Bolton still not a city.

[CrazyHorse]

Three towns win city status for Diamond Jubilee

Chelmsford, Perth and St Asaph are to gain 'city status' to mark this year's Diamond Jubilee.

The towns beat off competition from 22 others across the UK to win the "civic honours" accolade.

The awards were granted by The Queen under the royal prerogative, following advice from ministers.

Events to mark The Queen's 60 years on the throne began last month and come to a head with four days of celebration in the first weekend of June.

The grant of city status is purely honorific and confers no additional powers, functions or funding.

Local authorities were invited last year to submit bids for their towns to take on city status in a process overseen by the deputy prime minister's office.

The winners are Chelmsford in Essex, Perth in Perthshire and St Asaph in Denbighshire.

[thebish]

for some reason - reminds me of this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqk0qLZgxwQ

[The Axman]

Three towns win city status for Diamond Jubilee

Chelmsford, Perth and St Asaph are to gain 'city status' to mark this year's Diamond Jubilee.

The towns beat off competition from 22 others across the UK to win the "civic honours" accolade.

The awards were granted by The Queen under the royal prerogative, following advice from ministers.

Events to mark The Queen's 60 years on the throne began last month and come to a head with four days of celebration in the first weekend of June.

The grant of city status is purely honorific and confers no additional powers, functions or funding.

Local authorities were invited last year to submit bids for their towns to take on city status in a process overseen by the deputy prime minister's office.

The winners are Chelmsford in Essex, Perth in Perthshire and St Asaph in Denbighshire.

That's bollox that is. Everybody knows that when you're a Citeh half of Dubai want to throw money at you.
Plus city status gets you higher up the MOTD play list.

[Andy Waller]

The Queen isn't happy about OC playing 4-4-2.

[thebish]

That's bollox that is. Everybody knows that when you're a Citeh half of Dubai want to throw money at you.
Plus city status gets you higher up the MOTD play list.

I'm not sure that'll work for Chelmsford, Perth or St Asaph!

[The Axman]

Double-take. St. Asaph, a city???? The city of St. Asaph!
The campaign starts here: Bobo for Mayor.

[P.O.S.]

Still bitter about the Earl Of Derby

[bobo the clown]

Double-take. St. Asaph, a city???? The city of St. Asaph!
The campaign starts here: Bobo for Mayor.

Why thank you, but that would be 'Lord Mayor' if you don't mind.

Wrexham has tried many times ... the favourite line is "we deserve City stautus". Deserve ???

The councillors here are going fckg apeshit. Meanwhile "the people" largely don't give a shite. In fact, before they launched heir bid this time the Council began a bit of a campaign, They even started a vote about it .... & it was rejected on a "get your priorities right" basis. They then said that not enough voted so they were going to go ahead anyway.

It is soooooo jealous of the quality and fame of Chester they can't see straight whenever any comparions are made. Besides, about 40% of the area are similar to myself in origins.

That all said however, I thought At. Asaph already was a city !!

[thebish]

Double-take. St. Asaph, a city???? The city of St. Asaph!
The campaign starts here: Bobo for Mayor.

Why thank you, but that would be 'Lord Mayor' if you don't mind.

Wrexham has tried many times ... the favourite line is "we deserve City stautus". Deserve ???

I believe they've always been knocked back because of the shocking spelling in their application slogans!

[The Axman]

Stautus. It's what you become when you've eaten too many potautus.

[thebish]

Stautus. It's what you become when you've eaten too many potautus.

you say potautus, and I say pautotus...

[bobo the clown]

None of which alters the fact that Councillors in Wrexham are puce with rage at this moment .... & all the funnier because of it.

[The Axman]

Double-take. St. Asaph, a city???? The city of St. Asaph!
The campaign starts here: Bobo for Mayor.

Why thank you, but that would be 'Lord Mayor' if you don't mind.

Wrexham has tried many times ... the favourite line is "we deserve City stautus". Deserve ???

The councillors here are going fckg apeshit. Meanwhile "the people" largely don't give a shite. In fact, before they launched heir bid this time the Council began a bit of a campaign, They even started a vote about it .... & it was rejected on a "get your priorities right" basis. They then said that not enough voted so they were going to go ahead anyway.

It is soooooo jealous of the quality and fame of Chester they can't see straight whenever any comparions are made. Besides, about 40% of the area are similar to myself in origins.

That all said however, I thought At. Asaph already was a city !!

Circus folk?

[Gary the Enfield]

Still bitter about the Earl Of Derby

Was about to post the same. Although it was all his fault, the murdering bastard.

GtE carrying a grudge since 1644

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[jonnybwfc]

Honorific = great word, will try to use more in conversation.

[Hoboh]

Bolton

a


city

[The Axman]

Hoboh, it's not.

[Hoboh]

Hoboh, it's not.

I know that, Boltonians know that, the thick feckin' developer council don't! Peg cleggs car hit one of our local attractions, a pot hole!

[thebish]

i think Bolton should go for village status - that's way cooler and better for tourism!

[The Axman]

And rename it: Winter Hill Neolithic Village.