tomtom

Catch them - fine them heavily and crush their bikes (or cars)

Well that's a bit of OK news - I had a thought that if it wasn't sold it would end up as yet another eyesore that we seem to suffer in Bedlington.

Has it now been sold?

aye OK then, the one near the post office - what's happening to it?

So at the end of the day nobody knows what is going to happen - what a shambles!

Anyone shed some light on the future of the Top Club - I notice that the building has now been sold?

As I see it, the crux of the problem in not being able to get a booking is that maybe the proprietors appear not to take bookings for every table to ease pressure on the kitchen!. Would you care to comment?

So are we going to be left with a cleared 'bomb site' to gather weeds and rubbish - the town seems to be 'going down the tube' almost weekly now!

Any idea what is going to happen to the site ot the now demolished Elliotts Garage?

To endorse other readers views - the best of luck to you in your new venture. Hope the pub turns out to be a bit better than the other one. I remember taking visitors there once when they didn't have any non or low alchol beer and no lemon for G & Ts.

In reply to Keith and his comments re people who don't or won't say they come from Bedlington (e.g) the Middleton girl. Well i have only been here for about 10 years now, I wasn't born and bred here, in fact I was born in North Shields which I am very proud of - I am however very happy living in Bedlington and I have never had any hesitation in telling people that I live in Bedlington and I am a well travelled person both in this country and abroad. The only thing that upsets me about Bedlington are the empty and run down buildings on Front street (i.e) the garage and the old school which are in a hell of a mess. What on earth is the point of Lottery Heritage money being spent updating other buildings when these eyesores are allowed to continue!

Anyone been to Bistro 62 the eatery on Front Street - I gather that it can be difficult to get a booking! Comments please before I try.

+welcome Adam - you sound like just the type of person we need to get Bedlington moving - best of luck and hope that the Community Centre can be re-activated.

fell walking in Holland! - not such a silly question, plenty of hills in Limburg in the south of the Netherlands.

Good to hear that the restaurant has reopened - my good lady and I look forward to visiting again after the Debastian's debacle.

Thanks for correcting my translation - never was very good at languages! My good lady and I will certainly give the place our support.

I notice from the large signboard outside that the new place is going to be called La Torres - billed as an Italian Mediterranean restaurant - perhaps with a Spanish influence - I thought that La Torres translates to The Bulls - or am I mistaken. Anyhow, I wish them well as it was a great disappointment to lose Sebastians.

No way to treat a lady - or anyone else for that matter.

Oops! - for fage neds read fag ends!

Looking at the correspondence re the merits of Bedlington Station against Bedlington some of you need to have a closer look at the 'top end' at the closed down and decaying buildings destroying the landscape - the old school and the garage being a couple of them. Nice flower beds hardly compensate for the filth of litter and fage neds all over the place especially out side some of the pubs. Bedlington is a disgrace and sadly a sign of the times!

Telephone Number for Sebastians is: 01670 824404 Great place.

Like many other Bedlingtonians I despair at the state of the town - run down empty buildings, fag ends outside pubs and litter all over the place especially around Tesco in the market place. If people have to smoke then why in God's name don't they put their fag ends in receptacles instead of the pavements - likewise why can't folk put their litter in the bins provided ot take it home with them. We had friends visiting us lately who were not impressed with town area - please, please will someone in authority sort the mess out!

Don't let the lack of advertising put you off. My wife amd I have been to Sebastians several times since it opened and have enjoyed every visit - in fact we'll be there probably at the weekend.

Come back the Drachma - all is forgiven!

We are very fortunate in having so many lovely walks around the Bedlington area and my wife and I have done them all - several times. If you haven't already done so, you may wish to try the Hartford Hall to Humford Mill walk. This starts by crossing over a style over the wall just before the entance to Hartford Hall on the A1068 road out of Bedlington.