http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/tags.php?tag=bournemouth The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 21:12:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=30952#post-87229 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:13:49 +0000 brian 87229@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>In a bid to cut down on accidents on its roads in recent years, Bournemouth Council had imposed speed restrictions, traffic calming and speed cameras. A spokesman recently boasted that this had resulted in a 20% reduction in casualties on just one stretch of road.</p> <p>When a letter in the local paper pointed out that this 20% reduction meant that the casualty rate had dropped from 5 to 4, there was a deafening silence. Instead, there are rumours that a Councilor statistician has calculated that by further reducing the speed limit, they can cut the accident rate by a further 20%. Their aim, he says is to eliminate all road accidents, however minor. "No one should have to put their lives at risk using Bournemouth's highways" he is quoted as saying. "If our new reductions are half as successful as previously, we may even contemplate going further and closing all our roads. We are determined that our roads will be the safest in Dorset." </p> <p>An independant expert has calculated that the odds of this Councillor being re-elected are reduced by 20% for every 20% reduction in casualties.</p> <p>Reuters by the Sea </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1195#post-3204 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:47:57 +0000 MADJEZ 3204@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>And I was going to do a nice story for next week about an Isle of Wight secret service hit-team infiltrating the hotel on fake passports in retaliation for all the stuff we've written about them. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1195#post-3156 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:31:29 +0000 sauce 3156@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>It's a reet shame; would have been lovely to meet more biscuits but since it's only us West Midlanders (JP, AJBlacker, Quaz and myself) and the estimable Mr Hack who were interested a bit expensive ... damn. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1195#post-3134 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:03:45 +0000 MADJEZ 3134@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>wondered why it had gone a bit quiet. I would have been there like a shot if I wasnt already being hijacked. Had even toyed with the idea of popping over for the evening since its not too far. </p> <p>Hope your daughter feels better soon. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1195#post-3129 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:41:25 +0000 jp1885 3129@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I guess so - the only people I know who were going was Sauce and Quaz, and they've both cancelled I think - dunno about Mr. Hack, who bravely tried to organise the shindig in the first place... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1195#post-3124 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:30:32 +0000 MADJEZ 3124@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>oh dear, shame. Does that mean it's off completely ? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1195#post-3121 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:20:12 +0000 jp1885 3121@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Happy birthday Jez!</p> <p>The Bournemouth idea kinda died I'm afraid. I was going to take my family there anyway for a weekend away, but my daughter hasn't been too well recently and started vomiting just as we were about to load up the car, so we've had to cancel :-( </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1195#post-3087 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:26:28 +0000 MADJEZ 3087@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Isn't it this weekend ? It's all gone very quiet of late.<br /> Well unfortunately due to having a rather embarrassing birthday on the Sunday (you can all sing for me after midnight) my family have taken me hostage for the weekend and much to my disgust I won't be able to come and meet everyone. It's doubly annoying as I’m just a short way up the coast.</p> <p>Hope you all have a cracking time and next week you can spill the gossip and embarrassing photos here. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=438#post-1426 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:40:09 +0000 Jammydodgers 1426@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Would love to go, but probably can't. Its a helluva long way and much work on at the mo.<br /> However might I suggest a refresh on dates and locations might spur some last minute interest from the gallery? I can't even remember when exactly it is - (in case my travels take me half way there or something, and by some freak I can justify getting along!, so I'm sure that any newbie might struggle to find the details... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=438#post-1257 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:42:27 +0000 jp1885 1257@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Me, the missus and the little 'un are still going - if no-one else turns up at least it's a weekend away on the coast.</p> <p>I assume Mr. Hack will be there, and our esteemed ed said he'd try to pop over Friday evening. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=438#post-1255 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:30:35 +0000 Scroat 1255@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>It's a large coastal resort town in the county of Dorset, England. The town has a population of 163,444 according to the 2001 Census, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth. With Poole and Christchurch it forms the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a total population of approximately 400,000. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=438#post-1253 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:21:46 +0000 saltire 1253@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Still a haven for grey hairs and T.E.F.L students. No 5* hotel in sight.</p> <p>No change soon. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=438#post-1250 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:19 +0000 brownpaperreporter 1250@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>After a cold start, sunshine later, highs of 6 degrees celsius. So plenty of topless sunbathing ahead </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=438#post-1249 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:53:09 +0000 sauce 1249@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Latest news, please? </p>