Omg ott! DNA for dogs - Page 3

cashman · 16-03-2012, 23:45

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

someone tell me why hyndburns dog warden is seen regularly in rising bridge ... seeing as we are in rossendale .. whats he doing here ....

Probably dossing.

garinda · 17-03-2012, 00:04

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

someone tell me why hyndburns dog warden is seen regularly in rising bridge ... seeing as we are in rossendale .. whats he doing here ....

Spreading DNA.

All the dogs he catches in Hyndburn, he takes them there for their walkies.

maxthecollie · 17-03-2012, 13:38

Any volunteers to collect samples?

maxthecollie · 17-03-2012, 13:39

Let's have dna samples on view in Haworth Art Gallery

Ken Moss · 17-03-2012, 15:58

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Originally Posted by Neil

Nothing at all to do with me, maybe Ken knows how this idea started.

This whole front page exclusive is the result of an off the cuff remark at an Area Council meeting after I was contacted by a forensic vet who had seen our ongoing attempts at tackling dog fouling in the national press. I have had a brief e-mail correspondence with the gentleman who explained what he does and have said I will get back in touch at some point but that is all. I haven't spoken to him, we haven't done any costings and it is not something I have explored in any depth at all. Despite telling reporter Jon McPherson this repeatedly, he decided to make a sensational news story out of it in much the same way as he did with the bus trips last month.

My working relationship with Emma Cruces at the Lancashire Telegraph far more satisfactory and if I ask her not to run a story until I have more facts for her she will wait rather than fill up the Hyndburn page with rubbish like this.

I'm afraid this Grade A story from the Accrington Observer has only led me to to further mistrust its reporters. Pity really, I always try to give them something each week for their Rishton page. Hacking off the sources of your news stories isn't the best way of going about things and I won't be sending stories or giving interviews to the Accrington Observer in future.

Enjoy your front page story, I hope it was worth it.

jaysay · 17-03-2012, 16:03

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

This whole front page exclusive is the result of an off the cuff remark at an Area Council meeting after I was contacted by a forensic vet who had seen our ongoing attempts at tackling dog fouling in the national press. I have had a brief e-mail correspondence with the gentleman who explained what he does and have said I will get back in touch at some point but that is all. I haven't spoken to him, we haven't done any costings and it is not something I have explored in any depth at all. Despite telling reporter Jon McPherson this repeatedly, he decided to make a sensational news story out of it in much the same way as he did with the bus trips last month.

My working relationship with Emma Cruces at the Lancashire Telegraph far more satisfactory and if I ask her not to run a story until I have more facts for her she will wait rather than fill up the Hyndburn page with rubbish like this.

I'm afraid this Grade A story from the Accrington Observer has only led me to to further mistrust its reporters. Pity really, I always try to give them something each week for their Rishton page. Hacking off the sources of your news stories isn't the best way of going about things and I won't be sending stories or giving interviews to the Accrington Observer in future.

Enjoy your front page story, I hope it was worth it.

News must have been very slow this week Ken, or maybe Reporters who arn't prepared to go out and find it, it is there, if they look. Was talking to my Son In Law at lunchtime, he's a former CSI officer, when I mentioned the story he just laughed.

Ken Moss · 17-03-2012, 16:03

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Originally Posted by Less

Leave dead Ken alone, if you had read the article, he was ducking under as best he could.

Perhaps he was given the job as spokesman for such a red hot pile of doo doo by the bosses just to see him sink?

Whatever you may think of the controlling group, I'm never left to fend for myself or take the flack for something. If anything, Deputy Leader Clare Pritchard has done a lot of work to help me out on several projects far and above what I would expect from any colleague.

We don't dump each other in it, we leave that to other political groups.

Ken Moss · 17-03-2012, 16:08

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Originally Posted by jaysay

News must have been very slow this week Ken, or maybe Reporters who arn't prepared to go out and find it, it is there, if they look. Was talking to my Son In Law at lunchtime, he's a former CSI officer, when I mentioned the story he just laughed.

There is news aplenty, but as you say you have to look for it. It might not all be Daily Mail sensationalism but I would rather see three or four small articles about upcoming local events than read some non-story that is padded out just to fill up space.

I want to support my local paper, I really do, but it makes it very difficult when facts are thrown over in favour of a supposedly hot story.

Very disappointing.

jaysay · 17-03-2012, 16:12

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

There is news aplenty, but as you say you have to look for it. It might not all be Daily Mail sensationalism but I would rather see three or four small articles about upcoming local events than read some non-story that is padded out just to fill up space.

I want to support my local paper, I really do, but it makes it very difficult when facts are thrown over in favour of a supposedly hot story.

Very disappointing.

Especially when the Hot Story, is cobblers

garinda · 17-03-2012, 16:47

'Those who would sup with the devil need a long spoon.'

DaveinGermany · 17-03-2012, 16:54

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Originally Posted by jaysay

or maybe Reporters who arn't prepared to go out and find it, it is there, if they look.

Apparently so, all over the streets to be more precise so hence the headlines !

annesingleton · 17-03-2012, 17:41

Garinda, please could you tell me what the profile picture is about, I'm finding it slightly disturbing but at the same time inriguing - sorry to break the thread!

garinda · 17-03-2012, 17:46

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Originally Posted by annesingleton

Garinda, please could you tell me what the profile picture is about, I'm finding it slightly disturbing but at the same time inriguing - sorry to break the thread!

I like it.

The greens are soothing.

Reminds me of a self-portrait I had to do when I was seventeen, and had acne.

Neil · 17-03-2012, 19:25

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

My working relationship with Emma Cruces at the Lancashire Telegraph far more satisfactory and if I ask her not to run a story until I have more facts for her she will wait rather than fill up the Hyndburn page with rubbish like this.

You will be accused of going horse riding together if you are not careful

Neil · 17-03-2012, 19:26

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Whatever you may think of the controlling group, I'm never left to fend for myself or take the flack for something. If anything, Deputy Leader Clare Pritchard has done a lot of work to help me out on several projects far and above what I would expect from any colleague.

We don't dump each other in it, we leave that to other political groups.

Good post Ken, too many people abuse those in power who have hard and often unpopular decisions to make