Voles 1 Blueshite 0

[tokyojoe]

This is too funny for words.

 

Premier League - Voles threaten Everton stadium - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

 

Premier League - Voles threaten Everton stadium

Eurosport - Thu, 06 Aug 11:23:00 2009

 

Everton's plans to build a new 50,000-seater stadium have been jeopardised by a colony of water voles.

 

The Merseyside club want to move from their present Goodison Park home to a state-of-the-art arena in Kirkby, a northern suburb of Liverpool, but the protected species has been discovered on the prospective construction site.

 

The rodents live on the banks of Kirkby Brook, which crosses the site, and must be moved before building work can take place.

 

Developers must complete the relocation before autumn, when the animals hibernate, as it is illegal to disturb a sleeping vole.

 

Tesco, who also plan to build on the new Kirkby site, have deployed JCBs and a team of wildlife experts to help the animals move home.

 

A spokesman for Knowsley council, which has backed the move, said: "As landowners, we have granted a licence for our land to be accessed in order for ecological works to be undertaken.

 

"These works will ensure the safe translocation of a protected water vole habitat in Kirkby Brook.

 

"The work will include the erection of safety hoardings, systematic clearing of overgrown vegetation and vole assessment."

 

Everton's Kirkby project is still awaiting final approval pending a public inquiry, the outcome of which is expected by November. If the stadium gets the green light, the Toffees will move there in 2012.

[Red Banjo]

The fact they are closer to a new stadium than us is not funny however

[Randy Marsh]

ifithadnabinferthemerderinredshitecolonyofwatervoles

[Uncle_Meat]

This is too funny for words.

 

Premier League - Voles threaten Everton stadium - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

 

Premier League - Voles threaten Everton stadium

Eurosport - Thu, 06 Aug 11:23:00 2009

 

Everton's plans to build a new 50,000-seater stadium have been jeopardised by a colony of water voles.

 

The Merseyside club want to move from their present Goodison Park home to a state-of-the-art arena in Kirkby, a northern suburb of Liverpool, but the protected species has been discovered on the prospective construction site.

 

The rodents live on the banks of Kirkby Brook, which crosses the site, and must be moved before building work can take place.

 

Developers must complete the relocation before autumn, when the animals hibernate, as it is illegal to disturb a sleeping vole.

 

Tesco, who also plan to build on the new Kirkby site, have deployed JCBs and a team of wildlife experts to help the animals move home.

 

A spokesman for Knowsley council, which has backed the move, said: "As landowners, we have granted a licence for our land to be accessed in order for ecological works to be undertaken.

 

"These works will ensure the safe translocation of a protected water vole habitat in Kirkby Brook, probably ending up with the voles being inserted into Bill Kenwrights arse via a warm plastic tube. He likes things like that, the big dirty doughnut puncher.

 

"The work will include the erection of safety hoardings, systematic clearing of overgrown vegetation and vole assessment."

 

Everton's Kirkby project is still awaiting final approval pending a public inquiry, the outcome of which is expected by November. If the stadium gets the green light, the Toffees will move there in 2012.

 

 

Fixed.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

A few dozen voles on the banks of it and 40'000 rats inside it.

[Thants]

Why am I thinking Caddyshack?

[aws]

The rodents club

[Lunatic]

[Tom R]

This is the stadium building equivalent of the Everton "failed medical".

 

"We couldn't build the stadium. But not because we're tramps though!! No, no, it's because of the voles, you see!... and the Unicorns, don't forget about those pesky beasts breeding on our land!"

[Dougie Do'ins]

This is the stadium building equivalent of the Everton "failed medical".

 

"We couldn't build the stadium. But not because we're tramps though!! No, no, it's because of the voles, you see!... and the Unicorns, don't forget about those pesky beasts breeding on our land!"

TBH Tom you have to give them credit for moving on with things just in case they get the go-a-head from the government. If I didn't know better I'd say the powers that be at the pit already know their getting permission to stat building as they seem to be very busy of late.

 

I posted this a few weeks ago.

 

Liverpool Echo.co.uk - News - Liverpool Local News - Everton FC stadium buy-up of Kirkby town centre begins

 

 

Knowsley Council will agree in principle to use compulsory purchase orders to buy up Kirkby town centre

 

KNOWSLEY council will set the ball rolling on a mass buy-out of Kirkby town centre next week.

 

The move comes four months ahead of a final decision on Tesco and Everton FC’s £400m scheme for the town.

 

The council claims the buy-out will save time and money if the secretary of state approves the stadium and superstore plans. But opponents said they were astonished at the timing and extent of the new orders.

 

KNOWSLEY is paving the way for Everton FC’s proposed move to Kirkby by fast-tracking compulsory purchase orders on the whole town centre.

 

The council’s cabinet will agree in principle plans to snap up the entire town estate at a meeting next week.

 

The mass buy out, underwritten by Tesco, will only go ahead if the controversial £400m plans for a supermarket and stadium south of the town centre are approved by the secretary of state.

 

But despite this decision still being four months away Knowsley is pressing ahead – to the astonishment of opponents.

 

Executive director of regeneration Nick Kavanagh said: “Due to the lengthy timescales that would be involved in any CPO process, this report is being considered now, at the highest decision-making level we have, in order that if a positive planning decision is reached, land can be assembled to allow for the Destination Kirkby regeneration project to be delivered as quickly as possible.”

 

The CPO will only be used if Tesco fails to persuade land-owners to sell.

 

But a report to the cabinet by council chief executive Sheena Ramsey said: “While positive discussions have taken place with the key landowners within the proposed CPO area regarding the acquisition of their interests, significant delay in acquiring those interests could be prejudicial to the delivery of the project.”

 

Tony Barton, of Kirkby Residents Action Group and 1st4Kirkby, claimed the move suggested the council was prepared to force through the CPOs no matter what.

 

 

Knowsley Council will agree in principle to use compulsory purchase orders to buy up Kirkby town centre

 

He said: “The nightmare scenario for Kirkby residents is for Tesco to own the land both north and south of Cherryfield Drive to do with it as they wish, or not do anything with it, as the case may be.

 

“And this is clearly what our council is hell-bent on achieving for Tesco, regardless of the residents' and traders' objections.”

 

Leader of Knowsley’s opposition Cllr Ian Smith said: “The way the council is carrying on makes you believe they know something about the decision that no one else does.

 

“It looks like the map is going to be swept clean and for those born and bred in Kirkby this must be a distressing state of affairs.”

 

The council report to the cabinet from chief executive Sheena Ramsey admits there is likely to be plenty of objection to the buy up and possibly a second public inquiry into any CPO.

 

This could hit ultimately cause further delays to the scheme.

 

The council also announced this week it has handed Tesco 19 hectares – the size of 19 football pitches – to the south of Cherryfield Drive as part of the same project.

 

Opponents have long argued the land is being sold off far below its real value.

[tokyojoe]

The fact they are closer to a new stadium than us is not funny however

 

They can't even fill their current cardboard box. 50,000? They'd only get that when they played us, and it'd be full of Reds.

[tokyojoe]

TBH Tom you have to give them credit for moving on with things just in case they get the go-a-head from the government. If I didn't know better I'd say the powers that be at the pit already know their getting permission to stat building as they seem to be very busy of late.

 

I posted this a few weeks ago.

 

Liverpool Echo.co.uk - News - Liverpool Local News - Everton FC stadium buy-up of Kirkby town centre begins

 

 

Knowsley Council will agree in principle to use compulsory purchase orders to buy up Kirkby town centre

 

KNOWSLEY council will set the ball rolling on a mass buy-out of Kirkby town centre next week.

 

The move comes four months ahead of a final decision on Tesco and Everton FC’s £400m scheme for the town.

 

The council claims the buy-out will save time and money if the secretary of state approves the stadium and superstore plans. But opponents said they were astonished at the timing and extent of the new orders.

 

KNOWSLEY is paving the way for Everton FC’s proposed move to Kirkby by fast-tracking compulsory purchase orders on the whole town centre.

 

The council’s cabinet will agree in principle plans to snap up the entire town estate at a meeting next week.

 

The mass buy out' date=' underwritten by Tesco, will only go ahead if the controversial £400m plans for a supermarket and stadium south of the town centre are approved by the secretary of state.

 

But despite this decision still being four months away Knowsley is pressing ahead – to the astonishment of opponents.

 

Executive director of regeneration Nick Kavanagh said: “Due to the lengthy timescales that would be involved in any CPO process, this report is being considered now, at the highest decision-making level we have, in order that if a positive planning decision is reached, land can be assembled to allow for the Destination Kirkby regeneration project to be delivered as quickly as possible.”

 

The CPO will only be used if Tesco fails to persuade land-owners to sell.

 

But a report to the cabinet by council chief executive Sheena Ramsey said: “While positive discussions have taken place with the key landowners within the proposed CPO area regarding the acquisition of their interests, significant delay in acquiring those interests could be prejudicial to the delivery of the project.”

 

Tony Barton, of Kirkby Residents Action Group and 1st4Kirkby, claimed the move suggested the council was prepared to force through the CPOs no matter what.

 

 

Knowsley Council will agree in principle to use compulsory purchase orders to buy up Kirkby town centre

 

He said: “The nightmare scenario for Kirkby residents is for Tesco to own the land both north and south of Cherryfield Drive to do with it as they wish, or not do anything with it, as the case may be.

 

“And this is clearly what our council is hell-bent on achieving for Tesco, regardless of the residents' and traders' objections.”

 

Leader of Knowsley’s opposition Cllr Ian Smith said: “The way the council is carrying on makes you believe they know something about the decision that no one else does.

 

“It looks like the map is going to be swept clean and for those born and bred in Kirkby this must be a distressing state of affairs.”

 

The council report to the cabinet from chief executive Sheena Ramsey admits there is likely to be plenty of objection to the buy up and possibly a second public inquiry into any CPO.

 

This could hit ultimately cause further delays to the scheme.

 

The council also announced this week it has handed Tesco 19 hectares – the size of 19 football pitches – to the south of Cherryfield Drive as part of the same project.

 

Opponents have long argued the land is being sold off far below its real value.[/quote']

 

Brown envelopes spring to mind.

[Anubis]

A few dozen voles on the banks of it and 40'000 rats inside it.

I think it's nearer 34,000 rats on average.

 

Edit : Give Kenwright his due, transplanting that colony of voles onto the site is pretty inventive.

 

Second Edit : The thread title has given me an idea. We could suggest that the club shop temporarily change it's name for the Matthew St Festival weekend (when the city is packed) to Voles 3.

[alles ist gut]

Bumped on request of @tokyojoe

top, top title 

[Bjornebye]

Superb and here we are 12 years later now its bombs and red roadsigns with the same scattering of unicorns. 

[Chocoholic]

On 06/08/2009 at 14:59, tokyojoe said:

This is too funny for words.

 

Premier League - Voles threaten Everton stadium - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

 

Premier League - Voles threaten Everton stadium

Eurosport - Thu, 06 Aug 11:23:00 2009

 

Everton's plans to build a new 50,000-seater stadium have been jeopardised by a colony of water voles.

 

The Merseyside club want to move from their present Goodison Park home to a state-of-the-art arena in Kirkby, a northern suburb of Liverpool, but the protected species has been discovered on the prospective construction site.

 

 

Tesco, who also plan to build on the new Kirkby site, have deployed JCBs and a team of wildlife experts to help the animals move home.

 

 

Twelve years later, and counting, the animals still haven't moved home.

[deiseach]

Comedy = tragedy + time

[VladimirIlyich]

'They've got a big vole in their goal.'

[tokyojoe]

11 hours ago, alles ist gut said:

Bumped on request of @tokyojoe

top, top title 

Thanks for bumping! Didn't realise it was so long ago. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

On 06/08/2009 at 14:59, tokyojoe said:

it is illegal to disturb a sleeping vole.

 

I wish I was a vole.

[Strontium]

Voles were a threat to the Kirkby stadium, and beavers a threat to Goodison.