Burnley to merge with Blackburn
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Burnley to merge with Blackburn
Well. Here’s one bound to go down well in BB11. As part of the response to the forthcoming Devolution White Paper proposals are being formulated to restructure local government in Lancashire. The existing county council and the unitary councils of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen will be thrown into the melting pot and three new unitary councils created.
1. Central and South: Preston, South Ribble, Chorley and West Lancs
2. West/North:Blackpool, Wyre, Fylde, Lancaster and Ribble Valley
3. East: Hyndburn, Rossendale, Pendleton, Burnley and......you guessed it!
In addition a new Lancashire Combined Authority with a directly elected mayor will sit over the top of the three new unitary councils so that the existing two tier structure of local government in most of the county will be replaced by....errr...a two tier structure.
Let the fun begin
1. Central and South: Preston, South Ribble, Chorley and West Lancs
2. West/North:Blackpool, Wyre, Fylde, Lancaster and Ribble Valley
3. East: Hyndburn, Rossendale, Pendleton, Burnley and......you guessed it!
In addition a new Lancashire Combined Authority with a directly elected mayor will sit over the top of the three new unitary councils so that the existing two tier structure of local government in most of the county will be replaced by....errr...a two tier structure.
Let the fun begin
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Culmclaret wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 7:11 pmWell. Here’s one bound to go down well in BB11. As part of the response to the forthcoming Devolution White Paper proposals are being formulated to restructure local government in Lancashire. The existing county council and the unitary councils of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen will be thrown into the melting pot and three new unitary councils created.
1. Central and South: Preston, South Ribble, Chorley and West Lancs
2. West/North:Blackpool, Wyre, Fylde, Lancaster and Ribble Valley
3. East: Hyndburn, Rossendale, Pendleton, Burnley and......you guessed it!
In addition a new Lancashire Combined Authority with a directly elected mayor will sit over the top of the three new unitary councils so that the existing two tier structure of local government in most of the county will be replaced by....errr...a two tier structure.
Let the fun begin
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Pendle presumably. Bizarre that Ribble Valley is linked with Blackpool.
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I'll get the popcorn ready, i assume this is a cost-cutting exercise, but i don't see any logic to it otherwise.
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This will be fraught with difficulty politically but if it can be made to happen it's certainly the right thing to do. The current two tier system is fragmented, confusing, inefficient and unsustainable. The proposals would also mean better alignment to the NHS.
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Absolute ********. It just needs to be Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale. 250k pop. The perfect size for a unitary authority. Nobody wants to be associated with Blackburn, but Hyndburn will have to be. Ribble Valley is a massive issue. Put um with us and ensure Labour have to be moderate to have a fair chance of control.
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Yes Pendle....bloody predictive text came up with Pendleton
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Ribble Valley did not want to run with East Lancs so will be run from Blackpool instead - not sure how that will help themCulmclaret wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 7:11 pmWell. Here’s one bound to go down well in BB11. As part of the response to the forthcoming Devolution White Paper proposals are being formulated to restructure local government in Lancashire. The existing county council and the unitary councils of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen will be thrown into the melting pot and three new unitary councils created.
1. Central and South: Preston, South Ribble, Chorley and West Lancs
2. West/North:Blackpool, Wyre, Fylde, Lancaster and Ribble Valley
3. East: Hyndburn, Rossendale, Pendleton, Burnley and......you guessed it!
In addition a new Lancashire Combined Authority with a directly elected mayor will sit over the top of the three new unitary councils so that the existing two tier structure of local government in most of the county will be replaced by....errr...a two tier structure.
Let the fun begin
and yes the proposal is that East Lancs is run from down the road
It is a 4 year road map to get there and an awful lot of hurdles to overcome, the theory is that savings can be made by combine council staff and the Lancashire Mayor will give the county more say over its spending - the reality is likely to mean towns like ours are ignored.
Blackburn has been a great driver behind this, having been drunk with money from a government whose Home Secretary was their MP and who delighted in diverting government money to his seat from surrounding towns, they saw that we were starting to punch above our weight as replaced them in national prominence thanks to the respective fortunes of our clubs and less so the impact of having MP's whose parties were in Government.
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Twicers.
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The took the East Lancs title for cricket. They can f off if they think they can run us.
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Having done work with both Councils we would all be better off if Burnley took over Blackburn!
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It won’t happen.
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Money talks. Don't listen.
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Gerrymandering if the tories are behind it.
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Won't be long now before all East Lancs is Claret & Blue.
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There is a petition doing the rounds, just wish I knew how to post the link for it, needs everyone to sign it who’s against this, surely burnley council can’t be supporting this
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Several Labour administrations are in favour of local government reorganisation in Lancashire
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Disgraceful. Blackburn is a council under the control of 2 businesses who tell them what they want and the council facilitate it.
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We have regular contact with one department in most of the Local Authorities in the Northwest, and some in the midlands and Northeast. Looking at East Lancs, Blacburn/Darwen are excellent, possibly the best we deal with. Burnley/Pendle officers are non-existent and a bit of a joke, Hyndburn only slightly better whilst Rossendale at least outsource the work to a good alternative to having their own office.
If merging means improved services then it can't be any worse than now.
If merging means improved services then it can't be any worse than now.
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You can bet the council tax bills won't get any smaller whichever way things end up.
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Who are we and you do realise that Blackburn has multiple times the budget of Burnley don't you?WadingInDeeper wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:07 pmWe have regular contact with one department in most of the Local Authorities in the Northwest, and some in the midlands and Northeast. Looking at East Lancs, Blacburn/Darwen are excellent, possibly the best we deal with. Burnley/Pendle officers are non-existent and a bit of a joke, Hyndburn only slightly better whilst Rossendale at least outsource the work to a good alternative to having their own office.
If merging means improved services then it can't be any worse than now.
Also do you know that Jack Straw is the only reason we don't control ourselves?
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Exactly, small authorities can't afford to perform their duties and/or can't afford properly qualified and trained officers.summitclaret wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:26 pmWho are we and you do realise that Blackburn has multiple times the budget of Burnley don't you?
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Having worked with councils from most areas of Lancashire, I always found Blackburn Horrendous to deal with. I have no doubt that money is at the back of this crazy idea.
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Of course money is one of the main reasons and there's nothing wrong with that because council budgets have been decimated over the past decade, taxpayers generally want value for money and efficient public services, and local government reorganisation in Lancashire should mean more funding and devolution, as is the case in Manchester and Liverpool.
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In what capacity or field have you worked with BwD? I have had the opposite experience.WadingInDeeper wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:44 pmExactly, small authorities can't afford to perform their duties and/or can't afford properly qualified and trained officers.
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The new authority will need a new name, a combination of the 2 maybe? It'll be too controversial to use the beginning of either town name, so what if they go with Burn, from Blackburn....& ley, from Burnley & put them together?
Has a nice ring to it imo
Has a nice ring to it imo
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... it seems the merging has started...
Just saying
Just saying
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It's in a professional capacity. The people we deal with are consistent with how they apply guidelines, knowledgeable helpful and fair, comparable with the bigger city councils. However, I dare say some of my clients would take the opposite view to me.Burnley Ace wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:42 pmIn what capacity or field have you worked with BwD? I have had the opposite experience.
If the smaller authorities like Burnley/Pendle/Rossendale/Hyndburn etc found some way of pooling resources they could afford to improve their services.
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I see a geat deal of in fighting on the horizon.
The knobs in Bustardland will expect to become the top bananas and we become inferior beings fed on sops.
I say, let us have a vote on this idiotic notion before it happens.
Bustardland, is, and always has been the domicile of lesser beings.
The knobs in Bustardland will expect to become the top bananas and we become inferior beings fed on sops.
I say, let us have a vote on this idiotic notion before it happens.
Bustardland, is, and always has been the domicile of lesser beings.
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Or is it Blac(can’t say it) merges with mighty Burnley!
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For restructure read austerity. More cuts and savings to divert cash to the south east.
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This is all driven by the Government’s obsession with Combined Authorities and directly elected mayors. However you restructure local government,you create new issues to solve. In this case, in order to reflect the particular needs of Burnley and the other place, there will almost inevitably be the need to create new town councils for both, so for Burnley this will mean that three layers of government ( the Lancashire Combined Authority, the East Lancs Unitary Council and Burnley Town Council) will replace LCC and Burnley Borough Council. All three layers might feasibly have different political control and there will be significant tensions within an East Lancs Unitary almost inevitably based on Blackburn with Darwen as the ‘continuing authority’. Just what we need in the middle of a global crisis is a local government reorganisation!
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Didn’t Caligula once try to elect his horse as Consul ?
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will anybody notice or care who their council is? as long as the bins get collected I couldn't give a monkeys
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Yes because local authorities are responsible for crucial services like social care, education, public health, highways, housing and environmental.claret2018 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:04 pmwill anybody notice or care who their council is? as long as the bins get collected I couldn't give a monkeys
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They are also responsible for overseeing the safety of sports stadia working with other agencies through Safety Advisory Groups. So we would not want the power to close TM to be exercised from a council based up the M65.......
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May the Lord stop this unhloly merger.
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Everything will be called Burnley
It will need its own South Asian Embassy
It will need its own South Asian Embassy