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Post by ronnieclayton on Nov 9, 2021 23:12:54 GMT
Come on - they've got to make a living. No-one can get by on 82k a year these days.
How does 982k and half the year spent in the West Indies sound?
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Post by Hawkeye on Nov 9, 2021 23:31:47 GMT
Come on - they've got to make a living. No-one can get by on 82k a year these days. How does 982k and half the year spent in the West Indies sound? Cushty?
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Post by Palms Halt on Nov 18, 2021 8:15:13 GMT
Why can't they just drain the thing? We wouldn't need any fecking bridges then. There's still plenty of bridges in Valencia
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Post by GRL on Nov 18, 2021 10:36:57 GMT
Why can't they just drain the thing? We wouldn't need any fecking bridges then. There's still plenty of bridges in Valencia Tales of the riverbank. From the village hall at Ballingham, land in a river-bend of Badela’s people, we’re casting our net as far as Carey and a “golden” riverbank. In the spring of 2011, salmon were not exactly leaping in the fabled manner of yesteryear, but the “Golden Mile”, Sheepwash and Middle Ballingham fishing beats are still on a coveted stretch of the River Wye. In March 2011, the Gillies Association were hoping for more catches than in recent years. A number of kelts had been reported from the middle stretches of the Wye where river conditions were looking favourable. After returning 23 kelts in the first three weeks of the season, one angler landed a fine 9lb cock fish which took a “flying C” on a rising river on the Golden Mile, where a 27lb “springer” had been taken the year before. But by the end of the month, exasperated gillies hadn’t seen a fish for thirteen days and were announcing that the catch was at least 25 per cent down on the five year average. During the driest April on record, then May and June, there were no further reports of success on the Mile and none at all at Sheepwash or Middle Ballingham. With no such tales of the one that got away, walkers are not subject to the same levels of frustration. In an area where mink, the Black-headed gull, Little Egret, Grey Heron and a rare visit from the Wood Duck have been noted, the western bank takes us to a riverside seat (at point 7 on the route) directly opposite John Mansell’s old ferry house. Here two hundred years ago young Tom Spring, who was to become bare-knuckle champion fighter of All England, would cross the Wye. Working for his father, a butcher just along the lane in Fownhope, he used the ferry to deliver meat, game and eggs to Ballingham and Holme Lacy. Once across he would keep himself fit by running up and down Ballingham Hill with his butcher’s basket. At Holme Lacy House the “Light Tapper”entertained the Duke of Norfolk’s guests with fleet-footed sparring sessions on the front lawns. During the Civil War, in April 1643,Sir William Waller made a much stealthier crossing of the river in the same area. Angling towards Hereford from Gloucester and Ross with a Roundhead force of 2,500 he was conniving to take the city by switching banks along the Wye. At Fownhope, instead of staying on the eastern bank towards Mordiford, where he knew there were enemy forces ,he led his troops across a ford to the Ballingham side and then on through the Royalist Scudamore domain of Holme Lacy. Sir Richard Cave, directing the defence of Hereford ,had heard of Waller’s approach and sent150 musketeers to reinforce Mordiford bridge. But Waller, unforeseen on the opposite bank, seized control of some shallows at a place now called Ox Ford by fishermen, towards Hampton Bishop. Here he re-crossed the river and, as elusive as today’s salmon, stole in behind the Royalists. Hereford capitulated inside a day, Viscount Scudamore himself and Sir Walter Pye of The Mynde were among the prisoners taken. At his subsequent court-martial hearing, Cave admitted that is was lack of local knowledge that had let the Parliamentary pikes slip through the net.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 12:28:03 GMT
Funny that Jesse Norman decided to attack the agencies for the terrible state of the Wye rather than the government which has spent a decade making dodgy deals with companies whilst cutting funding for these agencies.
What a dickhead that man is.
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Post by GRL on Jan 26, 2022 13:15:57 GMT
He brought up the topic during Prime Minister's Questions.
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Post by somnambulist on Jan 26, 2022 13:33:36 GMT
He brought up the topic during Prime Minister's Questions. Today? I didn't see it. Was it a genuine attempt to bring light to the subject or was he one of those entrusted with the thankless task of changing the subject from Partygate? Curious.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 13:34:28 GMT
Do you think that has blown the sewage treatment works chances of getting on the upcoming Hereford Monopoly board?
Check it out. Suggestions have been welcomed. We can send one to Agombar so that he can finally fulfill his dream of putting houses on Edgar Road.
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Post by mikeunderpenyard on Jan 26, 2022 13:40:43 GMT
He brought up the topic during Prime Minister's Questions. Today? I didn't see it. Was it a genuine attempt to bring light to the subject or was he one of those entrusted with the thankless task of changing the subject from Partygate? Curious.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 13:40:58 GMT
He brought up the topic during Prime Minister's Questions. Today? I didn't see it. Was it a genuine attempt to bring light to the subject or was he one of those entrusted with the thankless task of changing the subject from Partygate? Curious. 23 minutes past 12 (ish). Don't blame me if you are sick.
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Post by mikeunderpenyard on Jan 26, 2022 13:44:33 GMT
Norman's response just shows what a fraud he really is.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 14:31:48 GMT
I just think it's amazing that they can set up these external agencies, pull all their funding, limit their power and then blame them for the problems which have been brought about by the decisions of central government.
Obviously similar could be said for local councils as well.
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Post by GRL on Jan 26, 2022 15:00:29 GMT
He brought up the topic during Prime Minister's Questions. Today? I didn't see it. Was it a genuine attempt to bring light to the subject or was he one of those entrusted with the thankless task of changing the subject from Partygate? Curious. Yes. Today. Perfectly legitimate raising of the issue, in my opinion. He has been working on this for some little time. Was also extremely generous in respect of our little tribute on the riverbank at Welsh Bicknor.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 15:09:47 GMT
Phosphate is starting to impact on obtaining planning consent. Not sure about Herefordshire, but it is becoming particularly difficult to get new planning consent in Somerset because of the potential impact on the Somerset Levels.
It is looking like this could be quite a big deal moving forward.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 15:44:34 GMT
Phosphate is starting to impact on obtaining planning consent. Not sure about Herefordshire, but it is becoming particularly difficult to get new planning consent in Somerset because of the potential impact on the Somerset Levels. It is looking like this could be quite a big deal moving forward. I should hope so too. Hopefully Biodiversity Net Gain will screw over the w****rs who are only interested in making as much money as possible.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 15:54:06 GMT
Phosphate is starting to impact on obtaining planning consent. Not sure about Herefordshire, but it is becoming particularly difficult to get new planning consent in Somerset because of the potential impact on the Somerset Levels. It is looking like this could be quite a big deal moving forward. I should hope so too. Hopefully Biodiversity Net Gain will screw over the w****rs who are only interested in making as much money as possible. Apart from needing to earn a living I don't think I have really thought about it much, the rivers have been cleaner in the last 20 years than at any point over the previous 120 years haven't they? Everything on the economic side of the scales seems to have an inevitable negative impact on the ecology side of the scales. Most people just make nice noises about the one side so that they can carry on making money on the other.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 16:11:00 GMT
The water quality in a substantial number of rivers has declined over the last decade.
To obtain planning consent in future, developers are either going to have ensure that there is zero loss to biodiversity on sites or pay what I would assume is going to be a premium rate to ensure that biodiversity can be enhanced elsewhere.
Obviously, if you're a Tory donor I assume this wouldn't apply.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2022 16:12:48 GMT
That makes sense. Most developers will take the hit I guess.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2022 8:48:49 GMT
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Post by mikeunderpenyard on May 18, 2022 19:54:40 GMT
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