John Fox (foxy)

Well BigTessi, that really is a brainteaser, If you would like to pop along to the next council meeting Im sure your councillors, as always, will answer any questions or concerns that you may have.They may even respond through this website as some of them use it on a regular basis. In the interim period, you could pop into Ladbrooks and see what odds they are giving on whether, or when the pile of debris that has been left there will be removed, now that everything with any monetary value has gone .By the way, I'm sure things will come to an early conclusion as this eyesore is in the centre of the Conservation Area.

I was in there yesterday for a coffee and sarnie its spot on, two gooduns next door to each other now. :icecream:

Your just out there Keith, I can remember the bus was running 5 minutes late that day.

OK then Merc. Lets have the year, time of day and the name of the Bus Driver

Is it Keith or not?

By the way Pete, Dont know if your up to speed with whats going on here regarding the Leisure Centre but Ashington is in line for a new one at a cost of £20 million when they already have one. Bedlington who has never had one will get nothing.

Pete, I think you missed the point here,my suggestion of putting them at the new leisure centre was merely sarcasm aimed at the incompetent councillors that claim to represent us Bedlington folk. Of course I don't want the gates or anything else for that matter to go to Ashington but until we can get these people replaced we'll just have to weather the storm, hopefully better than the gates have.

Pete, The problem we have with putting them in a Mining Museum is that the museum just happens to be located in Ashington. Unfortunately the people who preside over our beloved town have no interest in Bedlington and whenever there is any investment in the former Wansbeck District it will usually end up in Ashington.Youv'e probably just given them an idea now that will be put on the agenda for the next meeting. Perhaps they will look nice as the entrance to the new Leisure Centre, to be built in ASHINGTON after all the repair bill for the Gates will be a pittance added to the £20 million cost of the Centre.

Well Malcolm and Brett, I've seen the picture and I can assure you its nowt like the pictures on page 3 of the other Sun :dribble:

I think we need 3gee to help us here, It looks like that works wagon parked outside is being used to clear out Millne House and there is a co op vehicle (3 wheeler Scooter) parked outside. I think the co op took over that building after Mr Millne. C'mon 3gee help us.???? I'm guessing at 1970.

The parking has'nt changed!

I must be getting old, thought I had a full on view of the store but cannot find it, anyway this snack bar should jog some memories KEITH ? This photo was taken in 1970. Not sure when the second pic was taken.

I have a photo of this store which I'll post in a couple of weeks when I get home.At the moment I'm sweating my nuts of in South Africa.

Is this the one?

Tried them last night,your right they are good very nice restaurant as well. We've now got three good restaurants in Bedlington so no need to travel, lets spend our money in our own town and stuff the rest of them.

Happy Days.

You must be suffering memory loss Malcolm probably due to your age, thats the ex servicemens club in the first picture next to Robinsons the Printers.

Your both wrong, Eddie Milne was the MP that wasn't quite whiter than white,In fact he was a load of crap just like todays MP. The house that you refer to was owned by Jimmy Milne a very respectable business man in the town, in fact he could be remembered as Mr Bedlington.Must get the facts right lads!!

Thats not near the Market Place maybe your inbuilt sat nav system needs updating. :thumbsup:

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