“Surely any right minded council would have brought the parking charges down when all the shops started closing, also when the market started going down hill the rents should have been dropped not put higher, thus encouraging new tenants.”

“Janine, Scunthorpe,

You are indeed correct - a typing error on my behalf for which I apologise, but thank you for highlighting. However what you forgot to also mention was the Labour led tragedies of 1999 and 1995. The problems that the people of this county endure are borne mainly from Labour's tenure's "in power" not that of the Conservative Party. But what does it matter as long as Capt Kirk, the Mayor and the cabinet have a shiney new LEASED vehicle to drive around on the UNSALTED roads this winter thanks to THEIR LACK OF FORESIGHT (AGAIN) AND A DESPATCHED PREVIOUS USELESS LABOUR GOVERNMENT..”

“I well remember when the Cole Street school was demolished, we were told, to make way for a new Marks and Spencers. Elliot Morley was full of the same drivel Kirk and Dakin are full of now about how a boom is just around the corner because of their innovative policies and commitment to regeneration.
When are we going to realise that these people and the crippling tax burden needed to support them, are the problem?
Government spending does not make us richer, it makes us poorer. Scunthorpe town centre is all the proof we need.”

“Labour have been 'in power' for less than 4 years, prior to that we had 4 years of Tory disaster.”

“Both Ashby and Scunthorpe businesses in the last 8 years of Labour council control have had little if any worthwhile support. In both areas they look what they are aged, worn and unappealing to any visitor's eye. As a result more people prefer to go to more modern facilities out of town and in other counties, where their councils have properly invested in facilities and devised initiatives to entice business to continue to invest in their areas - which result in people re-visiting them, unlike our's who have never formulated a proper plan in their 8 years in power. Saying all that I have no doubt that this Labour council cabinet's excuse until the council elections next year will be "Its all the government and the cutbacks fault." Which is all we've had from them since May........”

“Kno it all,just what money have Kirk and co spent on the Berkley circle - zilch!
A lot of money was wasted on the Queensway circle with the cycle lanes all so Grant can use them if he gets his bikes back.However you are correct on the other two money wasting schemes ei the pods and baths hall.”

“The reason no one goes into scunthorpe is its a dump. simple as that . When you can drive less than 15 miles an go somewhere where they actually have decent shops and not so many chavs about . Gainsbourough offers no parking fees after 1 pm. It has decent shops and overall is a much more pleasent shopping experience. My family still occasionally drop into scunthorpe just to remind ourselves how bad it is .. within 30 miles of scunthorpe there are much nicer places to go to enjoy a days shopping and as most people have cars travellling to somewhere nice is preferable to going into scunthorpe town center. Maybe one day the council will wake up and actually visit somewhere else and realise that it time to drag scunthorpe out of the 60's and into the modern age .
There is no cover when it rains .
There are no area to sit without looking at rubbish everywhere
The new shopping area the parishes is a joke . For a long time it had no seat bins etc
If it wasnt for wilkos having a cash machine the first thing you need to do is walk into the middle of town to get some cash out .
Its about time they stopped wasting money on things that thier friends build and actually build things or update things that actually need doing . Hell go talk to gainsbourogh/doncastor council as at least they seem to have an idea of what people want these days . or just get out of your ivory tower and talk to the publc you are supposed to represent”

“Fully agree with: kno it all, barton-upon-humber

I believe NLC should introduce free parking for first 2 hours in all NLC towns to encourage people to go into town rather than like I do, shop out of town or on internet, a 10p reduction on parking fee would make no difference and many shops could lose out refunding half of parking fee as people often just buy a small item to qualify. Years ago I had to go into Peterborough which had this system, I nipped into supermarket spent the minimum I think about £2.50 and got my parking refunded, they lost money so I don't think it would work with struggeling traders.
If Humber Bridge tolls get cut or reduced how many will completely ignore anywhere south of the humber and shop in Hull all the time, south of the humber could be killed off.”

“Good on you Liz its time Kirk,Grant, Reagan and the rest realized that because of nu-labour spending all the money,looks like he's offering M&S bribes to stay in town.Who can afford to pay for M&S overpriced sandwiches .Cuts have to be made to stop us from being bankrupt.Captain Kirk and dictator Grant and the rest of nu-labour have spent all our money on the baths,pods,berkley circle,under unused cycle ways,brittania corner barriers for the drunks!!we will have to pay excessive council tax for years to come to support Kirks follies.?:!!”

“"I cannot see what the council can and is prepared to do to convince Marks And Spencer to stay in the town.

"I hope the incentives are enough to persuade them, but I do doubt it."

Even Mad Liz doesn't think her loony idea will work! ROFL”