Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

It's the same in every town pauls - Morpeth - Ashington - Blyth etc. they are all building houses and hopefully once the the infrastructure is completed the need for extra schools, healthcare and leisure will follow. If you had the choice what would you build first - schools, healthcare and leisure that all require yearly funding and require additional residents to use those facilities or would invest in the facilities, and yearly funding, before you have the population to use those those facilities? I know many facilities are stretched to the limit but the larger the housing population surely the more income the local councils have to spend on the facilities. Catch 22 or just need dynamic councilors to go into the red (if they are allowed to ) and keep their fingers crossed that all will work out in the long run.

@HIGH PIT WILMA - probably long before your time. Bates colliery lads. Photo, and the tow names, posted on Facebook by Stephen Tosney.

I think indecision is a wonderful asset to large companies and developers - it keeps some workers employed for a few weeks and gives the town's folk something to talk about whilst visiting one of the many cafes.

After the Bygone bedlington Facebook group members had identified the twp blokes and the event I searched the Past Times Facebook group and Gordon Smith had posted a photo when the roundabout was in use - Wednesday 29th January - 1964 so the photo could be 1963 or 64 :-

Cheers @Maggie/915 - I'll post it on the Bedlington & Cambois Facebook groups and see if anyome recognises anything in the photo.

John Fox (foxy) Senior Bedlingtonian Moderators 272 1,377 posts Gender:Male (Eggy1948) said: Could it be Netherton Lane? Can't find that distinctive building, on the left as you look at the photo, with stone edging and what looks like stone pillars at the front entrance anywhere. Either the photographer had one leg shorter than the other or that house is on a slight incline. My first thought was the bottom of the Glebe Road but nothing like that exists down there. Google street viewed along Netherton Lane @John Fox (foxy) but can't find anything to match

Only the admin can delete/move postings @Maggie/915 so it would have to be @Andy Millne that deleted your comment + this photo from the 'Bedlington Memoirs' topic in History Hollow. Is this where you meant to post your photo ? Above photo from @Maggie/915 - no names with the photo.

These days is that not the same in every 'small' town? Retailers pulling out of agreements because of the changing markets and local planning committees left with empty retail space they can't get anyone to use. I have always blamed supermarkets for killing off small high street businesses. Are there any restrictions on what supermarkets can sell or are they allowed to compete in every market eg - electrical - technology - clothes - insurance etc. etc

I know what you mean Cl. I did ask Gordon Smith about the building and the people but he never got back to me. I even drove down Netherton Lane, via Google street view, to check the brick work on the new club but couldn't match it

I would say be yourself on all social media and I would be surprised if anyone could steal my identity from what info I post on social media. There will always be some that post documentation on Facebook etc but normally not enough info for identity theft to enable access to online accounts. Serious online thieves would be wasting their time joining social media and searching for identities they could use, all they have to do is invent a name and from that create documents eg. passports, birth certs etc and that has gone on for centuries. I would also add that these days there is no need to steal someones identity to commit online theft. You don't need photos to buy goods online, just the credit or debit card info. Anyone that posted info of that type on social media must be daft. I know it's difficult for many who can't get out to shops and have to use online sites and therefore disclosing their plastic card details and they have to rely on the retailers to keep their details safe but as we have seen many times in the news even the large tech firms can be hacked by today's online cyber_thieves. A recent form of cyberthievery is identity theft—stealing the identities of others by cracking into a computer system and getting individuals’ Social Security numbers, birth dates, credit card numbers, and similar personal information but there is nothing the social media user can do about that.

Need a hint - tip or clue @Maggie/915- can't work out where that could have been taken or who these men might be