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Topic : Local elections |
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| gazzer |
Not much newswise regarding the local elections so perhaps we could post questions then the candidates could e-mail* Peter(if he is not too busy). *for security reasons I will start. What are the candidates views on the proposed ring road/development on the outskirts of Silsden? |
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| ted |
tories have campaigned to build new bypass on our fields for years. |
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| Peter |
I can't remember seeing or receiving any leaflets, but the local election candidates who are vying for our vote on 6 May 2010 are: www.silsden.net/news/localelections2010/artwork/cravenward_2010.pdf |
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| Herself |
I know who WON'T be getting my vote. The ones who have year, after year, after year, allowed the footpath on Hillcrest Avenue to get into the state it is in. When just about everyone in Silsden is united in their opinon that , this is a DANGER to the elderly who have to use it to get to the CO-OP .There is an exception to every rule. This footpath is the exception. |
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| Peter |
Gazzer raises a very important question we should be asking our local prospective councilors. This website came into existence to coordinate the documents of the UDP and successfully allowed the residents of Silsden to stop the excessive housing increase proposed for Silsden. THE EXISTING UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (UDP) COMES TO AN END IN 2014 In 2014 we will probably again be defending Silsden against the might of developers. PLEASE READ www.silsden.net/udp/silsdenUDP_RDDP_Inspectors_Report.htm For those of you that think a bypass is the answer to our traffic problems THINK AGAIN. The last UDP proposal would have allowed the size of Silsden to increase by a third (at least 1500 new houses) and the proposed bypass was not going to happen, rather it would have been an access road to Ilkley and access road to Silsden.... it would have been too expensive to cross the canal. So how could the "bypass" be of any benefit to Silsden when it would just provide access to 1500 houses and most of the new residents would have been commuters. Would they have spent money in Silsden? Would they work in Silsden? Would they pay lots of council tax to Bradford? When was the last time you went through Bingley, when was the last time you actual stoped there, do you know if there are any new shops there? We don't need a bypass but we do need a ban on HGV vehicles through Silsden. |
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| gazzer |
Found some links for the candidates. Sums them up really www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/elections/news_elections_results_bradford/candidate/63/1087/4338/ www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/elections/news_elections_results_bradford/candidate/63/1087/4336/ www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/elections/news_elections_results_bradford/candidate/63/1087/4334/ |
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| carliol |
I'm not sure why a bypass has to be linked to a large number of extra houses. Addingham got a bypass, and there was no increase in houses followed that. It would be great to get the heavy traffic out of Silsden, can the local politicians not get a better deal for us? Although, on reflection, there isn't going to be any money to do anything! |
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| Peter |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) quoteI'm not sure why a bypass has to be linked to a large number of extra houses. Addingham got a bypass, and there was no increase in houses followed that. Next time you go to Ilkley and use the Addingham bypass look to the left and you will see lots of new houses.  PS You may have to use google satelite view and street map because of the high embankment on the bypass... but there are lots of houses just over the embankment. |
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| ted |
there is no need for a bypass. there is no situation in this town that remotely justifies the relevance of a bypass. any party that proposes such pointless plans will be vehemently opposed. |
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| carliol |
not 1500 new houses, can't be. and some of those were there before the bypass, I seem to remember from 25 years ago. Anyway, all academic, it's unlikely there will be significant changes to anything in next 10/15 years until our massive debts are paid off. |
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| gazzer |
quotenot 1500 new houses, can't be. and some of those were there before the bypass, I seem to remember from 25 years ago. Anyway, all academic, it's unlikely there will be significant changes to anything in next 10/15 years until our massive debts are paid off. I was at a meeting recently where one of the candidates said he had been speaking with developers just that week and this candidate seemed quite confident the development would go ahead in the not too distant future. Has anybody got any other questions for the candidates because i am sure they will read this? |
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| Peter |
Carliol, you didn't read my previous post correctly. The 1500 houses were the number the UDP proposed to build on the Banklands Area of Silsden in 2004. The houses would have been bordered by a bypass, which in practice would not actually been a bypass because it would not have crossed the canal. The developers were only interested in making money and the canal bridge which they had to pay for would have been very expensive. PLEASE READ (the short version) www.silsden.net/udp/silsdenUDP_RDDP_Inspectors_Report.htm ...and for more information the complete document www.bradford.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/153FC8D7-1B39-4EFC-897F-2EC9B91EE577/0/KeighleyMaster1.pdf The UDP will be reviewed in 2014 expect the proposal to build on Banklands to be on the agenda. Choose your local councilor wisely! |
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| pumbajunior |
quote When was the last time you went through Bingley, when was the last time you actual stoped there, do you know if there are any new shops there? We don't need a bypass but we do need a ban on HGV vehicles through Silsden. the last time i went through bingley was 30 minutes ago there are plenty of new shops there the shopping center has been completely revamped i remember bingley before the bypass theres no way it was better then the people driving through silsden as a short cut dont stop to shop they complain that shoppers slow them down on there rat run all the lack of a bypass does is make it more dangerous for silsdenites walking and shopping round the center bingley is alot nicer now you can actually get across the main road no problem and theres more parking at the side of the road for shoppers too |
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| carliol |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) Peter, many thanks for the info. I've lived in a few places that have been "bypassed", and they have all turned out better places to live, and actually more prosperous after a year or two. Locals who opposed it were pleasantly surprised how things turned out when the heavy traffic was diverted and the pollution reduced. But I realise it can be complicated by local politicians with vested interests. You are right that if it is looming again in 4 years time, people in Silsden should be involved soon, and have their say. |
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| Peter |
NOTE: the area of ground up from Banklands Lane was reserved for a junior school but was removed from the adopted UDP plan in 2005 and re-designated to be safeguarded land. It is now fenced off although it was used for recreational purposes for over 20 years (used to have rugby posts on it). I wonder what it will become in 2014? To remind you this is the land I am talking about maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=silsden&ie=UTF8&ll=53.913291,-1.928524&spn=0.002875,0.003691&t=h&z=18 x-ref for the topic silsden.net/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=782&recordnum=0 Choose your councilor wisely. |
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| localman |
reading them names it looks the russians are coming  |
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| Peter |
Do any of you know who these people are and what their policies are for Silsden? I haven't received anything through the door but we are expected to vote for one of them next Thursday. Perhaps there should be a box "none of the above" if they can't be bothered to let us know what they stand for. CHENEY Peter The Labour Party Candidate MALLINSON Andrew Charles The Conservative Party Candidate PIERSCIONEK Barbara Krystyna Liberal Democrat |
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| ted |
good point |
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| Peter |
quoteFound some links for the candidates. Sums them up really www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/elections/news_elections_results_bradford/candidate/63/1087/4338/ www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/elections/news_elections_results_bradford/candidate/63/1087/4336/ www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/elections/news_elections_results_bradford/candidate/63/1087/4334/ These links are now active but it just provides a profile of the candidates BUT there is no policy statement. |
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| carliol |
Peter...you are on to something here. Maybe they are just piggybacking on the national vote, but it's not the same thing, we need local issues addressed as well. Complacency on the part of the candidates? |
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| Janey_Jane |
From Keighleynews.co.uk: "The views of the candidates standing in both the general and district council elections are published in this week's Keighley News. We asked each of them to submit their own details and comments." Couldn't seem to find it published on the website though so looks like you'll have to buy a paper to read the article. |
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| Peter |
quoteFrom Keighleynews.co.uk: "The views of the candidates standing in both the general and district council elections are published in this week's Keighley News. We asked each of them to submit their own details and comments." Couldn't seem to find it published on the website though so looks like you'll have to buy a paper to read the article. Well, I bought the KN and looked..... but there was no information about what any of our prospective local councillors are standing for. None of the above is looking very good at the moment for the local election Choose your local councillor wisely.  |
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| gazzer |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) Post office clerks put up signs saying position closed And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats Janitors padlock the gates For security guards to patrol And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink While the married ones turn on a chat show And they'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow Gentlemen time please, you know we can't serve anymore Now the traffic lights change to stop, when there's nothing to go And by five o'clock everything's dead And every third car is a cab And ignorant people sleep in their beds Like the doped white mice in the college lab Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all The needle returns to the start of the song And we all sing along like before And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there The martians could land in the carpark and no one would care Close-circuit cameras in department stores shoot the same video every day And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed Just survive constant action replay Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all The needle returns to the start of the song And we all sing along like before And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow Bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs While angry from manchester writes to complain about All the repeats on t.v And computer terminals report some gains On the values of copper and tin While american businessmen snap up van goghs For the price of a hospital wing Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all The needle returns to the start of the song And we all sing along like before Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all |
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| localman |
what a load of rubbish get a life _____________________________ The time for talking is now over - use your vote! This thread is now closed. Peter |
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