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No, but at least Tealeaf may be pleased that someone is having a go at doing things to the Bridge Inn at Church :

15 Apr 201111/11/0147BRIDGE INN 135 HENRY STREET CHURCH ACCRINGTON BB5 4EPCurrent

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yep its lookin september now before it opens.;)

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Well, they have to get PP first ... for alterations that is. No change of use though of course.
Can only see the parking being a stumbling block.

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I've known about this for a while - I know some of the lads who have been working internally on the pub - it's a Church bloke who bought it.

Just looking through some of the planning submissions, though, I have a couple of observations:

a) The loos are being moved to the back of the pub. What then, is going to happen to those magnificent Victorian urinals in the gents? Will they be moved, smashed or sold on ebay for 100K the pair?

b) Talking bogs, I notice from the plans there is no provision for a seperate disabled facility. I thought it was now a legal requirement for any establishment of such a size to provide one. I may be wrong.

c) I also notice from the planning depts's comments that Henry Street is regarded as a secondary road with no substancial traffic. Eh?

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He dont live in Church T.

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They never do cashy, think you'll find there are very few council officers actually live in the borough, by that I mean senior officers, well that certainly used to be the case, maybe Bernard or Joan can shed more light on it

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None of the the Chief Officers as you say live in the Borough. Although the Chief Executive at one time lived in Baxenden. But there are lots of officers at other levels that live in the Borough.

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I was referring to the guy thats bought the pub as i assumed T was?:confused:

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That Chief exec must have been Nigel Mcgregor, thats many moons ago

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Sorry cashy cross purposes, but I was right about senior council officers

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Only what I got told, Cashy.

Still, it will be good to see the pub open again.

I suspect the X Guns is now finished.

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No its the present one. Long before he became Chief Executive. Nigel lived down Clayton.

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he lives about a 2 min walk from me T. plus i know him.;)

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Yes, he lives in Lang Street, Accrigton ... as shown on the application.
They are not coming up at the moment on here for some reason ... showing 404 error ?

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Oh didn't know that Bernard, ya I went to Nigel's home on a few occasions until he moved to Hebden Bridge, he was a a decent bloke