t020 Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Originally posted by fuzzy If we are so big - Why do they never put us on the weather map??? Cos nobody needs to know where we are They quite often do now, actually. I've noticed the BBC have started showing Sheffield more often on their main weather, and other cities too that they don't usually show, though admittedly they still show other cities like Manchester a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Who gives a damn. Tick the boxes . Do you like living here? Is it a beautifull city ? Do you want hordes of ignorant southern gits moving here? and paying stupid money for property Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t020 Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Do you like living here? Yes Is it a beautifull city ? Yes and No Do you want hordes of ignorant southern gits moving here? and paying stupid money for property Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs_Vinnie Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by richard This is what the UN has to say about the matter as at 1996. http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/citydata/default.asp?contid=5&cid=826 London 'Greater London' population 7,074,265. Birmingham population 1,020,589 Leeds population 726,939 Glasgow population 616,430 Sheffield population 530,375 Bradford population 483,422 Liverpool population 467,995 Edinburgh population 448,850 Manchester population 430,818 Fife population 349,300 Cardiff population 315,040 Dudley population 312,194 Wigan population 309,786 I never knew Wigan or Dudley were so big. I live in a village in between St. Helens and Wigan and the reason that Wigan is quoted as having a population of 310,000 is because following the local government reorganisation in 1974, Wigan Metropolitan Borough was one of six metropolitan areas that was formed. The creation of this new borough swallowed up several neighbouring Lancashire towns and villages, e.g. Leigh, Ashton-in-Makefield, Golborne, Atherton and Tyldesley plus many, many smaller places, taking the Wigan MBC boundary all the way up to the Salford border. Consequently, Wigan, which had previously been a medium sized town (approx. 100,000 pop.) suddenly jumped up the national table to make it the 12th largest metropolitan district in the country, and now spans the full distance across from Merseyside to Greater Manchester. The problem with all this carving up was that whilst it may have suited to have local administrative boundaries, certain identities became blurred, and even lost. For example, I live just inside, and pay council tax to, St. Helens Borough, but have a Wigan postcode and Wigan telephone number. Until only a few years ago we used to come under the Preston Area (!!!) phonebook, and currently come under the Wigan and Bolton Area (!!!) Yellow Pages. We are in the Parliamentary Ward of St. Helens North, and our Euro Ward (!!) is Merseyside East, despite our address signifying we live in Greater Manchester...!?! Just south of us is Haydock (part of St. Helens, Merseyside), which was lumbered with a Warrington, Cheshire postcode somewhere along the way and just east of us is Ashton-in-Makerfield (pop. 35,000) part of which sits in St. Helens Borough and part of which sits in Wigan Borough. Confused.....??? You bet.....!! Why can't we just go back to Lancashire, please.....?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Dan Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by t020 Do you want hordes of ignorant southern gits moving here? and paying stupid money for property Yes Funnily enough, t020, your opinions (generally) would be acceptred more readily down south... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggletail Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 I always thought it was London, birmingham, manchester, sheffield being the fourth. That was the statistic in the eighties anyway, i'm sure:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmiles85 Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Are you in somewhere like Newton Le Willows? Originally posted by Lancs_Vinnie I live in a village in between St. Helens and Wigan and the reason that Wigan is quoted as having a population of 310,000 is because following the local government reorganisation in 1974, Wigan Metropolitan Borough was one of six metropolitan areas that was formed. The creation of this new borough swallowed up several neighbouring Lancashire towns and villages, e.g. Leigh, Ashton-in-Makefield, Golborne, Atherton and Tyldesley plus many, many smaller places, taking the Wigan MBC boundary all the way up to the Salford border. Consequently, Wigan, which had previously been a medium sized town (approx. 100,000 pop.) suddenly jumped up the national table to make it the 12th largest metropolitan district in the country, and now spans the full distance across from Merseyside to Greater Manchester. The problem with all this carving up was that whilst it may have suited to have local administrative boundaries, certain identities became blurred, and even lost. For example, I live just inside, and pay council tax to, St. Helens Borough, but have a Wigan postcode and Wigan telephone number. Until only a few years ago we used to come under the Preston Area (!!!) phonebook, and currently come under the Wigan and Bolton Area (!!!) Yellow Pages. We are in the Parliamentary Ward of St. Helens North, and our Euro Ward (!!) is Merseyside East, despite our address signifying we live in Greater Manchester...!?! Just south of us is Haydock (part of St. Helens, Merseyside), which was lumbered with a Warrington, Cheshire postcode somewhere along the way and just east of us is Ashton-in-Makerfield (pop. 35,000) part of which sits in St. Helens Borough and part of which sits in Wigan Borough. Confused.....??? You bet.....!! Why can't we just go back to Lancashire, please.....?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs_Vinnie Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Garswood. A small village just to the west of Ashton-in-Makerfield, on the railway line between Wigan and St.Helens. How's it going up Standish way (the Beverley Hills of Wigan).....?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmiles85 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Oh I know where that is, its not that far from Three Sisters really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mer1002 Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 I work for directory enquiries ... and southport still comes under lancashire!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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