Keith Scantlebury

What happens to them though ? Someone has been caught on cctv looking through windows. They have been identified by witnesses and the police but no further action is to be taken (insufficient evidence) despite the fact he has been prosecuted for the same offence before.

Caged Football 2014 PCC.pdf ** Saturday 22nd February was cancelled and rearranged for Friday 14th March .

It was the Costain Bridge as we all knew it

Happy borfday wack

I used to manage to get into the Bank top when about 16 or 17 Tommy Richardson had it then. Anne was the barmaid and she was there for donkeys years. John Exton had the Railway and took no crap from anyone. Tommy Tait was in the Clayton. I can remember Margaret & Bob Nesbit in the Percy (his brother was of Millican & Nesbit fame )I did get in there before they ran the place but cant remember the previous names. When Spike had the Percy (High House as many called it )rumour had it that if you won a domino card you had the choice of the money or 10 minutes upstairs with his Mrs (or barmaid) !!

Surely beer was sold in FLAGGONS when you were a kid Malcolm !!

The way that Man City are scoring goals at the moment, I wouldn't bet against Slumderland being on the receiving end of a record trouncing at Wembley. Symptons may not be too far away with his score prediction.

I second that. It needs a good clean out .

They live a couple of doors from me. Barry (Holly's Dad ) told me that the tree planting would affect a handful of houses that back onto the Welwyn field and he seems to think that mine is included. Well they wont be taking any of my garden (they mentioned nothing to me at the consultation meeting). They can take their trees and plant them somewhere else and it will be so much more painful for them than it will be for me !!. As far as I am aware the properties that are ear marked for tree planting, one is empty and the other tenants don't want the trees.

I'm not that old

The four houses are to be knocked down to make way for a car park and a new pedestrian entrance to the field. The field will have a new boundary fence and will be planted with trees / shrubs and some re landscaping with seating etc. The current pedestrian entrance will possibly be closed off. The 2 bed houses will have new kitchens with French windows to the rear. The empty 3 bed houses will be converted to 2 beds as will some of the other 3 bedroom houses that are occupied by those who don't require 3 bedrooms The bathrooms in the 3 bed houses will be moved into the small bedroom directly above. The side door will be blocked up and the kitchen enlarged into a kitchen diner. An extension will be built and behind where the bathroom was will be a stand alone shower, w.c. and utility room with a door to the garden, above will be the replacement bedroom. Garden fences will be replaced where necessary, some trees will be planted, untidy gardens will be tidied up and tenants told to keep the tidy! Nothing will be done to the front of the houses except that those that are rendered will be painted. New roofs will go on with new guttering and facias etc. Much of this has come about in response to pressure from the Burnside Estate Residents Group and tenants in general. I asked if there would be any cameras put up especially in the new car park, they said no but speed bumps will be put in, maybe they could be persuaded differently as it would be a small cost in the scheme of things. It has also a lot to do with the way the current residents have behaved, very rarely do you see a police car in the estate with lights flashing etc. I think there has only been 1 occasion in the past year or so. People on this estate who wanted to move have taken their names off the homefinder site. A family who have had their house on the market for four years, finally got a buyer , at the asking price, they knocked it back and took the house off the market because they are happy here now. There are people asking to move to the estate now so we must be doing something right. I have ALLWAYS said that there are plenty of good people living in Burnside but the few a*****es living here gave the place a bad name. They have been shipped out and the results are there for all to see. Just proves what can happen when people stick together and make things happen.

I was pleasantly surprised at what Bernicia were proposing for Burnside, major improvements on the cards, it is hoped work will start in September.

Were you rolling around in the grass with your girlfriend ........ or was she eating it ?? . Maybe not so romantic after all Canny Lass !!!

Well said Adam , terrific actor and brilliant comic. ...... " I've had the same broom for 20 years , only had 10 shanks and 15 brush heads " Trigger, OFAH (don't hold me on the numbers though )

That's the thing. there has been no meeting. Wednesday will be a walk in info event for the residents of the estate between 10 and 6

EBPC and our County Councillor know nothing of any plans to demolish houses to make way for a car park, or for any other development for that matter. Bernicia representatives even had the gall to tell the tenants living in the affected houses to keep quiet about it until after the drop in, / information meeting arranged for 15th Jan at the Station club. We all want improvements and we realise that you cant make an omelette without breaking eggs, there seems to be an excessive amount of eggs being broken here. They are to make improvements to the field and our properties. One thing that does worry me is the amount of demolition and construction traffic using what is an inadequate estate road. We may well like what we see on Wednesday as far as the improvements go, but at what cost ?

Planning meetings !!! ???? Do Bernicia actually apply for any planning up there ? Is Bernicia a social landlord or an anti social wrecking ball ? Recent developments in Burnside suggest the latter. They announce great improvements then casually knock on the doors of 4 tenants and tell them their properties are to be knocked down to make way for a car park. AHEM !!!, this is news to the powers that be and news to those involved in the consultation process.

Sittin on ma Honka's

easy for you to say

Notice Fred Hostler , headmaster at the Whitley Memorial school was on the Parochial Church Council

Canon Osgathorpe was a laugh a minute, he was a regular visitor to our house (usually when there was a meal on the go ) when we lived at the Market Place. He married my mam and dad and christened me and my three brothers. My mother knew him from his days at Ulgham, my great Grandparents owned Ugham Manor Farm which is immediately behind the church, (the old house and buildings were converted to houses in the early 80's)

Jim lives in Jamaica

Both of you are nearly right, I only had one candle in the cake that the wife made me, it had a fairly long wick that burned fairly quickly and sparkled, try has I might it wouldn't blow out, there was a helluva bang though and me ears are still ringing ( who is Acme TNT Inc.? As far as getting a round in , I'm still waiting for the Tankerville to open , its bloody freezing here !!!

Thanks to both of you .

Is that the one from Thrum Mill. ( I think) that couple came from Blyth as far as I remember.