December 27, 20241 yr In my ‘historical factoids’ series, I mentioned being told Bedlington doesn’t warrant any major investment. I’ve been trying to figure out where I saw that being justified and I’ve just been reminded of this beauty! So a deep dive and analysis into Northumberland High Streets up and down the County and we see this as an assessment for Bedlington. This was 2011 and while times have changed, indeed high streets up and down the country have changed dramatically; we can see one of the things being used to justify our continued lack of investment from one administration after another over the years. I’ll leave readers to draw their own conclusions………
January 5, 20251 yr Thank you Malcolm for this interesting series of 'factoids'. It's been an eye-opener learning how the well-oiled wheels of local politics function, don't function and even grind to a stand still on occasions. This sort of transparency, is something that is invaluable. Keep up the good work!
January 6, 20251 yr Author At a recent meeting I was asking about current business health in Northumberland and was directed to a certain report. I had to point out that was done in 2011 and there is very little commonality between businesses then and now! It’s staggering sometimes!
January 31, 20251 yr Just a thought on facts and figures Would duelling the A1 mean more trade with Scotland ! Using electric vehicles that are made locally.
February 2, 20251 yr On 31/01/2025 at 16:19, Maggie/915 said: Just a thought on facts and figures Would duelling the A1 mean more trade with Scotland ! Using electric vehicles that are made locally. Would that men more Haggis - Neeps & Tatties
February 2, 20251 yr You have forgotten the whisky Eggy. Perfect but did Haggis making start in the Borders
February 3, 20251 yr 17 hours ago, Maggie/915 said: Perfect but did Haggis making start in the Borders Might it have been England and the Scotts stole it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggis#:~:text=It is believed that food,considered traditionally of Scottish origin.
February 3, 20251 yr Englishmen and scotsmen may well have been the same thing back then. A scotsman once told me that a Geordie was ”a scotsman wi his brains bashed oot”. Cheeky b……!
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