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HERE WE GO AGAIN... Results 1 - 20 of 57 Posted by Vocal Local, on 12-04-2007 13:07, IMHO the only way to make the point is some good old 'Direct action' The Townie, second home buying urbanites, will not be happy until they have killed and removed the actual reason they moved here for in the first place..........The Community and the locals, all that will be left is the shell of Bridport covered in expensive cars, posh houses, and full of PC townies drinking in wine bars....... I think it is absolutley disgusing, that the echo, could not even mention this website, for that matter they could of at least got the point!!   Posted by Draino, on 12-04-2007 13:32, It would not be so bad if second home owners paid double council tax intead of half...   Posted by Carlito, on 12-04-2007 13:42, Nah...if they paid double council tax we'd end up with twice as many traffic calming schemes and pedestrian crossings. So...do you reckon we'll get a similar front page in the Wip-Wop or are they going to play it safe? Let's face it, there's probably an extremely important charity coffee morning taking place that needs more coverage than this.   Posted by Vocal Local, on 12-04-2007 15:34, Good point, at least it would give something to the council....But it would not put them off as these folk can afford it..!!! A example of what these second home owners do to villages can be seen in most villages over the christmas period, half the houses are empty. My own village turns into a ghost town, when i can remember it always used to be full of kids and people at christmas a real sense of community.....NOW ITS GONE Put the townies off I say!!! Under hand tactics are needed ;-)   Posted by goccibos, on 13-04-2007 07:48, RIP OFF BRIDPORT The town I love is becoming a car park for the filthy rich, I expect shops will only serve people with premier accounts or houses worth more than 400K like the HSBC in Poole(sure Scummerfields will keep us fed and watered). Bat you have a mission   Posted by Vocal Local, on 13-04-2007 08:11, Well The wip wop has basically wipped the story from the echo and Wopped it in the paper, but with several quotes and a mention of this very site.   Posted by Real World, on 13-04-2007 08:11, Draino: get your facts right - we second home owners get a 10% discount on council tax.   Posted by Rosieo6, on 13-04-2007 09:02, RealWorld - I thought you couldn't stand the heat and got out of the kitchen, well I'm glad bigbad Carlito didn't scare you off. My point still stands - 10% off is still going the wrong way - if you can afford 2 houses then you should pay double council tax on your second home. Who else agrees?   Posted by Carlito, on 13-04-2007 09:24, Realworld! You're back! Oh how I've missed you. Since you've been gone, I have promised the whole site that I am turning over a new leaf and being nice as much as possible. So - did you enjoy the lovely Bridport sunshine over the Easter Weekend? A pub lunch or two perhaps? GOOD. Well back to the ol' grind stone eh? Got to pay those discounted bills, and keep the family fit and healthy. I wonder if you'll get the chance to look at This article on the BBC website today?Good to see you back. Group hug?   Posted by Vocal Local, on 13-04-2007 11:04, Right I was Born in Bridport General,and been subjected to dorset speak for most of my life and I believe some of the above terms to be incorrect and supplied by newbys.. Fraggle- Person From Portland Fraggle Rock - Portland All reeeet - Hello Where you too - Where are you Snuh - Son or Son'er term used to good mates hell ov er - To agree, excellent, to make something sound bigger- 'like hell ov er big hill snuh' or 'hell ov er good deal' Jobzagoodun - anything done well and ended sucessfully   Posted by Chief Wigam, on 13-04-2007 11:32, I have to say I agree with you Rosieo6, it is disgraceful that our council members see an easy way to raise money is to put up parking permit prices. I would not be surprised to see car park prices rise as well fairly soon, just as the tourists start to arrive. Perhaps they want to encourage locals not to have cars. This would make more room for the visitors and the cash they bring with them???. Unfortunatly most of us, me included need a car for work etc. and will just end up paying the price. On the subject of the 'parking for free' section, one thing that anoys me is the van that parks near the traffic lights in East Street. If I worked in East Street and parked in a similar spot how long would it be before I was moved on or got a ticket???   Posted by Carlito, on 13-04-2007 11:43, That's the horrible truth Rosie. It will never end...unless BridportRadio really CAN come to the rescue. I think we're kicking up a pretty public fuss at the moment. Who knows, maybe raising the profile of this site will give us more ""power"" to influence in the future? Oh, and I have been very calm lately,   Posted by Carlito, on 13-04-2007 13:58, Realworld - I'm counting to ten...1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 OH SOD IT! Offer young couples a room in our houses??!! In your ridiculously ill-informed and inexperienced wisdom, you've TOTALLY missed the point! There are swarms of people who live and work in Bridport who are living in rooms in other people's houses and flats ALREADY. WHY? Because they can't afford to buy there own! THAT'S WHY! May I please ask the editor to start cropping Realworld's posts before I mess myself with rage! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Ahh...that's better.   Posted by Editor, on 13-04-2007 14:05, Sorry Carlito - I just couldn't resist posting RealWorlds comments in all their ignorant and insulting glory, he really has no idea...   Posted by Vocal Local, on 13-04-2007 14:12, Realworld, are you for real.....Infantile drivel!!!!!! Can you not grasp why the locals are not happy about all this...REALLY????? Young people cannot afford homes here in Bridport........simple. Due to the ever increasing house prices, the next generation are forced into moving!! KISS GOOD BYE to the thriving, community who made Bridport Bridport. On top of this we see OUR town changing into a souless extention of the home counties full of posh cars, wine bars and a sea of houses with no one in them!!!!! Feck me, how many people do I know who can barely afford to rent a house let alone buy one!!!!   Posted by Carlito, on 13-04-2007 14:20, Here's my idea for a Mikki Mug - No design required. It simply says in bloody large letters... BRIDPORTRADIO - THE ETERNAL STRUGGLE AGAINST (THE) REALWORLD - which makes me wonder. Realworld is you name MEANT to be ironic?   Posted by MCsanandreas, on 13-04-2007 15:15, the Welsh had the right idea.BURN EM!! torch the holiday homes.yes yes yes burn some sense into em. light the fires now!!!   Posted by Sprockley, on 13-04-2007 17:52, Realworld:- I am so utterly astounded at your blantent ignorence that I am finding it hard to come up with a simple enough way for you to understand 'us locals' point of view. I am a working, single mum, of three. I live on minimum wage and live in a tiny two bedroom flat/shoebox, as the local council have no lo-cost houses available because they sold them all off in the 80&90's. My children are 8, 9 and 3 months and the elder ones have never even had the simple priviledge of their own garden. If the cost of housing was less, so would be the cost of renting.(At the moment your average privately rented three bedroomed property is about £650-700 a month) Unfortunatly because people like you are buying up all our properties housing prices are rising and rising. I tell you what..... why don't you rent me your house at an affordable price, and maybe all will be forgiven!   Posted by tuzo, on 13-04-2007 20:12, so much anger.. make me wonder what you are all frightened of? change? affordable housing is a real issue, but the underlying spite and mistrust of ""non locals"" is tragic, burn em? and you complain you are seen as pitchfork weilders? YOU ARE... but hiding behind anonimity here. No point in saying grow up, its too late for that.   Posted by tuzo, on 13-04-2007 20:13, and p.s whats the editor doing saying sorry to carlito?   << Start < Prev 1 2 3 Next > End >> Go back to the article | Add your comment

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