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    Only in Slough

    https://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/new...ence-off-land/

    A story about failed planning permission

    Followed by interesting comments:

    https://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/comments/25221747/

    Are these the real residents?
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

    #2
    I don't read news, but broke a rule for this and started with the comments and then the article

    the intention seems to have sense, the people purchased (relatively) small pieces of land which enabled them to extend their gardens and then they fenced it off and all hell broke loose

    what a shame

    Milan.

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      #3
      There's a row going on down near Slough...

      The thread title was there.

      qh
      Last edited by quackhandle; 9 June 2025, 14:26.
      He had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.

      I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.

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        #4
        Originally posted by quackhandle View Post
        There's a row going on down in Slough...

        The thread title was there.

        qh
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7kUDkK70qQ

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          #5
          Originally posted by milanbenes View Post
          I don't read news, but broke a rule for this and started with the comments and then the article

          the intention seems to have sense, the people purchased (relatively) small pieces of land which enabled them to extend their gardens and then they fenced it off and all hell broke loose

          what a shame

          Milan.
          Planning says Nooooooo.....
          "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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            #6
            Originally posted by quackhandle View Post
            There's a row going on down near Slough...

            The thread title was there.

            qh
            Some of us are old but not that old ...
            "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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              #7
              Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

              Some of us are old but not that old ...
              I am.

              The top 100 songs of 1979 has some belters in it (along with some utter dross).

              https://uk-charts.co.uk/index.php/ch...4-top-100-1979
              01 Art Garfunkel Bright Eyes
              02 Cliff Richard We Don't Talk Anymore
              03 Dr Hook When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
              04 Tubeway Army Are 'Friends' Electric
              05 Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive
              06 The Boomtown Rats I Don't Like Mondays
              07 Blondie Heart Of Glass
              08 Lena Martell One Day At A Time
              09 Blondie Sunday Girl
              10 Roxy Music Dance Away
              11 Ian & The Blockheads Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
              12 The Village People YMCA
              13 The Police Message In A Bottle
              14 M Pop Muzik
              15 Pink Floyd Another Brick In The Wall
              16 Elvis Costello & The Attractions Oliver's Army
              17 Gary Numan Cars
              18 The Bee Gees Tragedy
              19 Anita Ward Ring My Bell
              20 Racey Some Girls
              21 Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love
              22 The Buggles Video Killed The Radio Star
              23 Janet Kay Silly Games
              24 BA Robertson Bang Bang
              25 Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions Boogie Wonderland
              26 The Police Walking On The Moon
              27 Abba Chiquitita
              28 The Three Degrees Woman In Love
              29 Squeeze Cool For Cats
              30 The Bellamy Brothers If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
              31 Squeeze Up The Junction
              32 The Sex Pistols Something Else / Friggin' In The Riggin'
              33 Peaches & Herb Reunited
              34 Lene Lovich Lucky Number
              35 Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
              36 The Dooleys Wanted
              37 Michael Jackson Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
              38 Sad Cafe Every Day Hurts
              39 The Village People In The Navy
              40 Blondie Dreaming
              41 Earth Wind & Fire September
              42 Abba Gimme Gimme Gimme
              43 Abba Angeleyes / Voulez Vous
              44 Chic I Want Your Love
              45 Racey Lay Your Love On Me
              46 The Real Thing Can You Feel The Force?
              47 The Tourists I Only Want To Be With You
              48 The Jacksons Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
              49 Roxy Music Angel Eyes
              50 Edwin Starr Contact
              51 Dave Edmunds Girls Talk
              52 Dollar Love's Gotta Hold On Me
              53 Boney M Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday
              54 Abba Does Your Mother Know
              55 The Police Can't Stand Losing You
              56 The Commodores Still
              57 Electric Light Orchestra Don't Bring Me Down
              58 Earth Wind & Fire After The Love Has Gone
              59 The Shadows Don't Cry For Me Argentina
              60 Gerry Rafferty Night Owl
              61 Abba I Have A Dream
              62 The Crusaders Street Life
              63 The Sex Pistols C'mon Everybody
              64 Olivia Newton-John A Little More Love
              65 The Gibson Brothers Que Sera Mi Vida
              66 The Shadows Theme From 'the Deer Hunter' (Cavatina)
              67 The Jam Eton Rifles
              68 Leif Garrett I Was Made For Dancin'
              69 The Special AKA Gangsters
              70 Amii Stewart Knock On Wood
              71 McFadden & Whitehead Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
              72 Rainbow Since You've Been Gone
              73 Amii Stewart Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven
              74 Status Quo Whatever You Want
              75 Ian Dury & The Blockheads Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)
              76 Darts Duke Of Earl
              77 Quantum Jump The Lone Ranger
              78 Randy Vanwarmer Just When I Needed You Most
              79 Chic Good Times
              80 Patrick Hernandez Born To Be Alive
              81 The Sugarhill Gang Rapper's Delight
              82 Driver 67 Car 67
              83 Electric Light Orchestra Shine A Little Love
              84 Supertramp The Logical Song
              85 Madness One Step Beyond
              86 Wings Goodnight Tonight
              87 David Bowie Boys Keep Swingin'
              88 Fleetwood Mac Tusk
              89 The Ramblers The Sparrow
              90 The Dooleys The Chosen Few
              91 Sister Sledge He's The Greatest Dancer
              92 Queen Don't Stop Me Now
              93 Eruption One Way Ticket
              94 Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing
              95 The Beach Boys Lady Lynda
              96 Sham 69 Hersham Boys
              97 Gene Chandler Get Down
              98 The Gibson Brothers Ooh What A Life
              99 Gary Moore Parisienne Walkways
              100 The Flying Lizards Money
              England's greatest sailor since Nelson lost the armada.

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                #8
                John Betjeman: "Come friendly bombs" etc. .
                When the fun stops, STOP.

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                  #9
                  All these years and I thought they were singing Kingston Rifles not Eton Rifles.

                  PS Nobody mentioned friendly bombs yet?
                  Last edited by xoggoth; 10 June 2025, 08:45.
                  bloggoth

                  If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
                  John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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