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1.We get gritters. 2.We get people in "charge" at the cooncil to do something, I think thats what we pay them for. 3.We get "cooncilors" who get off the gravy train and do what they were "elected" to do. 4.We get Bedlington to be a nice market town like Morpeth.......... as it should be. 5.We get a town center development and FREE parking.Just incase that prat from Cramlington does read this. 6.We get decent facilities for the people of Bedlington. 7.We get the people of Bedlington to spend their money in Bedlington. 8.We get value for money for the cooncil tax we pay. 9. We get NO !*!@# from outside of Bedlington dictating to us what we should/shouldnt do again thats for that prat from Cramlington or for one of his "hangers on" or ilk to read. 10. We get Bedlington OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Hope thats ok Malcolm ? have a GREAT Christmas EVERYONE

people of bedders please try and support small local buisnesses, the bigger chains take our money and give no personal service whereas local small shops get to know the locals and actualy care what happens to there customers small shops may have to charge a little more but look at the pesonal service you get so come on support the littleuns

Small business's in this town and others are faced with astronomical overheads, what with greedy landlords and greedy cooncils, who seem to think just because you want to open a shop, they have the right to fleece you because you must have money to want to open a shop in the first place! Wrong! Many people just want to earn an honest crust and don't have aspirations of grandeur. Is it any wonder that many fail within the first year? I worked for somebody who had a shop on the front street, over a grand a month in rent plus electric plus insurance plus cooncil rates plus wages and had to deliver a fair price to the public, and a cooncil he had to fight because he had the audacity to want to put a sign up on the front of his shop, no such problems for Tesco there, eh! People need help to open a shop so that they can pay their bills and to be able to offer a fair price for their goods as well as being able to live! This help should not stop with new business's but should include existing business's also. If we want to shop in Bedlington for all our needs then we should be encouraging people to set up, not pricing them out of the market before they even start! But there again we've got Tesco Haven't WE so WHY BOTHER :dribble: :blink:

Bliidy hell 1 vote only a few thousand more and i,m in lol........ Thank you for the comment Andy its only just how I feel and I,m sure I,m not alone, however I would,nt last 5 mins in the chambers because I,m not politicaly correct and I make no apologies for that it just gets right up my nose when I drive around Ashington, Morpeth, Blyth, Cramlington etc and see the facilities and shopping centers etc and I come "home" to Bedlington and it,s a crying shame what we here have to put up with here and have done for YEARS our "cooncilors" appear to "toe the line" when it comes to us getting anything and they should hold there heads in shame. We in Bedlington have the makings of a lovley market town instead we have been left to go to wreck and ruin the front streets a disgrace our facilities are non existant the folks who trade independently deserve a medal as big as a bliddy frying pan, yes Tescos come as have Witherspoons and I hope they provide the catylist for others to follow and for those who "blame" the reccession well our reccession has gone on for DECADES not the last three years......... And for any BEDLINGTON cooncilors who may read this Bedlington is surrounded by chimneypots and chimneypots mean people ....... people who would gladly like there money/cooncil tax to stay in Bedlington and not used to enhance other towns. Oh and btw Tescos and Witherspoons were not invited here by our local cooncilors just incase you try to claim the credit. I TOOK THE TROUBLE TO ASK them BOTH.

I met a girl in the park the other evening. There was an instant spark between us and she immediately dropped to her knees and laid on the grass at my feet. As we lay making love, I thought "These taser guns are well worth the money.”

I have to agree with supporting the local shops and think Tesco is a blight on the town. Odd, though, how people are not so quick to support the local pubs and seem eager to flock to the new mighty all powerful superstore of pubs that has opened at the top of the street.....

Its worth the extra few coppers to be able to speak to the boss!