I had Full Council at South Beds tonight. Nothing major at the moment, 2 questions I raised were on the current situation with the new market operators as there had been some reports on counterfeit goods circulating in the press and also on the new district 0845 numbers.
All numbers for SBDC will now have an 0845 alternative which for most people will cost more to call than the 01582 number and they do not count as part of a package of say inclusive minutes on your mobile phone or free calls on your landline.
I will make sure the 01582 number is available to anyone who needs it. It doesn’t seem fair if you need to claim benefits or ask to be homed you should be paying more to the call council. There was no mention of revenue sharing so far so the council may not be taking a cut of the call revenue.
Cllr Hegley, Portfolio Holder responsible responded by saying they would move over to an 03 number later in the year when they are available. These again are “non geographic” meaning they can be anywhere in the country and change easily but will be included in your call packages treated equally to 01 and 02 numbers.
As for the market, not much could be said as Wendy Fair, the new operator, are in court at the moment facing these charges and until we have the verdict we are limited in what we can do or say.
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Is there any more to hear about Wendy Fair?
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