quite amusing that the press are making such a big story out of it. Of course they are playing on the dramatisation of the 100k spend not the 200k saving.

Lets hope they spend the 200k buying a giant cleaning machine that sweeps low life scum off the streets :D

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1061652)

Time for a thread resurrection. The tardis will leave in the next few hours for a different planet :D

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1005125)

you can get done for peeing in the street.....there was a case in the Obby last week, of a man being up before the beak for wazzing in full view of the public on Broadway.

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 1061652)

Time for a thread resurrection. The tardis will leave in the next few hours for a different planet :D