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GregP Nov 2023 9:48pm, 25 Nov 2023 149,283 posts	0 GregP Stafford is divided into three - “Near Quimby”, “Near Gobi” and “Near Crewe”.
Dvorak Nov 2023 11:45pm, 25 Nov 2023 27,357 posts	0 Dvorak Stafford has iirc Britain's oldest wallpaper. I'm from: Near Stirling Near Falkirk 20 miles from Glasgow And in a callback to page 517, my mate was telling me at parkrun how he'd bought this Amazon Black Friday deal, a special light for his toilet.
Sigh Nov 2023 9:51am, 26 Nov 2023 23,667 posts	0 Sigh The biggest problem with Stafford as a County Town is that it is a shithole. I had to go in last week to pay a cheque into the bank, and encountered more litter and broken glass than I've seen for a while. This was on a Tuesday afternoon, it wasn't like I'd beaten the street cleaners out.
Oscar the Grouch Nov 2023 9:56am, 26 Nov 2023 6,845 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch Expect more of the same, Sigh. No funding for local authorities means choices have to be made. Unless there is a proactive Town Council that will step into the breach, this is the future. It will take more than a decade to get back on any kind of footing, even if they changed things today (spoiler - they won't). But these things are the visual realisation of how things are when you have cut everything else and there's no more service realignment/rationalisation/ transformation/any other word for cuts, left.
Sigh Nov 2023 12:50pm, 26 Nov 2023 23,669 posts	0 Sigh Sad but true, Oscar. And this is in a Tory 'safe seat' (currently Bill Ca$h)
stilldreaming Nov 2023 1:06pm, 26 Nov 2023 1,305 posts	0 stilldreaming Sigh Noticing litter is I think a downside of being retired I've got so annoyed with litter in our area that I joined a volunteer litter picking group when I retired. One of the things on my list of 'things to do' tomorrow is to clean up an area on a quiet country lane where I walk my dog, which is also frequented by individuals who deal drugs and dump their takeaway cr*p!! Brings out the Victor Meldrew in me!!
Sigh Nov 2023 1:09pm, 26 Nov 2023 23,673 posts	0 Sigh Well done, stilldreaming! I often collect litter when out walking the dog, but Stafford town centre took it to another level (or depth).
Fragile Do Not Bend Nov 2023 2:37pm, 26 Nov 2023 11,821 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Hello from sort of nearish France.
GlennR Nov 2023 12:58pm, 27 Nov 2023 73,583 posts	0 GlennR I'm not going to describe where I live as "near Suffolk".
3M Nov 2023 4:08pm, 27 Nov 2023 22,698 posts	0 3M I can describe my home as "Surrounded by nearby North Yorkshire". (Unless I'm filling in a form on-line using the Royal Mail's postal address rules. Then I have to ignore the city's unitary authority status again and be part of North Yorkshire, else I can't ever click on the Save/Send/Next button! Funny, because it doesn't think Leeds is part of West Yorks, or Manchester is part of Lancs...)