The Poolie Bunker

I see that some very lucky person from Cleveland has won £1,000,000 with a recently bought £100 Premium Bond.

Nice work if you can get it.

I presume Cleveland means Hartlepool - I'm not up to date with the way they mess about with counties.

Cleveland ceased to exist in 1996………28 years ago …….yet it only existed for 22 years.

it never existed in my eyes apart from the hills called that.

Premium Bonds still use "Cleveland" in their info charts.

Maybe it’s Raj, he could use the money for some new players.

A lot of places like the AA class Hartlepool as being in County Durham.

do you do stand up in your spare time.

Named after a place that wasn’t in it….the Cleveland Hills came under North Yorkshire County Council… and meant bugger all to people in Hartlepool…mind you Middlesbrough did very well out of it..

I "moved" three times between 1965 and 1974 without leaving the house.

Same house, West Hartlepool Co Durham, same house Hartlepool Co Durham, and same house Hartlepool Cleveland.

Presumably there may be some of you who can beat three "moves" without actually moving...?

What is the correct address now? Is it back in Co Durham?

Just found out.

A unitary authority. It stands alone.

Anything involving ceremony, perhaps the Queen coming to town, will see the appearance of the Lord Lieutenant of County Durham as that remains Hartlepool’s ceremonial county.

It’s been that since 1996 when Cleveland finished.
Ceremonially we are aligned to County Durham but Hartlepool is independent for local government purposes…but the Labour Part appear interested in creating bigger local authorities and we’ll all end up in Great Middlesbrough …..as proposed by one clown.

Fingers crossed Hartlepool remains with its own council and its own council alone.

Hartlepool is a unitary authority, don’t we already manage our own finances ?

Clown? I reckon he's a tad more intelligent than you.

No-one is dumber than a dumb man who thinks he's smart.