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Paul A Costello Richard MacDonald Historic England For Tyldesley

We're all heading to Tyldesley to paint the park railings on Elliott St, as our final (& free!) contribution to the For Tyldesley HAZ project. Huge thanks to Ian for sanding them in the rain yesterday! #volunteering
Historic England Wigan Council Heritage Trust Network Richard MacDonald

Planting in Tyldesley this morning. Plants chosen by local school kids at our old ting workshop ⁦RHS Bridgewater⁩

Dear Merseyside's Police Commissioner can we have some zero tolerance on drivers behaviour?

It may not have a direct relation to this case, but indirectly thoughtless, inconsiderate machinery operation encourages lack of care and reckless behaviour.

Tamagotchi are back.

Love Liverpool? Love its heritage?

Good, we want to hear from you!

We're drafting a Historic Environment Supplementary Planning Document which will provide detailed guidance & advice for works affecting the city's heritage assets.

#HaveYourSay at: t.ly/u7ojC

Remember the BMW we seized this morning…The recovery truck that came to collect it happened to drive past us this afternoon, complete with BMW on board. Lo and behold, it was overweight and in poor condition. Vehicle prohibited until load removed and more TOR’s issued 🤦‍♂️

In today’s edition, we dig deeper into the world of former Labour councillor Peter Mitchell and Big Help, his sprawling group of charities and companies.

The revelations in Part One of our investigation were alarming but things only get stranger in Part Two.

M&S and their aggressive de-high-streetification have had a bigger impact on our towns than any other single factor.

Their pull brought in 1000s of additional ancillary visits to other shops.

Look at it, everywhere.

I don't have any comments on the actual plans but this description of the material by a planning officer just highlights the visual and design illiteracy that stalks our planning system. What does it even mean?

If you vote for a Councillor who has CouncilTax arrears they have less democratic power than one who doesn't.

The law stops them from being able to vote on certain things other Councillors can.

This is why it's important to know if Councillors are in arrears.

This current trend of bangy-acousitic guitar coke-folk music really has to wind its neck in.

Moody day.

Clouds, heavy grey and pendulous dominate a landscape where the feeble fingers of watery sunlight reveal and make silver every puddle of the pock-marked tarmac.

You'll NEVER guess who the BMW driver was...

Cyclist 'nearly hit' by Huddersfield BMW driver takes him to court - and wins leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-new…

At the stunning Grade I listed St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Church tonight for a gig. A spectacular cast-iron church which allows spider-web-like tracery and a vast sanctuary stained-glass window.

I couldn’t face doing any book writing today so I decided to write my acknowledgments instead AND if that’s not a personal promise to get my book done and dusted fairly soonish I don’t know what is.

📣Calling Ashton businesses and building owners! Come along to a drop-in day to find out about the Town Centre Building Grant Scheme.

📆 Wed 24 April
⏰ 10am-6pm
📍 59 Gerard St (Clayto’s)

👉 wigan.gov.uk/Council/Projec…

Creative Heritage

Great to be leading on this as Project Managers of the new Building Grants Scheme in Ashton-in-Makerfield. I think its time to get the cakes ordered! 🧁🧁🧁@wiganCouncil Richard MacDonald IHBC North West Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee

If anyone wants to understand a bit more about about the physics of what happened with the water at West Kirby yesterday there is an educational film that might help.

youtu.be/gaI6kBVyu00?si…

Thants.

Turns out water does run down hill! The Prom at Festival gardens survives the spring tide. Didn’t need expensive engineering just a ditch in the grass and a slope towards the river