Living off the fat of the land.

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by garinda

'Yes Mummy, we did take the sweeties, but so did those other children.'

My preference is for Jelly Babies and the more I read this thread the more I am convinced that, as I am diabetic, the more I read this thread and the pathetic diatribe from the opposition councillors and of course Garinda...Who loves Peter really? the more I think that I would rather listen to 'Billy the bullfrog'......or support Burnley.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Royboy39

...the more I read this thread

The simple answer to your problem then is don't.

I'd feel my life was fairly empty if I was to read things that held no interest at all for me, and emptier still if I then found myself writing about it.

[jedimaster]

my last trip to london
1 nights b&b (lovely room, more than ample breakfast) £55
overnight parking for 1 x 40 foot coach £10
2 x taxi fare to/from coach park £12
1 X tube ticket £5.90
1 x evening meal all you can eat chinese in a lovely little knightsbridge restaurant £10

total £92.90

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jedimaster

my last trip to london
1 nights b&b (lovely room, more than ample breakfast) £55
overnight parking for 1 x 40 foot coach £10
2 x taxi fare to/from coach park £12
1 X tube ticket £5.90
1 x evening meal all you can eat chinese in a lovely little knightsbridge restaurant £10

total £92.90

You should write a guide book for those less well informed than yourself.

You'll sell at least one copy.

Council Leader Peter Britcliffe,
The Lane with more traffic calming measures than anywhere else in Britain,
Oswaldtwistle,
Accrington,
Lancashire.

(Make sure you do cash on delivery, or at the very least get a signed receipt.)

[jedimaster]

think some people have beat me to it
Real meals for under a tenner| Restaurants | This is London

Restaurant offers - eat out for a tenner| Restaurants | This is London

[shillelagh]

have just had a look on the rossendale free press website catching up ... 10 days in grangemouth does this .. and have just found this .... maybe hyndburn councillors might be interested in what rossendale council have done regarding the members allowances ...

Council tax rise - News - Rossendale Free Press

At the meeting, at Hardman’s Mill, Rawtenstall, on Wednesday, members also recommended rejecting a rise in their allowances proposed by the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP).

Speaking at the meeting, Councillor Brian Essex, portfolio holder for finance, said the tax rate set by Rossendale Council was the joint lowest when compared with all the other Lancashire districts.

He said: ‘For the past three years we have consistently set council tax below the level of inflation and our policy continues again this year.

‘But that is against what everyone tells us to do and year on year we are required to provide our customers with better services.

‘My judgement is that we have been successful in that objective and we will continue to meet that aspiration.’

Councillor Essex also presented the recommended IRP report, which proposed to increase councillor allowances by five per cent – equating to a rise in the basic allowance from £3,300 to £3,398.

But Councillor Peter Steen, portfolio holder for environmental services, said he was uneasy about accepting any sort of pay increase for councillors in the current economic climate and all Cabinet members agreed.

He said: ‘This year we have offered our own council staff a pay rise of 2.5 per cent.

‘In some sectors of work it is believed members of the public will not even receive a pay rise this year.

‘For us to take a five per cent increase I feel would be totally out of place in this current time.’

Councillor Essex added: ‘I feel uncomfortable myself and this is not the time to accept this.’

The revenue budget and council tax document will now be recommended to the full council next Thursday.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

have just had a look on the rossendale free press website catching up ... 10 days in grangemouth does this .. and have just found this .... maybe hyndburn councillors might be interested in what rossendale council have done regarding the members allowances ...

Council tax rise - News - Rossendale Free Press

At the meeting, at Hardman’s Mill, Rawtenstall, on Wednesday, members also recommended rejecting a rise in their allowances proposed by the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP).

Speaking at the meeting, Councillor Brian Essex, portfolio holder for finance, said the tax rate set by Rossendale Council was the joint lowest when compared with all the other Lancashire districts.

He said: ‘For the past three years we have consistently set council tax below the level of inflation and our policy continues again this year.

‘But that is against what everyone tells us to do and year on year we are required to provide our customers with better services.

‘My judgement is that we have been successful in that objective and we will continue to meet that aspiration.’

Councillor Essex also presented the recommended IRP report, which proposed to increase councillor allowances by five per cent – equating to a rise in the basic allowance from £3,300 to £3,398.

But Councillor Peter Steen, portfolio holder for environmental services, said he was uneasy about accepting any sort of pay increase for councillors in the current economic climate and all Cabinet members agreed.

He said: ‘This year we have offered our own council staff a pay rise of 2.5 per cent.

‘In some sectors of work it is believed members of the public will not even receive a pay rise this year.

‘For us to take a five per cent increase I feel would be totally out of place in this current time.’

Councillor Essex added: ‘I feel uncomfortable myself and this is not the time to accept this.’

The revenue budget and council tax document will now be recommended to the full council next Thursday.

Hallelujah!

At last some more councillors with a streak of decency, and common sense in these financially worrying times, who don't think it right to award themselves pay rises above and beyond the rate of inflation.

Perhaps we could start some sort of twining committee between the two neighbouring boroughs?

We'll send you some of ours, and you can send some to Hyndburn in exchange.

(Just make you send the one's who made the above sound quotes.)

[Neil]

Originally Posted by garinda

The Lane with more traffic calming measures than anywhere else in Britain,

It needs more, people drive up it like idiots. The church was trying to get a camera outside it for years but was turned down by LCC

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Neil

It needs more, people drive up it like idiots. The church was trying to get a camera outside it for years but was turned down by LCC

I know that is the way you go to work, but I'd say both Fielding and Stanhill Lanes have equally heavy traffic in the rush hours, both being major routes people now take to access the motorway system.

Yet both have much, much less traffic calming measures in place compared to New Lane.

Odd that.

[Neil]

Cars do drive too fast both up and down Fielding Lane. I can't comment about Stanhill. I have had a car overtake me coming down Fielding lane that went on the wrong side of the traffic islands. He looked a little worried when I stopped at the side of him outside the Spar and had a quiet word

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Neil

Cars do drive too fast both up and down Fielding Lane. I can't comment about Stanhill. I have had a car overtake me coming down Fielding lane that went on the wrong side of the traffic islands. He looked a little worried when I stopped at the side of him outside the Spar and had a quiet word

Yes, both lanes have people driving on them like bats out of Hell. The very meagre, and limited traffic calming mesures on Fielding Lane, introduced after the sad death of a child ten years or so ago, certainly haven't worked.

There's certainly nothing as hi-tech or effective as the all singing, all dancing, flashing disco lights that are in place on New Lane, the moment a car approaches 30 mph.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by garinda

There's certainly nothing as hi-tech or effective as the all singing, all dancing, flashing disco lights that are in place on New Lane, the moment a car approaches 30 mph.

IMHO they are useless and a waste of money. The only thing that slows them down is a real speed camera.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Neil

IMHO they are useless and a waste of money. The only thing that slows them down is a real speed camera.

Whatever is the most effective method, I've never seen cars drive as fast on New Lane, as either Fielding or Stanhill Lane.

Perhaps the most effective way of all of slowing traffic down to a safer speed is having a council leader living in the vicinity.

[Lilly]

Originally Posted by garinda

Whatever is the most effective method, I've never seen cars drive as fast on New Lane, as either Fielding or Stanhill Lane.

Perhaps the most effective way of all of slowing traffic down to a safer speed is having a council leader living in the vicinity.

I used to live on New Lane and can confirm that cars do come round the top corner at a shocking speed. They just whiz past you......some larger vehicles made the house shake.

They tear down the lane and only slow down as they approach the speed camera near Grove Street.

Before the camera was in place they used to speed all the way to the junction at Union Rd.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Lilly

I used to live on New Lane and can confirm that cars do come round the top corner at a shocking speed. They just whiz past you......some larger vehicles made the house shake.

They tear down the lane and only slow down as they approach the speed camera near Grove Street.

Before the camera was in place they used to speed all the way to the junction at Union Rd.

When did you live there, before the flashing Saturday Night Fever Disco board before the bends, warning you of your speed, and telling you to slow down?

I've nothing against the speed calming measures, I just think they're also as needed on are what are now major rat runs to the motorways. Thre was a car doing well over 60mph coming down Fielding Lane tonight, near the Stop and Rest.