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Boycott threat by boss as thugs attack taxis in Allerton and Lower Grange

The boss of Bradford’s biggest minicab firm has threatened to boycott one of the city’s suburbs after a rise in attacks on his company’s drivers.

Minicab firm boss Shahid Iqbal with one of the 130 vehicles he runs from offices in Girlington. He has now threatened not to serve Allerton and Lower Grange because of repeated attacks by thugs Minicab firm boss Shahid Iqbal with one of the 130 vehicles he runs from offices in Girlington. He has now threatened not to serve Allerton and Lower Grange because of repeated attacks by thugs

Shahid Iqbal, owner of Girlington Taxis, which operates a fleet of about 130 vehicles, said his drivers felt “intimidated” after a spate of incidents in Allerton and Lower Grange.

In the latest attack, at about 1.30am on Sunday, Mr Iqbal said three youths attacked a minicab with bricks and metal bars in Charteris Road, Lower Grange.

The back window and wing mirrors were smashed and, although the driver was unhurt, he was left “very shaken”, he said.

Police are investigating the attack and have also made four arrests in relation to previous offences against cab drivers in Allerton.

Mr Iqbal said: “One of our drivers, a 47-year-old who has worked for us for ten or 15 years, was attacked by a mob of three youths.

“His vehicle was badly damaged but he escaped unscathed thanks to his quick thinking. The mob attacked using bricks and metal bars.

“One of the youths tried to punch the driver from the passenger window, but the driver had locked the doors and drove off.

“This is not the first time our drivers have been attacked in the Allerton and Lower Grange area.

“If these incidents continue, we will consider, in liaison with other local taxi firms, a ban on all taxi calls to and from the area during late nights. This is a persistent and growing problem.”

Mr Iqbal said one of his company’s mini-buses had three windows smashed on Cobden Street, Allerton, on October 2 last year, while another recent incident involved bricks being thrown at a cab in Thyme Court, Lower Grange.

Inspector Steve Greenbank of the North Bradford Neighbourhood Police Team, said: “We take the issue of taxi driver safety very seriously and have conducted extensive inquiries into incidents in the Allerton area.

“Offences against drivers employed by Girlington Taxis were reported to us on October 2 last year and January 19 this year and police arrested three suspects in connection with the offences.

“Police also arrested a 23-year-old man last week in connection with a taxi robbery in July last year in Allerton, and he is on bail pending further inquires.”

The investigation into the latest incident was ongoing, he said.

Councillor Michael McCabe (Con, Thornton and Allerton) said: “It’s awful. I can fully understand why they do not wish to send their taxis out to that area.

“The selfish few affect the law-abiding majority, especially the vulnerable and elderly who need taxis to go about their daily business.”

In late 2007, in a bid to boost the safety of cabbies, Bradford Council agreed to allow adverts to be displayed on Hackney Carriages and private hire vehicles with the proviso that money raised be used to install in-cab CCTV systems.

But the scheme proved unpopular with cabbies, who said there were too many restrictions on the size of adverts and their positioning on the vehicle.

Mr Iqbal said: “CCTV has been installed at our offices, and will soon be introduced in vehicles, but Bradford Council will not issue clearer guidelines on advertising regulations in or on vehicles to cover the cost of CCTV installation.”

Martin Hamer, principal officer for fleet services, said: “We are well aware of safety issues for taxi and private hire drivers as well as passengers and the change in the law regarding advertising.

“We are currently drafting proposed changes to Council policy to allow increased advertising space on taxis which would make it more attractive for companies to advertise. This advertising could then fund fitting CCTV in cabs.”

Anyone who has intelligence about offences against taxi drivers can contact the North Bradford NPT on (01274) 537311 or CrimeStoppers in confidence on 0800 555 111.


Comments (53)

02/02/10

t'old man says...

Last year I contacted the police regarding lack of patrols in parts of lower grange and was told because it was a newly developed area it wasn't on the scheduled beats, this "newly developed area had been built 15 years !!! and no we still see no police except when they have their two day initiatives ...

02/02/10

cornishtyke says...

I have to agree with T`old man, as a recently returned resident of Allerton, the number of moronic children wandering the streets late at night abusing passers by, throwing objects at windows id quite amazing. Especially considering that this is an area where a poor child was hounded to death a few years ago by thugs (who presumably are the parents of the current batch). When the authorities are contact the block response is "someone will call round" usually 2 days later in the middle of the day

These people have none of the much used word RESPECT & their parents even less.

02/02/10

Moon on a stick says...

I lived in Allerton just over 15 years since and even then a serious heroin problem was evident and the decline could be seen, that added with the anti-social problems mentioned above makes for a place where I certainly wouldn't want to live these days.

02/02/10

East_Bowling_Bantam says...

We can safely say that this is from a certain part of the Bradford population. I'm surprised Holme wood, Ravenscliffe et al. are not all mentioned.
It would not surprise me if they were from families linked with the BNP and benefit scumbags, the two go hand in hand.

02/02/10

Up with the partridge says...

So what are the police doing I wonder - not a lot it would seem

02/02/10

Iona Cortina says...

East_Bowling_Bantam wrote:
We can safely say that this is from a certain part of the Bradford population. I'm surprised Holme wood, Ravenscliffe et al. are not all mentioned. It would not surprise me if they were from families linked with the BNP and benefit scumbags, the two go hand in hand.
Took the words right out my mouth. These filthy (BNP illiterate chav) rats need to be put in solitary confinement as punishment.
.
Or maybe a whole load of drivers go there all at once, and teach them a lesson or two.

02/02/10

Mekon says...

you know what we do to wandering cats or dogs ..... snip

02/02/10

tornshaunton says...

you must have slept in this morning iona - somebody beat you to the " BNP/chav" mention.

maybe the attack was "payback" for being run off of the road or cut up by the "classy" driving that we see from the so called " professional " drivers ?

02/02/10

puddingandpi says...

tornshaunton wrote:
you must have slept in this morning iona - somebody beat you to the " BNP/chav" mention.

maybe the attack was "payback" for being run off of the road or cut up by the "classy" driving that we see from the so called " professional " drivers ?
Let's be honest, it's not payback, it's chavvy scumbag feral brats. If they've been run off the road or cut up, it won't have been in a taxed & insured car with a licensed driver & permission from the owner, will it?

02/02/10

Biker71 says...

Bradford is like an empty footballers bath.. empty in the middle with thick clumps of scum around the edges..
Until the police and council actually do something about kids on the sink estates nothing will change, the kids think they are untouchable and act as such.
Arrest them and get REAL sentances in the courts, then things will change.

02/02/10

tyker says...

there you go again IONA CORTINA jumping to conclusions:these people probably have no interets in the political process very much like Muslim fundamentalists.

And before you accuse me of being racist I reject any illegality whether it be violence on the streets or untaxed and unlicensed vehicles from any race.

02/02/10

albion says...

Iona Cortina wrote:
East_Bowling_Bantam wrote:
We can safely say that this is from a certain part of the Bradford population. I'm surprised Holme wood, Ravenscliffe et al. are not all mentioned. It would not surprise me if they were from families linked with the BNP and benefit scumbags, the two go hand in hand.
Took the words right out my mouth. These filthy (BNP illiterate chav) rats need to be put in solitary confinement as punishment.
.
Or maybe a whole load of drivers go there all at once, and teach them a lesson or two.
The irony of that is that the BNP would probably take more effective measures against such behaviour.
As for cabbies ganging up on people, there was a spate of such incidents a few years back when passengers would be asked for an over the top fare and when they queried it would suddenly find the vehicle surrounded by others!
Having said that, nothing can justify the behaviour described in this report.

02/02/10

Marco Polio says...

The little runts that attack the taxis are more than likely the same ones who do the same thing to ambulances and fire engines. The taxi firm is right to boycott the area and it'd be better if all taxi firms refused to go into such ghettos. Definately cut down on attacks as mummy and daddy would have to get off their lazy backsides and walk to the job centre to sign-on or go to mcdonalds, instead of ringing a taxi. They won't like that.

02/02/10

mikado85 says...

i think the police should gte their undercover CID squad to go out and pretend to be cabbies, and catch these little b****rds ! The sooner they are put in young offenders institutions or even prison.... the better !

02/02/10

siwy344 says...

I think Youl all should go girlington area,especially girlington road,birch street after twilight and you'll change your opinion about allerton and lower grange.Asian lads messing about and are dangerous for everyone who doesnot look like them!

02/02/10

cookie_brighton says...

look at reality......Bradfor
d is,and has been for a long time.........a multi racial city. so here you have the issue of racism,and also the issue of unemployment,which upsets a lot of people.look at the wider world...........peop
le shooting and blowing each other up because of their race....thank god it has not arrived in Bradford.......yet.

02/02/10

albion says...

cookie_brighton wrote:
look at reality......Bradfor

d is,and has been for a long time.........a multi racial city. so here you have the issue of racism,and also the issue of unemployment,which upsets a lot of people.look at the wider world...........peop

le shooting and blowing each other up because of their race....thank god it has not arrived in Bradford.......yet.
Events such as in the report and others we read of are probably the first knockings.

02/02/10

Mekon says...

siwy344 wrote:
I think Youl all should go girlington area,especially girlington road,birch street after twilight and you'll change your opinion about allerton and lower grange.Asian lads messing about and are dangerous for everyone who doesnot look like them!
Yeah but this article isn't about that is it.

"Lads, messing about....dangerous" in your mind maybe.

02/02/10

bluecorner100 says...

siwy344 wrote:
I think Youl all should go girlington area,especially girlington road,birch street after twilight and you'll change your opinion about allerton and lower grange.Asian lads messing about and are dangerous for everyone who doesnot look like them!
Your point being???

If , as you allege, this is true; then does this make the actions of these idiots in Allerton and Lower Grange acceptable?

Siwy - Maybe you are one of these group members and are now going all defensive..

02/02/10

thecitygent says...

I don't condone this criminal behaviour but neither do I have much sympathy for Bradford taxis and private hire operators who I boycott. If i can't drive or get a lift I walk or get on my bike rather than put money in the hands of such drivers and thereby keep them on the road.

02/02/10

thecitygent says...

Iona Cortina wrote:
East_Bowling_Bantam wrote: We can safely say that this is from a certain part of the Bradford population. I'm surprised Holme wood, Ravenscliffe et al. are not all mentioned. It would not surprise me if they were from families linked with the BNP and benefit scumbags, the two go hand in hand.
Took the words right out my mouth. These filthy (BNP illiterate chav) rats need to be put in solitary confinement as punishment. . Or maybe a whole load of drivers go there all at once, and teach them a lesson or two.
'' These filthy (BNP illiterate chav) rats'' - is this a coded form of racist abuse I wonder? Are their muslim chavs for example or is it defined by dress? Seriously, I'm fascinated.

02/02/10

outspoken says...

Everyone has a right to feeling safe doing a job.if a boycott is the only way to achieve this then this course of action is justified.let's not forget these are regulated cabbies and providing a service.A service that means a lot of people can go out have a good time and get home in one piece and their leicense kept .if anyone has any issues with overpricing there is a escalation process that can be taken, so I then some of the comments above are unjustified.I dare not to ask the question of what will we do if all the cabbies were to go on protest;as it will only bring out idiotic comments.

02/02/10

albion says...

outspoken wrote:
Everyone has a right to feeling safe doing a job.if a boycott is the only way to achieve this then this course of action is justified.let's not forget these are regulated cabbies and providing a service.A service that means a lot of people can go out have a good time and get home in one piece and their leicense kept .if anyone has any issues with overpricing there is a escalation process that can be taken, so I then some of the comments above are unjustified.I dare not to ask the question of what will we do if all the cabbies were to go on protest;as it will only bring out idiotic comments.
."I dare not to ask the question of what will we do if all the cabbies were to go on protest;as it will only bring out idiotic comments."
So why mention it?

02/02/10

Iona Cortina says...

thecitygent wrote:
Iona Cortina wrote:
East_Bowling_Bantam wrote: We can safely say that this is from a certain part of the Bradford population. I'm surprised Holme wood, Ravenscliffe et al. are not all mentioned. It would not surprise me if they were from families linked with the BNP and benefit scumbags, the two go hand in hand.
Took the words right out my mouth. These filthy (BNP illiterate chav) rats need to be put in solitary confinement as punishment. . Or maybe a whole load of drivers go there all at once, and teach them a lesson or two.
'' These filthy (BNP illiterate chav) rats'' - is this a coded form of racist abuse I wonder? Are their muslim chavs for example or is it defined by dress? Seriously, I'm fascinated.
'Chav' is a concept which is found in cess-pools known as the local council estate.
.
I'm trying to be fair to the majority here.

02/02/10

albion says...

Iona Cortina wrote:
thecitygent wrote:
Iona Cortina wrote:
East_Bowling_Bantam wrote: We can safely say that this is from a certain part of the Bradford population. I'm surprised Holme wood, Ravenscliffe et al. are not all mentioned. It would not surprise me if they were from families linked with the BNP and benefit scumbags, the two go hand in hand.
Took the words right out my mouth. These filthy (BNP illiterate chav) rats need to be put in solitary confinement as punishment. . Or maybe a whole load of drivers go there all at once, and teach them a lesson or two.
'' These filthy (BNP illiterate chav) rats'' - is this a coded form of racist abuse I wonder? Are their muslim chavs for example or is it defined by dress? Seriously, I'm fascinated.
'Chav' is a concept which is found in cess-pools known as the local council estate.
.
I'm trying to be fair to the majority here.
No you are not! you are just trying to provoke conflict, much the same as you did on the Muslim forum before you were banned.

02/02/10

yorkshire pudding says...

I have been boycotting Girlington Taxis for a long time now. I have never found them to be reliable or value for money.

And the filthy BNP chav comment that we hear on here several times a day is not coded at all, it is straightforward racism, aimed at white people who live on or near council estates.

I was visting Lister Park last summer when a group of asian youths decided to racially abuse me, my sister in law and nephew when we were walking up towards Wilmer Road. They didnt care about the racial or sexual insults they were saying in front of my young nephew.

I live in Allerton, so I guess it all boils down to whether you want to live near white trash or black trash.

02/02/10

t'old man says...

the lack of policing in this area not only lets these yobs roam the streets but also the drug dealers who drive round these same areas, not tarring all cab drivers with the same brush but some of them dont just pick up and drop off customers..

02/02/10

Iona Cortina says...

yorkshire pudding wrote:
I have been boycotting Girlington Taxis for a long time now. I have never found them to be reliable or value for money.

And the filthy BNP chav comment that we hear on here several times a day is not coded at all, it is straightforward racism, aimed at white people who live on or near council estates.

I was visting Lister Park last summer when a group of asian youths decided to racially abuse me, my sister in law and nephew when we were walking up towards Wilmer Road. They didnt care about the racial or sexual insults they were saying in front of my young nephew.

I live in Allerton, so I guess it all boils down to whether you want to live near white trash or black trash.
YP, I'm sorry to hear that and I sympathise with you entirely.
.
The animals who did this to you and your family are on the same level as the other (animals) in this article.

02/02/10

Haji says...

It is sad that there are people who use this forum to ventilate their racist sentiments against any group and think they have achieved something useful. Ultimately, we are all the same but we tend to focus too much on our differences - that's the tragedy and often the cause for some of the biggest evil acts commited in the history of the world .

As for girlington taxis, I think there are a good bunch of lads who I have been ferried around by on a few occassions. One thing all the drivers complain about is the 3/4 brothers who own the firm and do the operating & driving. They then make sure they only give the best jobs (10 miles or more) to family members and the other drivers have to live off bits and pieces; that probably includes Allerton.

02/02/10

old speckled hen says...

iona subaru ,,, just for you !!
Chav (pronounced /ˈtʃæv/ (CHAV)) is a term applied to certain young people in the United Kingdom. The stereotypical "chav"—known also as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England—is an aggressive teenager, typically unemployed or of working class background, who repeatedly engages in anti-social behaviour, such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency. "Chavs" stereotypically wear tracksuits and hoodies made by "name" brands such as Nike, Reebok, Burberry, Helly Hansen and Adidas. Henleys clothes are becoming more popular with "Chavs".
IT does not mention council estates!! ,,race or colour, i bet you see chavs around manningham too

02/02/10

Iona Cortina says...

old speckled hen wrote:
iona subaru ,,, just for you !!
Chav (pronounced /ˈtʃæv/ (CHAV)) is a term applied to certain young people in the United Kingdom. The stereotypical "chav"—known also as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England—is an aggressive teenager, typically unemployed or of working class background, who repeatedly engages in anti-social behaviour, such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency. "Chavs" stereotypically wear tracksuits and hoodies made by "name" brands such as Nike, Reebok, Burberry, Helly Hansen and Adidas. Henleys clothes are becoming more popular with "Chavs".
IT does not mention council estates!! ,,race or colour, i bet you see chavs around manningham too
I lol'd.
.
:(

02/02/10

thecitygent says...

Iona Cortina wrote:
thecitygent wrote:
Iona Cortina wrote:
East_Bowling_Bantam wrote: We can safely say that this is from a certain part of the Bradford population. I'm surprised Holme wood, Ravenscliffe et al. are not all mentioned. It would not surprise me if they were from families linked with the BNP and benefit scumbags, the two go hand in hand.
Took the words right out my mouth. These filthy (BNP illiterate chav) rats need to be put in solitary confinement as punishment. . Or maybe a whole load of drivers go there all at once, and teach them a lesson or two.
'' These filthy (BNP illiterate chav) rats'' - is this a coded form of racist abuse I wonder? Are their muslim chavs for example or is it defined by dress? Seriously, I'm fascinated.
'Chav' is a concept which is found in cess-pools known as the local council estate. . I'm trying to be fair to the majority here.
I could think of a few 'cess-pools' in central Bradford. How do you refer to those inhabitants?

02/02/10

Freddy Elliot says...

They are merely communal people unfortunate enough to have to live in areas suffering from high 'deprivation'. With this comes poor education, difficulty with English speech & grammar, disregard for the law etc.

02/02/10

oldcodger1 says...

Everybody wants to blame that there is not enough Police around.What about the Parents taking the responsability for there own kids. And keeping a check on them.

02/02/10

amreinali says...

Freddy Elliot.

To start off with i would like to express and do wonder ' What the heeelllll grammer got to do with crime'

Mistaken people like you everyday stereotypically assiosciate crime with lack of grammer- now think about how idiotic that sounds.


Michael Jakcson RIP

wooo

xx

02/02/10

amreinali says...

BNP - Nick GRiffin can kiss ma ***

02/02/10

thecitygent says...

amreinali wrote:
Freddy Elliot. To start off with i would like to express and do wonder ' What the heeelllll grammer got to do with crime' Mistaken people like you everyday stereotypically assiosciate crime with lack of grammer- now think about how idiotic that sounds. Michael Jakcson RIP wooo xx
Looks like you took advantage of a free education to enhance your communication skills. Shame that it didn't do much for you and that you give the impression of being some sort of jibbering moron. Were you Michael J's pet chimp perhaps?

02/02/10

albion says...

amreinali wrote:
Freddy Elliot.

To start off with i would like to express and do wonder ' What the heeelllll grammer got to do with crime'

Mistaken people like you everyday stereotypically assiosciate crime with lack of grammer- now think about how idiotic that sounds.


Michael Jakcson RIP

wooo

xx
Presumably you mean GRAMMAR.

02/02/10

Freddy Elliot says...

Dear Amerinali, thankyou for your 'express & do wonder'. You seem just the 'steriotypically' kind of person(s) that I refer to.

02/02/10

puddin says...

It would appear that multi-culturalism is a little poorly in parts of Bradford, also despite the actions of a few, that we all deplore vigilanties is something far worse. We do after all live in a civilised society and therefore the rule of law is of paramount importance, only in feudal times did bullies exist and lawlessness prevail. It would appear certain groups in Bradford want a return to feudalism. That is not good for society in general.

P.S. Why blame everything on the BNP.

03/02/10

dellorri says...

I'll tell you what I think, there are two kinds of youth on estates, those who do well, and those who are wasters, both get there values from home, simple as that.
Oh, and Iona-Cortina, there's a clapped out old banger if ever I heard one, you don't know me, yet youe dare to judge me because of where I live, May I ask who made you god? I live on the Holmewood estate and have done for 6 years now, I do not support the BNP, nor am i a "scumbag CHAV" as you always lovingly call them, and what's more from the age of 15 I worked constantly up until a couple of years ago when disability forced me to stop working, even so I still do voluntary work when I am able, so please, keep your stupid generalisations to yourself. I was always taught, unless you can say something good, say nothing at all. try it some time, you might earn some respect.

03/02/10

Autolatry says...

albion wrote:
amreinali wrote:
Freddy Elliot.

To start off with i would like to express and do wonder ' What the heeelllll grammer got to do with crime'

Mistaken people like you everyday stereotypically assiosciate crime with lack of grammer- now think about how idiotic that sounds.


Michael Jakcson RIP

wooo

xx
Presumably you mean GRAMMAR.
LMFAO.

03/02/10

Storck says...

old speckled hen wrote:
iona subaru ,,, just for you !!
Chav (pronounced /ˈtʃæv/ (CHAV)) is a term applied to certain young people in the United Kingdom. The stereotypical "chav"—known also as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England—is an aggressive teenager, typically unemployed or of working class background, who repeatedly engages in anti-social behaviour, such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency. "Chavs" stereotypically wear tracksuits and hoodies made by "name" brands such as Nike, Reebok, Burberry, Helly Hansen and Adidas. Henleys clothes are becoming more popular with "Chavs".
IT does not mention council estates!! ,,race or colour, i bet you see chavs around manningham too
Nice that you stopped part way through the quote to prove your point. Further down in the same article is the following quote.

"These include the backronym "Council Housed And Violent""

So some people do use it to talk about people off council estates.

Also it in the See Also section is a link to White Trash. So once again nice cutting and pasting to prove your point with out the article.

03/02/10

t'old man says...

Just out of curiosity where does it state that those responsible for these attacks were "white" ? once again those shallow minded few try to make an incident involving an asian victim to be race based

03/02/10

thecitygent says...

Storck wrote:
old speckled hen wrote: iona subaru ,,, just for you !! Chav (pronounced /ˈtʃæv/ (CHAV)) is a term applied to certain young people in the United Kingdom. The stereotypical "chav"—known also as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England—is an aggressive teenager, typically unemployed or of working class background, who repeatedly engages in anti-social behaviour, such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency. "Chavs" stereotypically wear tracksuits and hoodies made by "name" brands such as Nike, Reebok, Burberry, Helly Hansen and Adidas. Henleys clothes are becoming more popular with "Chavs". IT does not mention council estates!! ,,race or colour, i bet you see chavs around manningham too
Nice that you stopped part way through the quote to prove your point. Further down in the same article is the following quote. "These include the backronym "Council Housed And Violent"" So some people do use it to talk about people off council estates. Also it in the See Also section is a link to White Trash. So once again nice cutting and pasting to prove your point with out the article.
I would suggest that any description of 'council housed' is dated given the privatisation of these estates in the last 30 years. I can appreciate the application to 'sink estates' - a large number of which were public owned in previous years - but equally there are many areas of 'sink housing' in Bradford, as in other cities. Typically these have been privately owned or rented terraced properties and invariably ethnic ghettoes but it is deemed politically incorrect to adopt a broad brush description of their residents, many of whom could also be considered social undesirables and 'losers'. So why should we tolerate the description 'Chav' as a derogative term when many of the adjectives that I could offer to describe certain inhabitants of Girlington, Manningham, Little Horton etc would be deemed unacceptable and inciting racial hatred? It serves to demonstrate the limitations placed upon open debate and expression. Furthermore it says a lot about aspiration and ignorance in this city that certain 'communities' are more inclined to claim a degree of superiority by comparison to the disadvantaged of, say Holmewood, instead of seeking other more ambitious benchmarks that could earn some respect.

03/02/10

denis court says...

Has Girlington cabs reported any assaults on it's white drivers, or don't they employ them? If, not, how do they manage not to do so? Do they have an unofficial racist policy to only employ pakistanis? Is it because the working conditions they expect their drivers to work under are bad? Having seen the state of their office they would appear to think nothing of either their drivers or their customers. Is the failure of private hire cars to place video cameras in their cars due to the fact that they routinely employ unlicenced drivers, who don't carry/have id and wouldn't want to be seen on these cameras?

03/02/10

birday says...

cornishtyke wrote:
I have to agree with T`old man, as a recently returned resident of Allerton, the number of moronic children wandering the streets late at night abusing passers by, throwing objects at windows id quite amazing. Especially considering that this is an area where a poor child was hounded to death a few years ago by thugs (who presumably are the parents of the current batch). When the authorities are contact the block response is "someone will call round" usually 2 days later in the middle of the day These people have none of the much used word RESPECT & their parents even less.
Cornishtyke - Thank you for remembering the child frightened to death in Allerton on 7 June 2005. Her name was Aimee Wellock and she was 15 yrs old. She was wonderful company and has been sorely missed by all her family and friends - it's comforting to know she hasn't been forgotten by others.

Sadly this highly publicised incident made NO difference to what's going on in Allerton with both white and young asian young people out at all hours behaving badly - bullying, intimidation, robberies, vandalism to property, wild dogs, grafitti, drug dealing ... the list is endless.

The problems are not confined to the council estate, the private housing estates are also effected since slumlords move in and started renting houses to families on benefits.

What and how are police resources deployed in this area? What and how are Social Services and Youth Services deployed in the area

03/02/10

thecitygent says...

birday wrote:
cornishtyke wrote: I have to agree with T`old man, as a recently returned resident of Allerton, the number of moronic children wandering the streets late at night abusing passers by, throwing objects at windows id quite amazing. Especially considering that this is an area where a poor child was hounded to death a few years ago by thugs (who presumably are the parents of the current batch). When the authorities are contact the block response is "someone will call round" usually 2 days later in the middle of the day These people have none of the much used word RESPECT & their parents even less.
Cornishtyke - Thank you for remembering the child frightened to death in Allerton on 7 June 2005. Her name was Aimee Wellock and she was 15 yrs old. She was wonderful company and has been sorely missed by all her family and friends - it's comforting to know she hasn't been forgotten by others. Sadly this highly publicised incident made NO difference to what's going on in Allerton with both white and young asian young people out at all hours behaving badly - bullying, intimidation, robberies, vandalism to property, wild dogs, grafitti, drug dealing ... the list is endless. The problems are not confined to the council estate, the private housing estates are also effected since slumlords move in and started renting houses to families on benefits. What and how are police resources deployed in this area? What and how are Social Services and Youth Services deployed in the area
The frightening thing is that one by one the respectable suburbs of Bradford are disappearing. Go back 30, maybe only 20 years ago and this would have been both unheard of as well as undreamt of. I remember at the time of the summer riots in 1981 the comment that that sort of thing didn't happen in good old Bradford. Indeed.

03/02/10

birday says...

thecitygent wrote:
birday wrote:
cornishtyke wrote: I have to agree with T`old man, as a recently returned resident of Allerton, the number of moronic children wandering the streets late at night abusing passers by, throwing objects at windows id quite amazing. Especially considering that this is an area where a poor child was hounded to death a few years ago by thugs (who presumably are the parents of the current batch). When the authorities are contact the block response is "someone will call round" usually 2 days later in the middle of the day These people have none of the much used word RESPECT & their parents even less.
Cornishtyke - Thank you for remembering the child frightened to death in Allerton on 7 June 2005. Her name was Aimee Wellock and she was 15 yrs old. She was wonderful company and has been sorely missed by all her family and friends - it's comforting to know she hasn't been forgotten by others. Sadly this highly publicised incident made NO difference to what's going on in Allerton with both white and young asian young people out at all hours behaving badly - bullying, intimidation, robberies, vandalism to property, wild dogs, grafitti, drug dealing ... the list is endless. The problems are not confined to the council estate, the private housing estates are also effected since slumlords move in and started renting houses to families on benefits. What and how are police resources deployed in this area? What and how are Social Services and Youth Services deployed in the area
The frightening thing is that one by one the respectable suburbs of Bradford are disappearing. Go back 30, maybe only 20 years ago and this would have been both unheard of as well as undreamt of. I remember at the time of the summer riots in 1981 the comment that that sort of thing didn't happen in good old Bradford. Indeed.
Indeed. The respectable suburbs of Bradford have gone. So sad. What an awful world these young people are creating for themselves.

The social problems of Bradford are like a snow ball coming down a steep hill, increasng in size and speed soon they'll be no stopping it!

04/02/10

denis court says...

No one want to comment on the impression that asian owned private hire firms don't employ whites

04/02/10

thecitygent says...

denis court wrote:
No one want to comment on the impression that asian owned private hire firms don't employ whites
What is the tax status of pvte hire drivers anyway? Are they actually employees??

04/02/10

Jammy2010 says...

Taxi drivers do a job not many people want to do so if it has a few benefits such as tax status of self-employment then i say good on them! Imagine picking up drunks, druggies, asbo kids and smelly people. I have to walk past them at Tesco and even then i feel like throwing up!

A comment on why white people are not employed by asian firms is ironic because it is white people who refuse to work for asian owned firms.

I know Lidget 247 cars have quite a few non-asian employees not drivers but as i understand it from one of the drivers that its the drivers who court work and owners would pretty much take anyone on!

06/02/10

PTN says...

denis court wrote:
No one want to comment on the impression that asian owned private hire firms don't employ whites
Once again you are changing this in to a racial issue. This article is to do with the fact that taxi drivers are victims of crime in a particular part of Bradford and the fact that as a protest they are going to boycott that area.
It has nothing to do with who they employ , what their tax status is or any other issue but as usual some people use the occasion to bring out their own prejudices. Over the last few months every article you have commented on , you have put a racial slant on it , everything from uninsured vehicles to the lack of gritting on the pavemnets. Come on Why beat about the bush , just say what you want and get it off your chest.