maybe if we got Roy to organise the HBC web site it wouldnt be the complete waste of money and usless crock of !?~# it isProbably because a lot of comments on accyweb are anti Britcliffe and HBC.
Maybe if Roy put Britcliffes picture as the main website picture they'd get more recognition in the Observer
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Well if I was Roy I'd be reluctant to put my name to anything regarding the HBC. Everything they're connected with has a way of going tits up!
As I replied in another thread, but which ha remained unanswered, how is Accrington worse than anywhere else in the country?
Plus points about our area:
Relatively affordable housing, compared with the rest of the country.
Great, friendly people.
Fantastic countryside on our doorstep.
An adequate supply of good social housing.
A range of schools, from good to middling.
A well used and lively internet forum.
Affordable and good quality food stuff at the local market.
I've lived all over the UK, and found everywhere has it's problems. Be it the poor employment rates in Cornwall. Lack of affordable housing for young people in many parts of the country, particularly in the south-east, but also in any area where people move into and force out the locals. Drugs in rural areas are as rife as in the larger towns and cities. Also those same places don't usually have the youth clubs, drama societies, swimming and sports centres, libraries, parks etc, that we have in Hyndburn.
Plus points about our area:
Relatively affordable housing, compared with the rest of the country.
Great, friendly people.
Fantastic countryside on our doorstep.
An adequate supply of good social housing.
A range of schools, from good to middling.
A well used and lively internet forum.
Affordable and good quality food stuff at the local market.
I've lived all over the UK, and found everywhere has it's problems. Be it the poor employment rates in Cornwall. Lack of affordable housing for young people in many parts of the country, particularly in the south-east, but also in any area where people move into and force out the locals. Drugs in rural areas are as rife as in the larger towns and cities. Also those same places don't usually have the youth clubs, drama societies, swimming and sports centres, libraries, parks etc, that we have in Hyndburn.
It is rubbish to say the police in any area take a blind eye to drug dealing.. no way!.. if you really do belive this to be the case them go to any police station and take your case.. complete rubbish..I'll bet most drug deals are done in daylight.. but I'll also bet you have to have a keen eye to detect them.. you seem to have valuable information in this sort of thing Spinner.. if you feel strongly about this then maybe you should give the Police your information.
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Trust me, drugs are rife throughout the country, from pretty Ribble Valley villages to the Highlands of Scotland. It's a national issue, not just a local one.
As for the food market. All the vegetables I buy are local, as is the bacon and most of the meat, and it's better, and more keenly priced, than the supermarket rubbish, making my carbon foot print positively tiny.
I started a thread when the leader of our council said we should wear rose tinted spectacles. We do have problems here, but we have less than a lot of other places. A lot of the things that people complain about in Accy are applicable nationwide, and not just to this area.
On the whole I love living here.
As for the food market. All the vegetables I buy are local, as is the bacon and most of the meat, and it's better, and more keenly priced, than the supermarket rubbish, making my carbon foot print positively tiny.
I started a thread when the leader of our council said we should wear rose tinted spectacles. We do have problems here, but we have less than a lot of other places. A lot of the things that people complain about in Accy are applicable nationwide, and not just to this area.
On the whole I love living here.
That's wrong, every area is affected by drugs, and blighted by the crime that fund it.
Also if you know of anyone openly dealing drugs report them. I have, and the police acted on the information, so you're wrong there too.
The local job market, is neither worse than anywhere else in the country. In a way we are lucky as it isn't seasonal, like it is in many prettier and affluent looking areas, which suffer higher unemployment rates than we do.
Again, the schools here are no better or worse than anywhere else in the UK. Any problems also apply nationally.
see what your saying rindy but if locals see a problem with their town and arent happy with the way its being run then surely they have a right to try and change it.
IMO if accy is causing its locals problems ,then its time they were sorted .It may be a nationwide problem but it is down to the locals to voice their opinions on their OWN town because if they didnt it would continue to be the same as everywhere else and surely if thats the case the said problems would only get worse through people ignoring them ..
IMO if accy is causing its locals problems ,then its time they were sorted .It may be a nationwide problem but it is down to the locals to voice their opinions on their OWN town because if they didnt it would continue to be the same as everywhere else and surely if thats the case the said problems would only get worse through people ignoring them ..
Sadly I waited six minutes for you to post that.
Nighty night. I'm off collect my informant money.
In part I quite agree. We have every right to complain about local issues that effect us, but in this case it seems soley to assume the problems are unique to Hyndburn/Accrington, they aren't.
There isn't this wonderful UK Shangri La, where there is no anti-social behaviour, drug problems, crime etc.
We have lots to be thankful for compared with other places in the country.
Good jobs? That's open to debate. Hyndburn is well situated to access courses offering both academic and vocational qualifications, which could be studied part time if need be, and would greatly enhance your chance of getting a better job.
Only a lucky few get lifes riches handed to them on a silver plate, most have to get off their arse and earn it.
We have lots to be thankful for compared with other places in the country
and accy could be much better G if people take on the issues that concern them ..ie wanting to walk the streets safely , getiing a decent night life back , ridding the streets of drugs and crime .. we have heard so many times on here just how bad it is ie ..mick and less for instance coming home form pub getting abuse ... and if there is someone out there that is willing to try and do something about all this then good on them i say... .....
I know its a long shot but wouldnt it be good to hear that accy is finally becomeing one of the safest places to be....
and accy could be much better G if people take on the issues that concern them ..ie wanting to walk the streets safely , getiing a decent night life back , ridding the streets of drugs and crime .. we have heard so many times on here just how bad it is ie ..mick and less for instance coming home form pub getting abuse ... and if there is someone out there that is willing to try and do something about all this then good on them i say... .....
I know its a long shot but wouldnt it be good to hear that accy is finally becomeing one of the safest places to be....
Yes it would. But I don't know how highlighting problems in the local press will change anything though. Like I said, I think the problems would be better tackled nationally.
Got a problem? See your councillor, see your MP. Know about drug dealers/louts/vandals? Report them to the police. That's what they are there for, and they do act, I know personally.
In my experience direct action brings about much better results than just moaning about problems, here or in the local press.
and jimmi is one who dosent want to moan but act...but yes i agree action speaks louder than word...