This what we are up against

[Bernard Dawson]

Originally Posted by jaysay

I don't think that is actually true Bernard, maybe 1000 job places were created, Airtours moved there operation there, as did the housing Department of HBC (now Hyndburn Homes) Lancashire County Council also moved some staff there, these weren't new jobs just, jobs transferred from other places

At the time I wasn't that bothered were they came from.What we needed in Accrington was jobs.Airtours created quite a few new jobs once they moved in.Hyndburn Homes didn't move in until much later.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

At the time I wasn't that bothered were they came from.What we needed in Accrington was jobs.Airtours created quite a few new jobs once they moved in.Hyndburn Homes didn't move in until much later.

In your original statement you said 1000 new jobs were created which was not the truth, the majority were transfers from other areas or departments within Hyndburn, thats all I was pointing out

[Bernard Dawson]

Originally Posted by jaysay

In your original statement you said 1000 new jobs were created which was not the truth, the majority were transfers from other areas or departments within Hyndburn, thats all I was pointing out

The vast majority of the jobs came from outside of Hyndburn. In order to qualify for the funding we had to show that in the bidding document. There was a very very small percentage of jobs that can could from within Hyndburn. And it was small

We would not have got Single Regeneration Money or the European Funding, had we been just shifting jobs around in Hyndburn.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

The vast majority of the jobs came from outside of Hyndburn. In order to qualify for the funding we had to show that in the bidding document. There was a very very small percentage of jobs that can could from within Hyndburn. And it was small

We would not have got Single Regeneration Money or the European Funding, had we been just shifting jobs around in Hyndburn.

I repeat what you said in your original post 1000 NEW JOBS WHERE CREATED

[Bernard Dawson]

Originally Posted by jaysay

I repeat what you said in your original post 1000 NEW JOBS WHERE CREATED

They were new to Hyndburn. Companies paying business rates, people spending money in the town supporting local business's. Plus saving that area were the Globe is situated from being a derelict area. A good Labour Council in action. I thought you'd be impressed.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

They were new to Hyndburn. Companies paying business rates, people spending money in the town supporting local business's. Plus saving that area were the Globe is situated from being a derelict area. A good Labour Council in action. I thought you'd be impressed.

I'd have been more impressed if they had spent as much time and effort on the town centre, instead of putting it on the road to rack and ruin, but off course the leaders business associates were involved in the Globe centre, so the tow centre had to take a back seat