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Comment on Letter: Concern over private hire cars by jeffb

jeffb — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:57:25 +0000

3 warnings and take away their licences.no appeal OUT

Comment on Deaths case drug on sale in county by John

John — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:45:31 +0000

Its also in considerable use in Telford, i’ve been saying this for weeks, but it takes deaths before someone does something.

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Comment on Actor in town blast will never walk again by Arrdvark

Arrdvark — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:42:53 +0000

I deeply feel for all those involved in this terrible event. I wish all a speedy recovery. Most of the press has been for the local people injured in the blast and i wish them all the best, yet it seems Kiley, who is the only one to suffer permanent damage has had the least coverage, let us not forget him just because he is not local to us. He will live daily with the fact he will never walk again and we should be doing more to help him and his future. Love to you all.
xx

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Comment on Downloading ‘costs 39,000 jobs in the UK’ by mark

mark — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:36:57 +0000

It is all a crock of old tosh. These figures are theoretical and have been puled straight out of a hat with no scientific evidence to back them up. I have been in the music industry for the best part of 30 years and seen many changes in the medium. Like all businesses i have factored in shrinkage and petty pilfering. As an artist I make very little. We certainly don’t make the figures that have been quoted in the press over the past few days. The vast mark ups come from the retail sector, their overheads and government intervention. As a recording artist provided you have bought the original copy I couldn’t give a stuff as to how many times you burn it onto your other personal media gadgets.

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Comment on Sorrow as teenager identified by mark

mark — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:07:35 +0000

My heart felt condolences to all those left behind
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Comment on Letter: Concern over private hire cars by Rodney Nosnail

Rodney Nosnail — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:26:06 +0000

Don’t worry A Cosnett, things will get better when the threat of public service cuts becomes more realistic – council employees charged with such matters may start to approach their jobs in a more diligent manner rather than take the current “can’t be sacked, can’t be bothered” attitude that prevails in town halls up and down the country and affects us ordinary people in our day to day lives.

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Comment on Kitty rescued from 50ft perch by Rodney Nosnail

Rodney Nosnail — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:19:56 +0000

When Lloyd Edwards expresses himself to be upset with the RSPCA and then says that he’s had to pay the tree surgeon himself, the question has to be asked: who did he expect would have to pay for a rescue?

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Comment on Petrol at highest price since 2008 by Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:46:41 +0000

How on earth could i log a comment without multi expletives? I think Im going to see how long it takes me to walk to work……………..

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Comment on Kitty rescued from 50ft perch by Jim Stein

Jim Stein — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:45:13 +0000

Glad the cats down, amazed at the poor response from the RSPCA! and if dog owners stopped letting their dogs off the lead in the park (there are many signs saying they should be on leads) maybe this wouldn’t have happened.

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Comment on Vigil for stricken cat by Jim Stein

Jim Stein — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:41:01 +0000

I thought the RSPCA response to this was pathetic! I will never give money to them again I will find a different animal charity.

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Comment on Letter: UK soon to be a memory by Peter

Peter — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:38:01 +0000

‘ 70% of the country would vote no whatever the question!’

And that’s the problem with a referendum, isn’t it? On the face of it it feels like the most direct route to a democratic decision, but in truth, more often than not, it ensures rule by the lowest common denominator.

Much as we castigate politicians, we elect them because they are experts in making law.

Cast your mind back to a few years ago, when the disgusting News of the World was cynically boosting its circulation by rabble-rousing over paedophiles. You may recall that as a result a group of morons vandalised the house of a female paediatrician! There are thousands of people in this country who buy rags like the News of the World, The Sun, and the Daily Mail, and who believe every tainted word that is printed in them.

Do you really want people that stupid directly setting laws for us? Of course in a democracy we should allow them a vote – but their two-dimensional simplistic view of the world needs to be tempered by professional lawmakers.

The truth is that the vast majority of people in this country have no idea of, and little interest in the content of the Lisbon Treaty.
To allow such ignorance to prevail and to jeopardise our future to placate a grand sulk by a group of embittered Little Englanders would be a grave mistake.

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Comment on Vigil for stricken cat by Jim Stein

Jim Stein — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:37:27 +0000

I am glad the cat is down, the real question remains about the dogs running loose on the park. There are notices about them being on leads but they are ignored, I have had one jump at me and I know a lady that was knocked down by one but nothing is ever done about that problem!

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Comment on Facebook plea for river to be fenced off by Nemo

Nemo — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:29:55 +0000

Utter madness. Who let these people out of the funny farm?

To fence the river would increase risk of death. Anyone falling in would be unable to get out.

The town relies on tourism. How many non eatern europeans would want to visit a town filled with large metal fences, completely hiding one of its main features.

People have to take responsibility for their actions. IF they fail and die then it acts as a warning to the next potential simpleton.

Rivers are dangerous – its obvo=ious and you don’t need a gcse to know that. Roads are dangerous, railways ae dangerous, electrcity is dangerous. Ban them all and lets live in caves – ohh srry, that would be dangerous too.

Sadly, I think the council are as daft as the f**eb**k nutters and you will soon ahve a school closed to pay for a big shiny grey fence.

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Comment on Blind pensioner’s train misery by Charlie choo-choo

Charlie choo-choo — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:18:24 +0000

Atcham Jack you have missed the points raised by Chris.

Arriva run a service that is specified to them. The government (be it WAG or DfT) tell them how many trains they get, how many services to run on each line and what fare caps they must observe. Arriva get to set the uncapped fares, car park charges, times that trains run and salaries they pay staff and that is all. Arriva (or any other company selected to run the train) has no influence over how many coaches their train has and there is no second hand train market in the UK and euorpean trains cannot be used as they are too big. To buy new trains takes at least 2 years and a serious amount of money which as you may have noticed, UK plc no longer has. I would not expect any improvement in trains on this line for at least 3 years. DB and WSMR will not change anything if they take over Arriva unless thye can get WAG to pay some subsidy for the now aborted Aberystwyth to London train – now that would get you all excited in Sunny Telford – a comfy rain to stand up on….

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Comment on Sorrow as teenager identified by lisa

lisa — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:51:51 +0000

very sad my deepest sympothy to the family xx

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Comment on Sorrow as teenager identified by Zoe

Zoe — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:51:07 +0000

omg i am reli sorry for the familly ! my friend chloe is reli upset because its her cousin !! R.I.P Hayden xx

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Comment on Petrol at highest price since 2008 by Brian

Brian — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:28:57 +0000

The true reason for the increase in petrol costs is purely down to the greedy oil companies.
They are closing down refineries in the US and Europe to force up the price of petrol as if they don’t make enough profits already.
They have stated over capacity in the US. Yet a couple of years ago when prices were at a record high, they put that down to over capacity. Which is it?

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Comment on Facebook plea for river to be fenced off by winja

winja — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:59:58 +0000

facebook group said:

“Please join the fcebook page to show that it needs to be done

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Shropshire-County-Council-please-fence-off-the-River-Severn-in-Shrewsbury/369158408684?ref=ts”

This comments page aint going too well for you, is it?

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Comment on Petrol at highest price since 2008 by English Exile

English Exile — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:23:59 +0000

Mr King is either very young or very forgetful.
Just to jog your memory being as you think it will become an important topic at the next election. Mrs Thatcher came into power and for a few years increased petrol by inflation PLUS 6 1/2%.
Look forward to the next Tory Government.

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Comment on Lorry pushes car down motorway at 60mph by Andrew finch

Andrew finch — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:17:25 +0000

Fake I think,motorway cameras?? etc etc would have picked it up.This is a bot like the shark attacking a diver hanging from helicopter.

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