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WHAT you’ve been saying on our Facebok page:
●●LABOUR councillor Samara Barnes criticises Valley MPs on Partygate ‘silence’ (April 15):
Kate Conboy: Samara is right, their silence is deafening...they take us for fools.
Myles Rowlinson: They need to go nothing less, everyone who was at these parties. There were people with gyms got fined £10,000 for breaking lockdown rules. These people made the rules and still broke them worst of all lied all along until the got fined. Resign.
Philip Amatt: Stay silent guys. We are sick of hearing about it. Speak up about things that matter though. This doesn’t.
Annie Lumb: Shut up... there’s far more worrying situations going on in the world at the moment, and I bet most of you broke lock down rules.
Sam Haworth: I’m disgusted, I’m CEV and was shielding. I was also told if I became ill due to covid I wouldn’t be offered a ventilator if it was needed due to the emergency laws that were introduced
Patrick Pepperday: Completely insignificant with what’s going on in the world with the pandemic, risk of world war and energy crisis, what are we doing discussing if the PM had cake! Other world leaders are ***ing themselves laughing at the level of intelligence of some of the UK population.
Klaus Jeppesen: Berry will say what Boris tells him to say - as usual. “It’s not the right time!!” - coz it may damage at the local elections.
John Smith: Why is it if you are a Tory voter it’s ok to break the law and lie to the houses of parliament, the Queen and the struggling and grieving people of the UK. It’s not party politics it is a moral issue
●●CAKE artist Mollie Robbins to open her first ever high street shop - in Rawtenstall (April 15):
Geraldine George: Wishing her the very best of luck.
Anne Ingham: Good luck Mollie x
Peter Hargreaves: Will Paul Hollywood open it
Judy Taylor: Good luck Mollie it will be amazing x
●●TRIBUTES following shock death of Sylvia Lancaster (April 15):
Michelle Howarth: So sad - broken heart right there that lady bless her
Maureen Craig: Such a beautiful soul, I hope she goes straight into her daughter’s arms once again, reunited with many special memories
Alison Jackson: So sad R.I.P Sylvia
Hayley Diane Carpenter: God bless
Kay Critchlow: Rest in peace reunited with your baby girl
Margaret Moody: So sad rip Sylvia
Anne Smith: So very sad. Rest in peace Sylvia with your arms around Sophie.
Sharyn Mckittrick: Very sad news
Jean Bennett: Died with a broken heart x
Steve Bright: RIP Sylvia x
Jill Jackson WasPollard: RIP Sylvia you have done Sophie proud with all your hard work and dedication. Rest now and hope your in the arms of your beautiful daughter love and hugs sent to your family too x
Kat Cuth: R.i.p Sylvia my thoughts are with the family. She is now with her daughter.
Lindzi M Marie: Aw so very sad you have done your daughter Sophie very proud rest in peace x
Joan Reece: So terribly sad.
David Crankshaw: Just heard her talking on BBC Radio 2 last week (Jeremy Vine Show).
Sharon Burnett: R.I.P Sylvia you have done your daughter proud..You fought every corner for her to stop all the hatred..A remarkable woman..Sleep tight with your beautiful daughter S.O.P.H.I.E xxx
Iain Ian Lancaster: Bless her. RIP Vanessa Watson: R.I.P. Sylvia lovely lady, sleep tight x
Lucy Taylor: Very sad news but at least she is with her beloved daughter now, R.I.P Sylvia
Phyllis Guest: So very sad, RIP lovely lady. x
●●LANCASHIRE residents could soon be taxed when visiting Wales (April 18):
Hilary Fairclough: That’s the most ridiculous thing to do for tourism, people will go elsewhere.
Patrick Pepperday: The Welsh economy needs all the help it can get, why make it worse? People will go elsewhere, it doesn’t make sense.
Michael Hew: Plenty of other options...tax free / not in Wales!
Cheryl Brine: People will just go elsewhere. There are many beautiful parts in these isles to be visiting
Christopher Walton: Talk about shooting yourselves in the foot.
Sab Rani: They’ll be taxing the air we breathe pretty soon - it’s never gonna stop so if they do go ahead, please don’t bother visiting.
Mike Hughes: I lived in Bristol for 25 years, and to go into Wales you had to pay a Toll on the Bridge to get into Wales, yet you could come back into England for free. Says it all really. England will just let anyone in.
Lorna Doodahs Stanworth: I won’t visit Wales...simples
Tracy Louise Lewis: Is it going to work the other way too?
Karl Holmes: Just boycott, spend your money elsewhere
Carol Whaley: If the Scottish abandoned the idea that should speak volumes
Julie Marie: Just wondering if you’re all going to boycott Greece, France, Portugal, the Balearics too? There are lots of countries that charge tourism taxes, no need to be so outraged by it!
Owen Smith: I apologise for my government and their idiotic ideas. Do me a favour if they do bring in this tax please go to the Lake District instead and show them how losing tourists will hurt their pockets