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South Tyneside Council

Posted by Mac Hardy on 25/6/2025, 3:18 pm

Is there a more incompetent Authority in the Country ? I first reported a near miss death incident over 3 years ago and the problem still exists. I have sent numerous letters and photographs, attended numerous Councillors Surgeries, made numerous phone calls and formal complaints and nothing gets done. When you phone asking for the Highways Department you get transferred to a contact centre who can’t answer the question because they don’t know the facts and won’t transfer you, I am promised phone calls which never come, absolute pathetic. My next step is to contact the Ombudsman as it appears the Council are waiting for a fatality before doing anything !

Re: South Tyneside Council

Posted by Norman on 25/6/2025, 3:42 pm, in reply to "South Tyneside Council "

Hi Mac, as we know we should simply have to contact a Councillor, tell him or her the problem & they will sort it out pronto

Why do we vote for Councillors that cannot do the job? We need to remember this at the next elections

I read yesterday that Labour have lost their majority on our Council, BUT Labour's Tracy Dixon the Leader, will still carry on

Re: South Tyneside Council

Posted by Mac C on 25/6/2025, 5:43 pm, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council "

Labour have no majority. They have 27 seats.18 Independent. 9 Green.
Therefore by convention the largest group supplies the leader.
Norman you say that Labour have just lost their majority but with no May 25 elections this happened because Councillor Smith a Hebburn Councillor resigned from the Labour Party and became Independent.
Until there is root and branch Councillor change at the next elections, Mac H, I doubt that you will see the action you deserve.

Re: South Tyneside Council

Posted by Joseph on 25/6/2025, 5:56 pm, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council "

Try the Gazette mac, one thing the incompetence don't like is publicly, especially if individual names are mentioned.

Re: South Tyneside Council

Posted by Mac Hardy on 25/6/2025, 7:23 pm, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council "

Norman, Myself and my neighbours have gone to numerous Councillors Surgeries and nothing has been done, follow up emails are ignored, phone calls go to answer machines which are not answered, a total waste of time !

Re: South Tyneside Council

Posted by Malcolm on 25/6/2025, 11:00 pm, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council "

So I HAVE to ask the obvious question...why do they keep getting voted in?

Is it:

a) no one stands against them

b) No one votes, so they remain in place

c) people vote for them, because their parents always voted Labour, so they do the same....

Re: South Tyneside Council

Posted by Norman on 25/6/2025, 11:14 pm, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council "

Ive heard these words most of my life ie we would vote for a monkey as long it was a Labour monkey.
It looks like too many people are still thinking that way.
This thread needs publicity to try and embarrass them.

Re: South Tyneside Council

Posted by Sheila on 26/6/2025, 7:58 am, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council "

Malcolm, at a guess, I would say all three, a, b and c.

Re: South Tyneside Council

Posted by Flora on 26/6/2025, 8:36 am, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council "

It is the latter Malcolm, a lot of people are too lazy to think for themselves, look around and see what is going on. Pathetic people.

Re: South Tyneside Council

Posted by Mac Hardy on 26/6/2025, 10:12 am, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council "

Malcolm , a few years ago I stood as an Independent twice and came second twice, a story I have told before, Whilst canvassing in Hexham Avenue an old lady asked if I could help, her garage was next to to a cut to a field and kids were throwing their rubbish over the fence into a gap between the fence and her garage, she asked if the Council could clear it, I contacted the Council who told me it was a private property so they could not help.i told her this and offered to try to clear it myself but she said no, I asked if she would give me her vote, she said:”Eh, no son, my dad always voted Labour so I have to “ She was in her 80s ! !!

Re: South Tyneside Council

Posted by Norman on 26/6/2025, 11:54 am, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council "

Hi Mac,
It was such a shame you didnt get in as a Councillor,just because you werent Labour.

I think the Council were wrong saying that cos it sounded like they only protect Council house tenants.

Re: South Tyneside Council for Norman

Posted by Mac Cummings on 26/6/2025, 12:54 pm, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council "

No the council weren't wrong. Rubbish dumped on private property is the responsibility of the property owner.
Farmers have this problem almost daily with bills for removal in one recent case £40k!
That the council was uncaring and unhelpful however goes without saying.

Re: South Tyneside Council for Norman

Posted by Norman on 26/6/2025, 1:21 pm, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council for Norman"

Thanks Mac.

Re: South Tyneside Council

Posted by Sheila on 26/6/2025, 6:07 pm, in reply to "Re: South Tyneside Council "

Mac H, I knew an elderly lady here in the south who was a great Labour supporter in a town where Labour have never won. In the early 1950’s she was canvassing with the someone ( can’t remember his name) but his older brother was hereditary Lord. She introduced him as honourable so and so and a good socialist. This was in a very deprived area and scruffy kids were running round her. He asked for her vote, her reply was, my father would turn in his grave if I voted for you,. I will vote like my father always did. Conservative. 🤣

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