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Drugs fury over 50 syringes found at West Cliff Green beauty spot (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Drugs fury over 50 syringes found at West Cliff Green beauty spot
9:00am Saturday 27th October 2012 in News By Arron Hendy
A RESIDENTS’ group is calling for action after tourists discovered 50 syringes dumped at a beauty spot.
The haul of drug paraphernalia happened at West Cliff Green – a spot where children play and walkers enjoy the views from the clifftop.
Locals are calling for more to be done to stop addicts from using the park for dealing and taking illegal substances.
The organisers of regular litter picks reported three used syrin-ges being found at the green the day before the pile of needles were found next to the public toilets on the cliff top.
Roger Bellingham and his wife Hazel decided to call the police to have the needles removed after she passed the tourists on her morning jog.
Mr Bellingham, 69, said: “We didn’t know if the needles had been used or not.
“It was disgusting and whoever left them must have been out of their minds.”
Mr Bellingham said the problem needed to be stopped as there were a number of hotels overlooking the green and the popular West Cliff zigzag path to the beach is also close by.
Chris Colledge, chairman of West Cliff Green Residents association, and co-ordinator of the neighbourhood watch group, said drugs had become more of a problem there this year and his group found syringes every time they carried out a litter pick.
Mr Colledge said police should visit the green more and is also calling for a permanent or mobile CCTV camera to be installed there.
He said: “You can see people selling drugs there and you can smell marijuana.”
Mr Colledge is also calling for action after the toilets were left covered in graffiti and wants the council to take away the bin for the disposal of needles in the public toilets.
He added: “Surely this ‘sharp instrument facility’ sends out the wrong message that ‘shooting up’ with needles is acceptable?”
A Bournemouth council spokes-man said the pile of syringes were found to still be unused and in their packets unlike those found on the litter pick.
Sergeant Dave Moore, of the Bournemouth Central safer neighbourhood team, said police patrols have been increased in the area following the incident and vowed they are committed to tackling drugs.
He said: “Whoever left the needles on this occasion was wholly irresponsible and showed no thought towards the impact their actions would have on the community.”
Comments(40)
BIGTONE
says...
9:24am Sat 27 Oct 12
What a stupid statement. We all know druggies are irresponsible when off their faces.
look at that nose
says...
9:56am Sat 27 Oct 12
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
penhale
says...
10:16am Sat 27 Oct 12
MrPitiful
says...
10:59am Sat 27 Oct 12
look at that nose wrote:This wins the award for comment of the week - no - month!!!
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
Mr N James
says...
11:05am Sat 27 Oct 12
pete woodley
says...
11:19am Sat 27 Oct 12
Turtlebay
says...
12:43pm Sat 27 Oct 12
They usually are, on drugs!
muscliffman
says...
12:45pm Sat 27 Oct 12
This is indeed the face of the tatty real Bournemouth that we are increasingly concerned about living in. Not the pleasant fantasy Bournemouth that the Leader waxes lyrical about from the comfort of his Town Hall Ivory Tower - on the letters page.
What hope for any improvement when those in charge are apparently in blind denial about the problems.
elite50
says...
12:50pm Sat 27 Oct 12
look at that nose wrote:You absolute creep!
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
The "old men" have worked all of their lives, payed their taxes, raised, educated and tried to show their kids how to be decent members of the community (your parents obiously failed).
It is YOUR turn now!
They have already EARNED their pension!
When do you think it will be YOUR turn?
spooki
says...
2:10pm Sat 27 Oct 12
l'anglais
says...
3:03pm Sat 27 Oct 12
elite50 wrote:You really are elitist, Elite50
look at that nose wrote:You absolute creep!
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
The "old men" have worked all of their lives, payed their taxes, raised, educated and tried to show their kids how to be decent members of the community (your parents obiously failed).
It is YOUR turn now!
They have already EARNED their pension!
When do you think it will be YOUR turn?
The problem is that the "old men" haven't contributed enough, either in a financial perspective, through taxes, or a moral one by setting the right example.
The lazy society you see today is the previous generations legacy.
They harp on about winning wars and working from the age of 14.
Today's youth would jump at the chance of a job at 14.
Unfortunately, the private pensions that the old codgers of Britain are getting are the result of decades of pension investment being made overseas and no investment in Britain for the next generations.
retry69
says...
4:40pm Sat 27 Oct 12
l'anglais wrote:langlais your comments are so disrespectful to the older generation who without them you probably wouldnt be here,the lazy society today has nothing to do with them its just so easy to point the finger at the vunerable and blame others is it not,i certainly havent seen many 14year olds jumping around accept in an opposite direction from any responsibility and elite50 is not elitist he is a hairdryer. I thank you!
elite50 wrote:You really are elitist, Elite50
look at that nose wrote:You absolute creep!
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
The "old men" have worked all of their lives, payed their taxes, raised, educated and tried to show their kids how to be decent members of the community (your parents obiously failed).
It is YOUR turn now!
They have already EARNED their pension!
When do you think it will be YOUR turn?
The problem is that the "old men" haven't contributed enough, either in a financial perspective, through taxes, or a moral one by setting the right example.
The lazy society you see today is the previous generations legacy.
They harp on about winning wars and working from the age of 14.
Today's youth would jump at the chance of a job at 14.
Unfortunately, the private pensions that the old codgers of Britain are getting are the result of decades of pension investment being made overseas and no investment in Britain for the next generations.
Bournefre
says...
4:48pm Sat 27 Oct 12
look at that nose
says...
5:14pm Sat 27 Oct 12
retry69
says...
5:15pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Bournefre wrote:Do Not Drop Needles Here ! that will work?
How on earth does something like this happen in this day and age? The council should put up a sign or something.
Mynameisme
says...
6:51pm Sat 27 Oct 12
retry69 wrote:Maybe add a please ;)
Bournefre wrote:Do Not Drop Needles Here ! that will work?
How on earth does something like this happen in this day and age? The council should put up a sign or something.
retry69
says...
7:01pm Sat 27 Oct 12
look at that nose
says...
7:10pm Sat 27 Oct 12
FNS-man
says...
9:23pm Sat 27 Oct 12
So remove the safe-drop facility, and then needles are discarded... on the ground?
Sensible solution.
ekimnoslen
says...
9:31am Sun 28 Oct 12
look at that nose wrote:Methinks that the elderly have already earned their pensions. Typical of the idiotic remarks found in the "Daily Furious".
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
retry69
says...
10:07am Sun 28 Oct 12
ekimnoslen wrote:Yes i agree unfortunately many comments are left from people who seem only to be old enough to read comics,perhaps the Echo should be re-launched under the title "Daily Planet" but which planet?
look at that nose wrote:Methinks that the elderly have already earned their pensions. Typical of the idiotic remarks found in the "Daily Furious".
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
Tom 'Boscombe' Jones
says...
10:24am Sun 28 Oct 12
elite50
says...
11:33am Sun 28 Oct 12
l'anglais wrote:I only appear to be elitist when some wannabe French moron with his hand out writes crap and does not have the faintest idea what he is talking about!
elite50 wrote:You really are elitist, Elite50
look at that nose wrote:You absolute creep!
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
The "old men" have worked all of their lives, payed their taxes, raised, educated and tried to show their kids how to be decent members of the community (your parents obiously failed).
It is YOUR turn now!
They have already EARNED their pension!
When do you think it will be YOUR turn?
The problem is that the "old men" haven't contributed enough, either in a financial perspective, through taxes, or a moral one by setting the right example.
The lazy society you see today is the previous generations legacy.
They harp on about winning wars and working from the age of 14.
Today's youth would jump at the chance of a job at 14.
Unfortunately, the private pensions that the old codgers of Britain are getting are the result of decades of pension investment being made overseas and no investment in Britain for the next generations.
Cest la Vie!
gary1975
says...
11:58am Sun 28 Oct 12
l'anglais
says...
12:26pm Sun 28 Oct 12
elite50 wrote:C'est la vie!
l'anglais wrote:I only appear to be elitist when some wannabe French moron with his hand out writes crap and does not have the faintest idea what he is talking about!
elite50 wrote:You really are elitist, Elite50
look at that nose wrote:You absolute creep!
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
The "old men" have worked all of their lives, payed their taxes, raised, educated and tried to show their kids how to be decent members of the community (your parents obiously failed).
It is YOUR turn now!
They have already EARNED their pension!
When do you think it will be YOUR turn?
The problem is that the "old men" haven't contributed enough, either in a financial perspective, through taxes, or a moral one by setting the right example.
The lazy society you see today is the previous generations legacy.
They harp on about winning wars and working from the age of 14.
Today's youth would jump at the chance of a job at 14.
Unfortunately, the private pensions that the old codgers of Britain are getting are the result of decades of pension investment being made overseas and no investment in Britain for the next generations.
Cest la Vie!
Didn't they teach you French during the 5 minutes you had in Dunkirk 72 years ago?
Mind you, your English grammar isn't much to get too elitist about either!
Perhaps you could answer this little multiple choice question old boy.
Where did the pension investment fund company, (that you contributed to, enabling you a comfortable retirement) place your funds in return for a "nice little earner"?
a. Blighty
b. The far east
c. USA
Answers on a postcard to:
What ever happened to our Empire
c/o Margaret Thatcher
Reagan's Ranch
Texas
pete woodley
says...
12:31pm Sun 28 Oct 12
elite50
says...
12:51pm Sun 28 Oct 12
l'anglais wrote:You are at least right about something.
elite50 wrote:C'est la vie!
l'anglais wrote:I only appear to be elitist when some wannabe French moron with his hand out writes crap and does not have the faintest idea what he is talking about!
elite50 wrote:You really are elitist, Elite50
look at that nose wrote:You absolute creep!
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
The "old men" have worked all of their lives, payed their taxes, raised, educated and tried to show their kids how to be decent members of the community (your parents obiously failed).
It is YOUR turn now!
They have already EARNED their pension!
When do you think it will be YOUR turn?
The problem is that the "old men" haven't contributed enough, either in a financial perspective, through taxes, or a moral one by setting the right example.
The lazy society you see today is the previous generations legacy.
They harp on about winning wars and working from the age of 14.
Today's youth would jump at the chance of a job at 14.
Unfortunately, the private pensions that the old codgers of Britain are getting are the result of decades of pension investment being made overseas and no investment in Britain for the next generations.
Cest la Vie!
Didn't they teach you French during the 5 minutes you had in Dunkirk 72 years ago?
Mind you, your English grammar isn't much to get too elitist about either!
Perhaps you could answer this little multiple choice question old boy.
Where did the pension investment fund company, (that you contributed to, enabling you a comfortable retirement) place your funds in return for a "nice little earner"?
a. Blighty
b. The far east
c. USA
Answers on a postcard to:
What ever happened to our Empire
c/o Margaret Thatcher
Reagan's Ranch
Texas
They did not teach me that gutter language because I have never followed cowards (or their language).
My "nice little earner" as you put it is called an English pension.
I own my own house (through bloody hard work for 53 years) and yes I did leave school at 14 because my parents needed my income (18 bob a week).
I have 3 sons, all with families.
As for Maggie Thatcher, she tried to get people (not weaklings like you) to stand on their own two feet, buy their council houses and CONTRIBUTE to this country.
All you and your ilk do is snivell around with your hands out and (hopefully) slink off over the channel to mix with the rest of the lower life!
pete woodley
says...
1:10pm Sun 28 Oct 12
ure bumping,ice cream selling,so get off the backs of pensioners,most of whom did the same.we did our share,now too many want handouts,and others to support them.
look at that nose
says...
1:28pm Sun 28 Oct 12
you're rambling on and on
how many times
do i have to tell you to
STOP RAMBLING FOR **** SAKE
pete woodley
says...
1:37pm Sun 28 Oct 12
elite50
says...
1:57pm Sun 28 Oct 12
look at that nose wrote:Anyone with his finger up his nose has not the right to tell anyone anything.
you're doing it again
you're rambling on and on
how many times
do i have to tell you to
STOP RAMBLING FOR **** SAKE
I suggest that you remove it and smell the roses.
The taste of your finger must be pretty second rate (like your comments)!
look at that nose
says...
4:57pm Sun 28 Oct 12
.....two cheeks of the same behind.
stop rambling will you.
think of your carer.
l'anglais
says...
5:20pm Sun 28 Oct 12
pete woodley wrote:"We did our share"
I too worked hard and up to 68,and did my service time twice.When i was out of work(in my trade)i did other jobs including digging roads,waiting,furnit
ure bumping,ice cream selling,so get off the backs of pensioners,most of whom did the same.we did our share,now too many want handouts,and others to support them.
Who decides that.
Same as those who say "We pay enough tax". Society decides through its elected government exchequer if you've contributed enough, it's not a unilateral choice.
Seems to me, you had a load of jobs on the side, question is who many did you pay tax and insurance on?
l'anglais
says...
5:36pm Sun 28 Oct 12
elite50 wrote:I won't respond to playground jibes, but who said you worked hard.....you?
l'anglais wrote:You are at least right about something.
elite50 wrote:C'est la vie!
l'anglais wrote:I only appear to be elitist when some wannabe French moron with his hand out writes crap and does not have the faintest idea what he is talking about!
elite50 wrote:You really are elitist, Elite50
look at that nose wrote:You absolute creep!
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
The "old men" have worked all of their lives, payed their taxes, raised, educated and tried to show their kids how to be decent members of the community (your parents obiously failed).
It is YOUR turn now!
They have already EARNED their pension!
When do you think it will be YOUR turn?
The problem is that the "old men" haven't contributed enough, either in a financial perspective, through taxes, or a moral one by setting the right example.
The lazy society you see today is the previous generations legacy.
They harp on about winning wars and working from the age of 14.
Today's youth would jump at the chance of a job at 14.
Unfortunately, the private pensions that the old codgers of Britain are getting are the result of decades of pension investment being made overseas and no investment in Britain for the next generations.
Cest la Vie!
Didn't they teach you French during the 5 minutes you had in Dunkirk 72 years ago?
Mind you, your English grammar isn't much to get too elitist about either!
Perhaps you could answer this little multiple choice question old boy.
Where did the pension investment fund company, (that you contributed to, enabling you a comfortable retirement) place your funds in return for a "nice little earner"?
a. Blighty
b. The far east
c. USA
Answers on a postcard to:
What ever happened to our Empire
c/o Margaret Thatcher
Reagan's Ranch
Texas
They did not teach me that gutter language because I have never followed cowards (or their language).
My "nice little earner" as you put it is called an English pension.
I own my own house (through bloody hard work for 53 years) and yes I did leave school at 14 because my parents needed my income (18 bob a week).
I have 3 sons, all with families.
As for Maggie Thatcher, she tried to get people (not weaklings like you) to stand on their own two feet, buy their council houses and CONTRIBUTE to this country.
All you and your ilk do is snivell around with your hands out and (hopefully) slink off over the channel to mix with the rest of the lower life!
An english pension is what exactly? Is it one where the money invested into a pension scheme is invested in England to create jobs in England for the English? Or is it where the money is sent overseas to create jobs for johnny foreigner? someone you obviously despise. Would that make you a hypocrite, or just a fool.
So Maggie let those living in social houses (initially built from tax payers money, not out of their own pocket) buy their rented properties at a discount. The proceeds of which were then spent on keeping 4 million on the dole. If that's what you call standing on your 2 feet and contributing to Albion's assets, well good luck to you and the pleb's I left behind.
look at that nose
says...
7:04pm Sun 28 Oct 12
l'anglais wrote:!8 bob
elite50 wrote:I won't respond to playground jibes, but who said you worked hard.....you?
l'anglais wrote:You are at least right about something.
elite50 wrote:C'est la vie!
l'anglais wrote:I only appear to be elitist when some wannabe French moron with his hand out writes crap and does not have the faintest idea what he is talking about!
elite50 wrote:You really are elitist, Elite50
look at that nose wrote:You absolute creep!
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
The "old men" have worked all of their lives, payed their taxes, raised, educated and tried to show their kids how to be decent members of the community (your parents obiously failed).
It is YOUR turn now!
They have already EARNED their pension!
When do you think it will be YOUR turn?
The problem is that the "old men" haven't contributed enough, either in a financial perspective, through taxes, or a moral one by setting the right example.
The lazy society you see today is the previous generations legacy.
They harp on about winning wars and working from the age of 14.
Today's youth would jump at the chance of a job at 14.
Unfortunately, the private pensions that the old codgers of Britain are getting are the result of decades of pension investment being made overseas and no investment in Britain for the next generations.
Cest la Vie!
Didn't they teach you French during the 5 minutes you had in Dunkirk 72 years ago?
Mind you, your English grammar isn't much to get too elitist about either!
Perhaps you could answer this little multiple choice question old boy.
Where did the pension investment fund company, (that you contributed to, enabling you a comfortable retirement) place your funds in return for a "nice little earner"?
a. Blighty
b. The far east
c. USA
Answers on a postcard to:
What ever happened to our Empire
c/o Margaret Thatcher
Reagan's Ranch
Texas
They did not teach me that gutter language because I have never followed cowards (or their language).
My "nice little earner" as you put it is called an English pension.
I own my own house (through bloody hard work for 53 years) and yes I did leave school at 14 because my parents needed my income (18 bob a week).
I have 3 sons, all with families.
As for Maggie Thatcher, she tried to get people (not weaklings like you) to stand on their own two feet, buy their council houses and CONTRIBUTE to this country.
All you and your ilk do is snivell around with your hands out and (hopefully) slink off over the channel to mix with the rest of the lower life!
An english pension is what exactly? Is it one where the money invested into a pension scheme is invested in England to create jobs in England for the English? Or is it where the money is sent overseas to create jobs for johnny foreigner? someone you obviously despise. Would that make you a hypocrite, or just a fool.
So Maggie let those living in social houses (initially built from tax payers money, not out of their own pocket) buy their rented properties at a discount. The proceeds of which were then spent on keeping 4 million on the dole. If that's what you call standing on your 2 feet and contributing to Albion's assets, well good luck to you and the pleb's I left behind.
18 bob a week 18 bob
that was good money for a paper round
did you do Sunday mornings
I was getting that much taking pop bottles back
18 bob i might use 18 bob for a user name.
stevobath
says...
8:14pm Sun 28 Oct 12
ekimnoslen wrote:But its ok for people to insult a disabled woman whose house is falling to bits & plgued woth rats?
look at that nose wrote:Methinks that the elderly have already earned their pensions. Typical of the idiotic remarks found in the "Daily Furious".
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
The amount of vitriol this woman & her daughter got was unbelievable, including plenty who have posted on this thread.Comments like,'Her family should attempt building work, for which council is responsible...The guy in the picture certainly doesnt look like he fought for ANYONES freedom.So in the spirit of people suggesting 'help yourselves',why not get a jet wash & the usually pompous 'Residents Committee' get together & remove it themselves?
When does the excuse 'I fought for your freedom' stop? 100 years after the event?
The generation that 'Won The war for our freedom' havent made too good a job governing & setting examples have they?
I dont mean the ACTUAL people who fought & gave their lives, but the politicians whove continued even after the hell of WW2,to continually send people to fight 'Phoney Wars'.Wars like Korea, in which my Father fought.Injured etc, he got NO PENSION from the MOD.Its not called the 'Forgotten War' for nothing,but I digress.Most of the people involved in WW2 are GONE.The last Battle Of Britain Pilot has just died.He was 99.
So its OK for the 'Moral Majority' to pick & bully certain people they assume arent deserving,but others they deem as deserving are placated.
Typical of certain areas of Bournemouth.They think theyre a 'cut above' the rest & think they should be oblivious to social problems.If a bag of needles were found in Boscombe there wouldnt be an Echo report.
Maybe there are TOO MANY OLD PEOPLE moving to B'mouth to retire.What have these people contributed to the town before moving here? NOTHING.Most just worried about how the price of their property may take MORE of a dive.
Go play whist/cribbage or 'Join' the Rest Home population rather than 'curtain twitching.
The SOCIAL FABRIC of this country is falling apart at the seams.This will get WORSE once the GOVTS SOCIAL CLEANSING POLICIES KICK IN.BE PREPARED FOR MORE HOMELESS ON THE STREETS,PEOPLE STEALING JUST TO SURVIVE.ITS HAPPENING NOW & ALL BUT THE RICHEST AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED....WELL DONE TO CONSERVATIVES, STARTING WITH THATCHER & CO CARRYING ON NOW WITH CAMERON.
BmthNewshound
says...
9:30pm Sun 28 Oct 12
.
Proof as if it were needed that Bournemouth is being overwhelmed by drug crazed lunatics. Its obvious that most people leaving comments either don't (or are unable to) read and understand the article they are commenting on or are in need of professional psychiatric treatment !
.
look at that nose
says...
8:11am Mon 29 Oct 12
. nothing wrong with him that a good shaking and a decent meal couldnt fix
plus a job.
just dont mention the word W. O. R. K..
downmoor-ch63
says...
8:12am Thu 1 Nov 12
look at that nose wrote:look at that nose, should get a thick pair of gloves on, get on his bike while he still has the abundance of energy, that we had, slugging our guts out, as we did for the likes of him. ps, when I left BOURNEMOUTH IT WAS the most BEAUTIFUL, COUNTY BOROUGH on the SOUTH COAST, now take a look at it.
look at the state of that place
A good jet washing wouldn't go a miss
Get the old men off of here to have a go at it
get em outa bed
beat the boredom
and earn their pension.
Alumchiner says...
9:18am Sat 27 Oct 12