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BEE9

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Enjoyed the airshow, but without the Red Arrows, the main attractions in my book.

Wish I was a copper
20 Aug 2015

@elvis presley - red car, driving school, 'l' plates. there is only one red driving school car i know of that resides in upper longlands. i had the misfortune of meeting this rather odious instructer as i was coming up bad lake hill some weeks ago. admittedly he had a learner driver at the time, but instead of slowing down and pulling over to let me carry on up the hill. he allowed the learner to ...

Mrs C    snore

Mrs C - not everyone and to few notices placed.

Just a few pics of the newly opened sea wall, only taken 18 months to complete.

Only happened to notice the application sheet being blown around on a lamp post outside 64 Meadow Park on a walkabout this evening. The application sheet had the 24-07-15 as the post date and the end date for objecting to the proposal was today! Two previous applications for the same site for 2 dwellings has been refused twice before. The only other notice was at the end of Upper Longlands ...

On a walk I noticed these trenches dug in a field. Anyone have an idea what they may be for? There is extensive home building going on in the local vicinity. Just curious as to the reason for them. Seems a strange thing for agricultaural purposes unless they are some sort of drainage system.

My neighbour resolved the issue of garden waste disposal a long time ago. He dumps it in the alley alongside his garden. He even took the mesh fence down that borders the alleyway to gain easier access to it. Over the years (decades) he has decreased the width of the ally by some 4-5 feet and built this mound of waste soil and garden material nearly six foot high and over 30 foot long.

How long do you need to be on this planet for to realise that politicians, in general, are out for what they can get? They don't push to be an mp for a minimum wage, no benefits, a pension worth nothing, no influence, no power, no ego boost. Money, influence, power, ego and a cream filling of self centeredness is what they are. At the end of the day it does not matter what party gets into ...

@leatash - a very good point about the million pound footpath, but was the deal that we could have the money for the new paving etc or nothing if we did not want it? as to the local authorities they need to reduce headcount, especially at the management level if they are only providing reduced services. To cut back on certain services, especially during the holiday season, will only see a ...