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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Council Tax 13 years of excess
Found an old South Ribble council tax bill for 1997 and discovered that since then inflation has increased by about 45% but council tax has increased by over 100%. A change from £650 to £1350. That means that the people of South Ribble … Continue reading
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Lancashire Evening Post without the Lancashire
Two days after Blackpool won promotion to the Premier league, a feat practically on a par with man landing on the moon, and the Lancashire Evening Post website hasn’t a mention of the event. Guess it’s a difficult one balancing … Continue reading
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Blackpool the Premier League Club
Today Blackpool have been promoted to the Premier League leapfrogging PNE in the Lancashire pecking order. There was a time when it seemed that to go into the Premier League and be thrashed regularly looked a fate worth avoiding but having seen Burnley … Continue reading
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Local Repairman blues
A few years ago our Hotpoint freezer went wrong and we called in a local repairman at under half the price of the Hotpoint man. Nice bloke, said it was an electronic unit that needed sending for repair by exchange. … Continue reading
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Preston North End tax difficulty
Late today an announcement that PNE has an outstanding tax bill that will cause the clubs shares to be suspended on Monday. The formal term appears to be a ‘winding up order’ which is thought to sound more dramatic than … Continue reading
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Any problem with the coalition?
Amazing things do happen. Having looked at the policies of all the parties and thinking a pick and mix might make a good option. Such an option has been created in the coalition between LibDems and Conservatives. Good policies that are … Continue reading
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British Commercial Vehicle Museum on TV
Last night the British Commercial Vehicle Museum (BCVM) at Leyland made it onto the BBC in a look behind the scenes. Ex-Leyland employees and bus enthusiasts working to restore and catalogue the exhibits and records. Over the last few years the … Continue reading
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Post Election – Preston and surroundings
A swing of 5% nationally to the Conservatives. No Lib-Dem surge but a small swing towards them in many seats. Preston is now a red island in a sea of blue seats. Preston had it’s own mini-surge of 2.5% to … Continue reading
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PNE end of 2009/10 season – one to forget
Beaten 4-1 at Reading in the last match of the season on Sunday 2nd May. General comment being a poor performance by Preston. End of season position 17th with 54 points. One victory a month in March and April probably … Continue reading
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The Third Man returns – leaders debate
Years after the final episode of the Third Man can it be that next week Gordon Brown will still be in power from third position. After putting in a solid display in the third leaders debate it was widely said … Continue reading
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Visiting Royal Preston Hospital
Daily visiting an elderly relative last week at RPH. Got a bit of a routine of getting an Evening Post. Today a young woman was giving the counter staff a telling off for some slight and was oblivious to everyone … Continue reading
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