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On the subject of alcohol yesterday evening was Burns Night. Maybe there could be the odd whiskey chaser. Plus a quote or two from Burns remembering that the 'Plans of Mice and Men often go wrong'. Basically 'Gan Canny ' and don't get a 'hangover' You could always have Haggis Neeps and Tattes. My guess it's too hot. (Jealous) Have a great time regardless.

No Brett this was simply a young lad playing internet games with his mates in his home town. Sadly one person joined the group and groomed Breck. His mother realised things were not what they seemed. Even the police could not / did not help and the lad lost his life. Murder Games is on television tonight BBC3 at 9 o clock. Anyone with children grandchildren needs to watch.

Spin and counter Spin. The truth maybe in there somewhere. As you have taught us 3G, always read both sides of the argument. Politics is truly 'A State of War'. Claim and counter claim. Each party claiming they are right and everyone else is simply wrong.

This thread makes great reading. A humanitarian response to suffering. Help where help is needed and friendship is the result.

More history to be proud of in Bedlington. Waggonways, viaducts , railways , Bedlington has it all. 2,000 years of being important. That is our towns unique selling point.

Maybe we all need to read between the lines of these press headlines! No one gains by blaming one group of people. The devil maybe in the detail but we should always keep an open mind.

Have a great celebration with your friends and family.

I wonder if they are interested in dealing with the problems. Hong Kong is a long way from our town and maybe flooding is low on their list of priorities.

We are a long way from 'Hartley Pans for sailors, Bedlington for Nailers' Maybe that was the slogan that got people here to buy , much needed, nails. Now we have History , Heritage and so much more. There has to be a simple effective slogan. One concern has to be that, when we get people into the town, we need the simple things. Parking ,public conveniences not to mention the odd shop or two in the well named 'Market Place'. Sadly five years of planning and development may be too long to wait.

A boy in Caterham was murdered by a person he met on an Internet forum. (Game) The Guardian today have an article about how he was 'Groomed' on line. (Family Section) Next week the BBC are running a documentary called Murder Games, about what happened. Maybe our children and grandchildren need to be aware of the dangers. We all think we are aware and safe but things are sometimes not what they seem on line. Present company accepted.

The Venacular Architecture Group together with the Lottery Funding Group identified the building that was 'FancyThat' as Daniel Gooch's school.( in his early days). The group measured the building and I guess must have produced a report. Other building were also looked at and into. A report must be available .

If houses are to be built on our car parks, what happens to all the people parking for the Courthouse and associated businesses . Regeneration will bring many more people to our town. It would be a shame if the parking becomes critical and people then do not come along to support the planned buisnesses.

Recently I noticed the slogan 'Keep Calm and AMBLE on ' Maybe thinking of a slogan would be a good start for us with regeneration. Newcastle scored pints with Passionate People Passionate Places. I wonder what we in or connected with Bedlington could come up with !

Great Bedlington comment bluebarby. Down to Earth but with humour. Reality check. It seems Daniel did go to school in the building along from Tesco's . Perhaps only in his early years.

It makes no sense that they do not maintain our essential services . Sadly the flooding problem is not going to go away. Building huge numbers of houses will not help.

Wildlife Haven between Westlea and Red House.

Interesting amount Malcolm. Is that the amount received by the NCC or the Water Authority and is the amount per year. I wonder who owns the Water Authority these days!

Learning a language could mean a lot of people returning to UK.

Daniel Gooch gets a mention on tonight's Great Railway Journeys .

All very overgrown in that area behind Westlea and The Red House Farm. If it was not for the risk of flooding it could be a wild life haven! Certainly no stream flows in the direction of the Green Letch. Around the Red Ash path there are three man hole covers in a small area. I think at some stage someone has attempted to change the course of the stream. The problem now is all channels are blocked. The water has to go somewhere. Hence flooding in the cemetery .

Just wondering where your pictures were taken toakley1965 Great to know I am not alone in my concerns. i think there has to be an answer. Hopefully before houses are affected.

Exactly my problem Eggy. Tried everything. Then it seemed my user name on the site was required so I thought that was problem solved. Nowp Now I can get into the system on one hand held devise but not on another. Same name and password used. My guess is the a lot of people are giving up.

Nay bother

I had not realised I had been promoted Symtoms! Probably means I can be demoted. 'Workie Ticket' status

Success at last The website no long wants the name I signed in originally with but my name on the site.