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One thing I've noted with regards to language and dialect, in Bedlington, is the fact that so few people actually say Bedlington ( Bed-ling-ton) it is always Beddleton. It's the same with Ashington - Asherton. If I talk to a stranger on the phone I tend to say 'yes' instead of 'Aye', and 'home' instead of 'yem'. Once I phoned the information desk at Wansbeck Council and asked if they had any details of cycle paths in the Wansbeck area. I was told by a haughty receptionist that she couldn't give out that information due to the Data Protection Act. Somewhat puzzled I explained that I had just bought a push bike and I wanted to know where the cycle paths were. There was a sudden gasp and apology on the other end of the phone and she said "I'm sorry, i thought you said Psychopaths." (True!!)