Tony Otim
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Post by Tony Otim on Jul 15, 2019 20:06:19 GMT
HUNTINGDONSHIRE DC; Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots (LD resigned)
Candidates:
PAULEY, Nigel John (Independent)
SPARLING, Paula Jane (Conservative)
WILSON, Sarah Rose (Liberal Democrat)
2018: LD 1396, 1150, 1030; Con 911, 654, 627; Lab 383
Nigel Pauley stood for the old Godmanchester ward in 2012, coming third in a very tight race, but has not stood since.
Current Council: Con 30; Ind Group 10; LD 6; Lab 4; Ind 1; 1 vacancy.
STOCKPORT MB; Hazel Grove (LD resigned)
Candidates:
GIBSON, Charles Alexander (Liberal Democrat)
JOHNSTONE, Oliver James (Conservative)
PADFIELD, Michael John (Green)
WHARTON, Julie Anne (Labour)
2019: LD 1993; Con 1225; Lab 457; UKIP 321; Grn 183
2018: LD 1965; Con 1810; Lab 553; Grn 132
2016: LD 1777; Con 1494; Lab 634; UKIP 534; Grn 120
2015: Con 2944; LD 2145; Lab 1208; UKIP 1028; Grn 294
2014: Con 1700; LD 1414; UKIP 692; Lab 488; Grn 208
2012: LD 1736; Con 1668; Lab 724
2011: Con 1918; LD 1789; Lab 892; UKIP 331
2010: LD 3777; Con 2697; Lab 884
2008: LD 2345; Con 1668; Lab 262
2007: LD 2265; Con 1647; Lab 298
2006: LD 2281; Con 1509; Lab 296; Ind 142
2004: LD 2844, 2835, 2781; Con 1919, 1904, 1709; Lab 592, 439, 395
Oliver Johnstone was Conservative councillor for the ward 2014-2018 and unsuccessful candidate in 2018 and 2012. Julie Wharton has been Labour candidate here in every election since 2015.
Current Council: Lab 26; LD 25; Con 8; Ind Ratepayers 3; 1 vacancy
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Chris from Brum
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Post by Chris from Brum on Jul 18, 2019 8:08:10 GMT
Tony Otim 2nd August is a Friday, I think you meant 1st August.
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Tony Otim
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Post by Tony Otim on Jul 18, 2019 9:01:21 GMT
Tony Otim 2nd August is a Friday, I think you meant 1st August. Now corrected, thanks |
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Post by yellowperil on Jul 27, 2019 7:28:46 GMT
Can I stick my neck out and venture that in the present climate that might present the chance of two more Lib Dem wins?
Of course we are hoping for 3 Lib Dem by-election wins on that day!
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Tony Otim
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Post by Tony Otim on Jul 27, 2019 9:05:40 GMT
Can I stick my neck out and venture that in the present climate that might present the chance of two more Lib Dem wins? Of course we are hoping for 3 Lib Dem by-election wins on that day! I don't think you're sticking your neck out too far there 😉 |
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Post by tonygreaves on Jul 27, 2019 20:41:05 GMT
Never know with a strong Independent. Hazel Grove will be okay.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 27, 2019 22:31:46 GMT
Mainly LD stakeboards up in Bullock Smithy, a few Tory ones. Nothing else. Mike Padfield is a perennial Green candidate by the way.
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Post by Toylyyev on Jul 29, 2019 18:37:18 GMT
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Jul 29, 2019 22:02:43 GMT
Mainly LD stakeboards up in Bullock Smithy, a few Tory ones. Nothing else. Mike Padfield is a perennial Green candidate by the way. Bullock Smithy is a terrific name. I imagine old-fashioned village cricket demon bowler. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 29, 2019 22:13:40 GMT
Mainly LD stakeboards up in Bullock Smithy, a few Tory ones. Nothing else. Mike Padfield is a perennial Green candidate by the way. Bullock Smithy is a terrific name. I imagine old-fashioned village cricket demon bowler. Sadly the locals didn't see it that way. It had been named after a pub (still standing) called the Bullock Smithy Inn, and was effectively renamed after the Hazel Grove Inn, which was knocked down a few years ago. |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Jul 29, 2019 23:36:44 GMT
Bullock Smithy is a terrific name. I imagine old-fashioned village cricket demon bowler. Sadly the locals didn't see it that way. It had been named after a pub (still standing) called the Bullock Smithy Inn, and was effectively renamed after the Hazel Grove Inn, which was knocked down a few years ago. Shame. I'm reminded of the Burn Bullock pub in Mitcham, named after a former landlord and Surrey cricketer. You don't get surnames like Bullock anymore, nor forenames like Burn, let alone the combination. It stands next to the Mitcham cricket club pavilion, on the opposite side of the road to the cricket ground. If there's a clatter of wickets batsmen have to dodge the traffic to get from the pavilion to the crease. I'm afraid it was a pretty terrible pub in my day. |
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Jul 30, 2019 0:09:41 GMT
Sadly the locals didn't see it that way. It had been named after a pub (still standing) called the Bullock Smithy Inn, and was effectively renamed after the Hazel Grove Inn, which was knocked down a few years ago. Shame. I'm reminded of the Burn Bullock pub in Mitcham, named after a former landlord and Surrey cricketer. You don't get surnames like Bullock anymore, nor forenames like Burn, let alone the combination. It stands next to the Mitcham cricket club pavilion, on the opposite side of the road to the cricket ground. If there's a clatter of wickets batsmen have to dodge the traffic to get from the pavilion to the crease. I'm afraid it was a pretty terrible pub in my day. It’s closed now but it was always dreadful. As was the Cricketers across the road (even during the brief period I was its relief manager). And as was the other pub on the corner, the White Hart. All closed now, and not missed. |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Jul 30, 2019 8:06:33 GMT
Shame. I'm reminded of the Burn Bullock pub in Mitcham, named after a former landlord and Surrey cricketer. You don't get surnames like Bullock anymore, nor forenames like Burn, let alone the combination. It stands next to the Mitcham cricket club pavilion, on the opposite side of the road to the cricket ground. If there's a clatter of wickets batsmen have to dodge the traffic to get from the pavilion to the crease. I'm afraid it was a pretty terrible pub in my day. It’s closed now but it was always dreadful. As was the Cricketers across the road (even during the brief period I was its relief manager). And as was the other pub on the corner, the White Hart. All closed now, and not missed. Amazing place for terrible pubs, Mitcham. The only place where I went into a Wetherspoons (before the smoking ban) and could barely breathe in the no-smoking area. Normally you can spot a terrible pub from the outside, flat roofs always being a clue, but the White Hart and Burn Bullock looked lovely from the outside and the Cricketers quite decent; yet all of them ghastly. Terrible beer and a clientele who'd knife you as soon as look as you, if not sooner. Not so far away from that place on the way to Phipps Bridge which got closed after someone got killed, I forget the name - that was more obviously one to avoid. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 30, 2019 15:34:53 GMT
Maybe john07 remembers this, but I found yesterday that Hazel Grove once had a greyhound stadium. |
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Post by steve on Jul 30, 2019 17:19:07 GMT
Sadly the locals didn't see it that way. It had been named after a pub (still standing) called the Bullock Smithy Inn, and was effectively renamed after the Hazel Grove Inn, which was knocked down a few years ago. Shame. I'm reminded of the Burn Bullock pub in Mitcham, named after a former landlord and Surrey cricketer. You don't get surnames like Bullock anymore, nor forenames like Burn, let alone the combination. It stands next to the Mitcham cricket club pavilion, on the opposite side of the road to the cricket ground. If there's a clatter of wickets batsmen have to dodge the traffic to get from the pavilion to the crease. I'm afraid it was a pretty terrible pub in my day. Actors Sandra Bullock and Burn Gorman en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_Gorman may beg to differ! |
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Post by john07 on Jul 30, 2019 23:12:01 GMT
Maybe john07 remembers this, but I found yesterday that Hazel Grove once had a greyhound stadium. It appears to have been sold for development in 1960. I did live in Hazel Grove as a child before the family moved to Cheadle Hulme but had no recollection of the dog track. There was another at White City near to United's stadium that survived until 1981 and the Albion Stadium in Salford that closed in 1976. Belle Vue is the only remaining dog track in the Manchester area and even that is under threat. I have been to that for both dogs and speedway although the latter have moved to a new purpose built stadium. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 30, 2019 23:19:06 GMT
Maybe john07 remembers this, but I found yesterday that Hazel Grove once had a greyhound stadium. It appears to have been sold for development in 1960. I did live in Hazel Grove as a child before the family moved to Cheadle Hulme but had no recollection of the dog track. There was another at White City near to United's stadium that survived until 1981 and the Albion Stadium in Salford that closed in 1976. . My mum's first job was collecting the tax from the turf accountants at White City. Must have been not long before it closed. It looks like Hazel Grove was hemmed in down the side of the road to Poynton and the railway line. |
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Post by finsobruce on Jul 31, 2019 10:08:10 GMT
Maybe john07 remembers this, but I found yesterday that Hazel Grove once had a greyhound stadium. It appears to have been sold for development in 1960. I did live in Hazel Grove as a child before the family moved to Cheadle Hulme but had no recollection of the dog track. There was another at White City near to United's stadium that survived until 1981 and the Albion Stadium in Salford that closed in 1976. Belle Vue is the only remaining dog track in the Manchester area and even that is under threat. I have been to that for both dogs and speedway although the latter have moved to a new purpose built stadium. It is very difficult for the country to go to the dogs anymore. |
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Post by Chris from Brum on Jul 31, 2019 10:14:05 GMT
It appears to have been sold for development in 1960. I did live in Hazel Grove as a child before the family moved to Cheadle Hulme but had no recollection of the dog track. There was another at White City near to United's stadium that survived until 1981 and the Albion Stadium in Salford that closed in 1976. Belle Vue is the only remaining dog track in the Manchester area and even that is under threat. I have been to that for both dogs and speedway although the latter have moved to a new purpose built stadium. It is very difficult for the country to go to the dogs anymore. Too right. Hall Green stadium in Birmingham closed a couple of years ago, leaving only Perry Barr for fans of the sport (it is not dual-purpose with speedway). And I learned comparatively recently that there had been a dog track in my own neighbourhood of Kings Heath, which closed in the early seventies and has been redeveloped for housing. |
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Post by andrew111 on Jul 31, 2019 10:25:57 GMT
It appears to have been sold for development in 1960. I did live in Hazel Grove as a child before the family moved to Cheadle Hulme but had no recollection of the dog track. There was another at White City near to United's stadium that survived until 1981 and the Albion Stadium in Salford that closed in 1976. Belle Vue is the only remaining dog track in the Manchester area and even that is under threat. I have been to that for both dogs and speedway although the latter have moved to a new purpose built stadium. It is very difficult for the country to go to the dogs anymore. When John referred to a stadium near the "United ground" I immediately thought of the original United rather than the newcomers from Newton Heath. But the dog track (still going) in Sheffield is near the Wednesday ground |
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