I see nothing wrong with wanting to improve things. Some of the 'improvements' we've had in the past have been a bit lacking in imagination. Why shouldn't Accrington strive to be something better?
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No reason at all. My gripe was with people moaning about local drug dealers, and not reporting it because the police don't live in the area, which is rubbish. Being proactive, rather than always complaing, is much more useful to any area of the country, including Accy.
Its obviously a very important subject to a lot of people.... the point i was trying to make, in a way ( with the poem) that people would sit up and say, "thats right", was that for too long as an individual i have sat on the fence and gone along with the bull**** that we as citizans are fed by, not just this council, but them all.... Well from now on i will be there to question and queery everything that does not improve the area, everything that degrades or affects the living conditions of us all.
If more people adopted that attitude (including myself) then maybe it would make the powers that be sit up and listen...
good on ya .. hope you get a positive outcome
well good for you but i did exactly the same thing and the police did not act on the info because the dealer was friendly with a councilller who regularly goes to the police to put in a good word for such thugs. thats whats wrong with accrington
exactly i think the likes of peter britcliffe allow their collegues to mess around with no regard for peoples lives but more importantly have you any ideas about what we can do?
If that's true I'll eat my hat.
Name the councillor.
I bet you don't.
Load of old rubbish. If there is corruption, there is always someone else you can go to. Your MP, or the press would be my first port of call.
So as well as knowing someone who was openly selling drugs, you uncovered a drug dealer/local councillor/local police corruption scandal, but did nothing about it?
Shame on you.
Go on, if what you say is true, name the councillor and I'll go to the press with it.
Sorry Rindy, I misunderstood what you meant.
I'm all in favour of complaining and reporting things that need to be dealt with whatever they are.
One of my pet bugbears is rubbish. They must be sick of me phoning up with my complaints about that.
I'm all in favour of complaining and reporting things that need to be dealt with whatever they are.
One of my pet bugbears is rubbish. They must be sick of me phoning up with my complaints about that.
willow,
i drove arround the borough earlier in the week taking pictures of some of the ****tiest dumps i could find... im just in the process of putting together a comprehensive letter and photographs for the prats ... i,ll send you a copy of the finished artical if you want
i drove arround the borough earlier in the week taking pictures of some of the ****tiest dumps i could find... im just in the process of putting together a comprehensive letter and photographs for the prats ... i,ll send you a copy of the finished artical if you want
Spinner, if for some reason you don't have the strength of your convictions, or for some reason are too afraid to name here the corrupt local councillor, pm the name to me, and I'll post that you've done it, and I will then go to ther press with this sensational story.
If there is corruption in the council and police force Spinner it's a scandal which needs to be eradicated. Is this what you wrote to Greg Pope about?
I agree with garinda here spinner if you know of such corruption the only way to stop it is bring it out into the open...
Spinner, i would gladly look more into this for you.... a little investigation can go a long way.... you are more than welcome to send me an email with a name....
I have sent you a PM Jimmy.
thanks Willow ... got it... will get it to you over the weekend
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.
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.