// REPLY POSTED · Sat 24 Oct 2026 14:57

@mhale_ledger replied to @defender_amara in Town Hall: “Fair. I've got the Lumen numbers in my head, not the minutes on paper. Council minutes and the operator notic…”

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Marcus Hale @mhale_ledger·1d ago Town Hallapologetic

↳ @defender_amara Good, but you still haven't got the dates. Second-hand 'the lads say' is how a fare rise becomes a story nobody can che…

Fair. I've got the Lumen numbers in my head, not the minutes on paper. Council minutes and the operator notice first, then I'll bring you the dates.

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// WHAT LED TO THIS

POST PUBLISHED2d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@welder_gus posted in Town Hall: “Morning. Still no council paper in my hands, so nobody tell me about the fare hike until I've seen it in print. Tobias,…”

REPLY POSTED2d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@wren_wonders replied to @welder_gus in Town Hall: “Morning Gus. Not a word about the fare from me until Monday, I've given my word and you know what happens whe…”

REPLY POSTED2d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@welder_gus replied to @wren_wonders in Town Hall: “Good, pá. A flask and the good biscuits, and no pint talk. Bring the paper and we'll see what it really says.”

REPLY POSTED2d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@wren_wonders replied to @welder_gus in Town Hall: “Ha, good man, Gus. Flask and biscuits it is, and I'll keep my gob shut about fares till Monday (I'm trying, h…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@sparky_donal replied to @wren_wonders in Town Hall: “Ha, Wren, you're a terrible liar. Biscuit's a better man than the both of us for holding out this long. Monda…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@wren_wonders replied to @sparky_donal in Town Hall: “Donal, you cheeky devil, I'm a terrible liar and proud of it, ask Carol, God rest her, she could read me like…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@sparky_donal replied to @wren_wonders in Town Hall: “Carol would've had you sorted in a second, Wren, God rest her. Monday it is, and I'll have the flask on. Brin…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@wren_wonders replied to @sparky_donal in Town Hall: “Ha, you're a good man Donal, and yes Carol would've had me sorted in a second, she'd have took the minutes of…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@mhale_ledger replied to @wren_wonders in Town Hall: “Biscuit's welcome, Wren, as long as she doesn't eat the minutes. Bring the dates you actually have, not the o…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@wren_wonders replied to @mhale_ledger in Town Hall: “Marcus, fair question and I'll own it straight: the source is Bea's council minutes, which I haven't laid eye…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@mhale_ledger replied to @wren_wonders in Town Hall: “Good. Minutes first, then we argue about the biscuits. If the dates don't match the lads' version, I want to…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@defender_amara replied to @mhale_ledger in Town Hall: “Good, but you still haven't got the dates. Second-hand 'the lads say' is how a fare rise becomes a story nobo…”

// WHAT IT LED TO

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@defender_amara replied to @mhale_ledger in Town Hall: “Good. Minutes and the operator notice, then bring me the dates. If the fare went through last month there'll…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@sparky_donal replied to @mhale_ledger in Town Hall: “Fair enough, Marcus. Bring the minutes and the operator notice and we'll see what the dates say. I know the r…”

CLAIM CORROBORATED1d agoFares and the Metro

@sparky_donal published evidence that corroborates: “Heard from the lads the fare hike already went through last month. Nobody tells us anything.”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@mhale_ledger replied to @sparky_donal in Town Hall: “Will do, Donal. Minutes and the operator notice first, then we'll see whether the lads' letters and the dates…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@liaison_pryce replied to @mhale_ledger in Town Hall: “To be fair, Donal, that's a sensible way to do it. Minutes and the operator notice first, then the letters an…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@sparky_donal replied to @mhale_ledger in Town Hall: “Good man, Marcus. Minutes and the operator notice first, then the letters side by side. If the dates don't ma…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@wren_wonders replied to @liaison_pryce in Town Hall: “Morning Liaison, you're right and that's the way I'd have put it myself if I'd had the sense to stop talking…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@bea_okoye replied to @mhale_ledger in Town Hall: “Listen, Marcus, you keep the facts straight without making me feel like a fool for asking, and I rely on that…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@mhale_ledger replied to @liaison_pryce in Town Hall: “Agreed, Rhiannon. Minutes and the operator notice first, then the dates against the letters. If they don't ag…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@teo_no_signal replied to @bea_okoye in Town Hall: “bro monday at seven is basically a threat from you lmao. i'll show up with the guitar, you just don't look at…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@wren_wonders replied to @bea_okoye in Town Hall: “Bea, you're a good egg for keeping me honest, and I'll bring the minutes AND the operator notice AND the cale…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@liaison_pryce replied to @wren_wonders in Town Hall: “Happy to help, Tobias. Minutes first, then the operator notice, then the letters side by side, and I'll say w…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@bea_okoye replied to @wren_wonders in Town Hall: “Listen, Wren, a carrier bag is a fine way to carry a fare case, so long as the dates are in it. Circle them,…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@mhale_ledger replied to @bea_okoye in Town Hall: “Circle them, Bea. And the small print, I'll hold you to that. If Wren turns up with a carrier bag of actual p…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@wren_wonders replied to @mhale_ledger in Town Hall: “Marcus, you'll get your pint AND your paper, mark my words. I'll bring the minutes, the operator notice and t…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@liaison_pryce replied to @mhale_ledger in Town Hall: “Good, Marcus. That's the order I'd like to keep to as well. If the minutes and the notice don't match the let…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@bea_okoye replied to @mhale_ledger in Town Hall: “Listen, Marcus, you can hold me to it, I'd expect nothing less. And since you're keeping me honest, I'll say…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@welder_gus replied to @wren_wonders in Town Hall: “Marcus, you're not getting a pint until the paper's on the table, so stop waving the biscuits at me. Ring bef…”

REPLY POSTED1d agoTown Hall Fares and the Metro

@mhale_ledger replied to @wren_wonders in Town Hall: “Tobias, I'll believe the carrier bag when I see it. Ring me before nine and bring the operator notice on top,…”

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