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30 December 2006, 10:12 pm

More on Manchester’s banned buses…

I’ve been delving a little deeper into GM Buses / UK North’s problems… Not being knowledgeable on “The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981″ or “The Transport Act 1985″, I don’t exactly know what the charges relate to. As there are however four charges, duplicated once for GM Buses and once for UK North I get the impression they could be in a fair bit of trouble.

- Consideration of disciplinary action under Section 17 (The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981)
- Consideration of Transport Managers Repute under Schedule 3 (The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981)
- Consideration of disciplinary action under Section 26 (The Transport Act 1985)
- Consideration of disciplinary action under Section 28 (The Transport Act 1985)

It will be interesting to see what happens on the 2nd when the public inquiry reconvenes.

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30 December 2006, 4:16 pm

Roman Bridge, Goyt Valley

Two photo’s of Roman Bridge just south of Marple. It’s a listed structure which allegedly dates from the 1700′s (if you believe everything you read on the internet!). I’m not at all convinced though – there’s nowhere near 300 years of spalling to the exposed stonework for a start, but I digress. It’s well worth a visit to see, but beware of the “roads” leading up to it from Marple Bridge or Mellor – they’re not adopted by the council and hence seriously knackered… my advice, take a 4×4 or walk!

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29 December 2006, 10:21 am

Seasonal Change

The difference a few months make to the woodland garden… December and September.

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26 December 2006, 7:26 pm

Moo-ing Clock

I think one of my christmas presents may well become one of those “with hindsight, it would have been better if we hadn’t have bought it” presents. My parents decided to buy me an alarm clock which moo’s when it goes off. The downside (which everyone in the house will discover at 6:30am tomorrow morning, due to the fact i’m at work in the morning) is that (a) the volume can’t be lowered; (b) it keeps moo-ing for one whole hour unless you can find the switch to disable it! I think I may need to develop some sort of additional muffler for it…

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23 December 2006, 11:40 pm

Manchester Pillow Fight Photo’s

I’ve never seen Albert Square so trashed before. I had wondered since I initially heard about this what would actually happen… see for yourself. I suppose the bill for the clean up operation and the deployment of the police riot vans (Tactical Aid Units they seem to be called nowdays) will come out of council tax monies. I’ve never seen so many feathers covering the ground, that and the fellow in the fluorescent yellow jacket should be ashamed of bringing such a manky pillow out in public. I hope it’s since been incinerated.