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And dont forget about this weeks latest unbelievable appointment,....... you could not make it up if you tried The head of the BBC was accused of ‘extreme cronyism’ last night for appointing an ex-Labour minister as the broadcaster’s new radio chief without advertising the position. Former culture secretary James Purnell was yesterday promoted to the specially created role of director of radio and education The move means the former Labour MP will now have ‘editorial oversight’ over the largest public-service radio operation in the world, despite having no experience in programme-making. But because he is so inexperienced, Beeb chiefs are hiring another Director of Radio on an expected salary of up to £150k to help the £295k a year head of radio on a “day-in-day out” basis. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3816811/Ex-Labour-minister-goes-one-BBC-non-job-295k-s-not-squeak-protest-Leftie-luvvies.html

Surely you are not saying the BEEB is biased Threegee, I have just about given up on the Biased Broadcasting Corporation and on SKY. I have grown bored of watching programs with audiences top heavy with left-wing Luvvies who scream racist or sexist at anyone who dares to disagree with them

Looking at the Journal/ Chronicle it says that the Wansbeck constituency would no longer exist and that Ashington would become part of Berwick, and that Bedlington would become part of the Blyth constituency. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/the-whole-thing-mess-north-11881751

Apparently each seat will contain an average of 75,000 voters. The constituencies earmarked for extinction will be absorbed by their neighbours. If they chop the number of elected MPs I hope they don't forget to give the cronies in the unelected house of lords a good pruning, or am I expecting to much

I wonder who the MPs in the North East would be if the commissions proposals are carried out . Proposals from the Boundary commissions for England and Wales may see a number of our MPs deselected Jeremy Corbyn and George Osborne and Boris Johnson are among those whose seats the proposal would be abolished. North-East: 25, down four Yorkshire and the Humber: 50, down four Eastern: 57, down one East Midlands: 44, down two London: 68, down five North West: 68, down seven South East: 83, down one overall (two seats are lost but the Isle of Wight goes up from a single seat to two) South West: 53, down two West Midlands: 53, down six

Great British Bake Off: BBC loses rights to Channel 4 I believe Paul and Mary said they won't continue if it leaves the BBC well I suppose they can always get Chris Evans in,or maybe Stephen fry with the great British fry up lets see if money comes before pride . . . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37344292

The Provi is still going, none of us really looked at interest rates in those days I wonder what rate the Provi was charging then. I can remember my Grandmother used to get a Shepard's club out for the Ashington store, as kids we were mesmerised by those compressed air pipes that whizzed the canisters to the cash office, Shepard's also had its own plastic money in the form of coins if you took a club out you got your change in Shepard's money so it had to be spent back in the store. Some folk had more tick than a clock.

I have been a saver all my life I can recall at the turn of the century I had an account with the now defunct Alliance and Leicester (taken over by Sandander ) I was receiving interest at a staggering rate of 12.25%, I am now receiving from my present bankers the insulting sum of 0.5% interest. I can also recall as many here will that the mortgage payments I made in the Thatcher years more than doubled, we used to receive a letter from our lender Northern Rock at least once a month informing us of another rate rise, if we had borrowed beyond our limits like many folk did we would have been unable to make the payments and ended up homeless like a lot of poor folk did in them times, thank god we did not. I seem to have had the worst of financial luck paying a fortune in interest as a borrower and now earning nothing as a saver, the folk who have mortgages today are very lucky the government is keeping the rates low and I wish them well, but how long can this situation continue . As we possibly head for negative interest some banks are talking of charging customers interest for money they have in current accounts ( I already pay hefty charges on my business account) are we going to see what is already happening in Japan happen here,disgruntled folk have created a shortage of safes apparently in Japan as people are buying them on mass and withdrawing savings from banks to store at home . Why should I allow a bank to have my savings and lend them out to borrowers charging then interest making the bank money to pay bloated salaries to its champagne swilling hooray Henri's but giving me and others like me nothing, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/831ace74-3471-11e6-bda0-04585c31b153.html#axzz4JOViXNup

NATO ? National Association Toilets Operators

I think it would Canny lass, but I don't think it would be as comfortable to wear, but I think we could have fun if we left the sprinkler attachment on. If you see a group of men with looks of relief on tha faces wandering around the flower beds outside the council offices you know what they are up to

I am considering buying one of these devices this man in the video has invented, they are for sale on amazon for $4.50, I will have to think on and remember not to use it when I am in the queue at the post office or lying on the cooch watching corrie. I divint na if ya can get an adaptor for ye lasses ta use it, I am a bit in the dark when it comes to ladies plumbing .

Maggie now that does sound like someone looking for a public toilet in Bedlington

Blazing Saddles was one of my favourites, he along with Mel Brooks made some really funny films. Due to political correctness I doubt we will see Blazing saddles on TV anytime soon. .

All that money that went up in smoke at Blyth, three nights of fireworks could have provided lavies for the entire county till the end of the century. Its about time council started getting tha priorities in order, good at spending millions but when it comes ta spending a penny they dont want ta know .

Three in Morpeth Malcolm, all seem to very nice with music playing one even has pictures hanging on the walls, and they have attendants (not white jacketed ones spraying you with cologne) I believe the main street in Ashington also has a lavy , no surprise in that they have everything else . Blyth also has two that I can think of again with attendants. And Cramlington also has very nice public toilets. Anyone who attended last weeks fair must have been peed off, literally. I know some of the publicans were by folk using the toilets and not buying nowt. I suppose its typical for Bedlington, we aint got as much as a pot ta p - - s in . .

How much can it cost to keep a lavy open, they don't have piped music or white jacketed attendants to hold your jacket or spray you with cologne and offer you a fresh towel in fact your lucky if they have any toilet paper. A lick over with a mop and a dollop of jeyes fluid the cost is a drop in the ocean when you see what is been blown on other fanciful plans costing millions.

I love this youtube clip the man is called is Tommy I dont know what his wife is called but they have travelled to Langkawi (an archipelago made up of 99 islands on Malaysia's west coast) I wonder what the other couple in the cable car made of Tom I am sure they never expected to meet someone like him after travelling thousand of miles to somewhere so exotic I have often heard folk say you will always find a Geordie wherever you go

Who knows what the future holds, remember that Morrisons was originally opened as Lidl

I noticed them also and have heard other folk mention it, maybe hanging them upside down is a marketing tactic , if so it certainly seems to be working

Try this Canny Lass it should work https://www.hidemyass.com/proxy

Some new films have been added. I rather enjoyed this one, you may even see someone you know . http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-the-coast-of-kings-1962/

In the Evening Chronicle article it says, Coun Daley claims they were given less than an hour to consider the plans before being asked to make a decision. He said: “As custodians of the public purse, being asked to support £78m without proper pre-scrutiny and detailed business planning information is shocking.” In the worst case scenario that the borrower ever becomes insolvent and defaults on the loan , how can councils be protected, especially in the time of Brexit when property could become worth much less than what it was bought for

The site consists of two retail parks,Manor walks and Westmoreland retail park, the outside area that has PC, world Marks and Sparks etc,is Westmoreland Retail park and was not included in the sale and is still owed by Hammerson. http://selftrade.co.uk/news/hammerson-exchanges-manor-walks-northumberland

Local papers have picked up on the story today http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumberland-council-chiefs-criticised-splashing-11641418 Council bosses have come under fire for buying a Northumberland shopping centre, while vital council services are being axed. £78m It is an enormous amount of money to spend in the south east of the county when day to day services are being cut. “We recently saw Haydon Bridge Fire Station close and libraries are being moved because the council doesn’t have enough money to keep them going.