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Ex Shelton Seagull

New member
Jul 7, 2003
1,522
Block G, Row F, Seat 175
The LDC front man was proudly proclaiming the results of this poll on BBC this morning. Somebody want to drop him an e-mail telling him he got the results round the wrong way in the first place and invite him to see the current results?
 






Seagull Stew

Well-known member
Jul 30, 2003
1,416
Brighton
Sent to editorial:

So will you be making public the latest figures in your poll for Lewes District council's decision to challenge the rightful decision to award Brighton & Hove Albion their stadium or will you continue to spout the lies about a majority of people thinking LDC's decision is right?
 










Wardy

NSC's Benefits Guru
Oct 9, 2003
11,219
In front of the PC
85:15 in favour of the No's now.
 




Kent Seagull

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
2,062
Tenterden, Kent
This is now on the Sussex Express website

FALMER PETITION FAILS

A BARRAGE of hostile questions from Brighton and Hove Albion supporters was fired at Lewes District Council on Wednesday.
But, as expected, members remained determined to challenge John Prescott's decision to allow an Albion football stadium in Falmer.
Fans see the council's action in the High Court as a waste of money.
Firle resident Ed Bassford spoke for most of the 25 supporters present at the full council meeting when he said the people of Lewes district had a right to be angry.
Presenting a petition containing 5,165 signatures, collected in a week in the district in favour of Falmer, he said: 'If this case (against the Falmer venue] is lost – and who believes the Government won't contest it vigorously and expensively? – the costs could rise significantly.
'And we are genuinely fearful for our public services.
'And if the council is hanging its case on the expectation that a High Court judge will find that planning law somehow prevents any development in protected countryside, the case will be lost.'
Earlier, council member for planning Cllr Neil Commin spelt out the costs involved.
He told the meeting: 'We estimate the total cost to ourselves, and Government legal costs, to be a maximum of £65,000.
'If we win, it will cost us nothing. If we lose, it will cost us that sum.'
He said Falmer Parish Council had committed £30,000, Lewes District Council £25,000 and the Sussex Downs Society and the South Downs Joint Committee £5,000 each.
Asked, if the challenge was rejected, would the council accept that as the end of the matter, he added: 'The council would have to evaluate the High Court's decision when it is known.
'The council does not intend to allocate any more funding, but other parties might be prepared to fund further action.'
And he gave a strong hint that, if the £65,000 costs did escalate seriously at the hearing, he would consider resigning from the council.
He might find his position was untenable in those circumstances, he added.
Asked what he considered the chances of council success in the High Court to be, he said the legal advice was that the chances were 'reasonable to good'.
* Cllr Andrew Small (Ouse Valley and Ringmer) presented a petition with 51 signatures in support of a stadium at Falmer.
 




Jul 12, 2003
753
Oxfordshire
Voted... 84% No
 










Seagull Stew

Well-known member
Jul 30, 2003
1,416
Brighton
Caveman said:
Have to admit that I dropped a bollock last night and voted yes in error :down:

But I put it right on my mates PC by voting yes. :)

So I must take some blame. Sorry! :down:

So you voted yes twice?
 








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