I know we live in the age of mobile phones, but its such a traditional English thing. Don’t you think they should just leave the remaining boxes alone or do you think there not needed so get rid of them?
They are so traditionally british, I think its nice to see them
Around the Harrogate, Dales, York and Moors area there is a necessity for some of these boxes to be kept as the mobile phone signals are so poor and unfortunately not everyone can afford a land line in rural communities. Both Harrogate and York councils have submitted lists of the boxes they deem essential – bet that ends up cut in two!
i totally agree with u the red boxes look better then the new black ones and they shouldnt get rid of them they look nice unlike some things that there putting on the streets
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Comment by hsmith — January 14, 2010 @ 2:33 pm
Top Marks to Harrogate Council.
Let’s hope that other councils follow suit.
It’s OUR heritage that is in danger of being lost.
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Comment by Earwigo — January 14, 2010 @ 2:58 pm
I think the Red Box should stay , it doesnt need to be moved , all they need to do is make it a bit more user friendly , make sure the cold doesnt get in ect.
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Comment by -= AnGel =- — January 14, 2010 @ 3:19 pm
Councils can agree with BT to adopt them for a fixed fee each year, with or without an operational telephone inside.
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Comment by Dad's found yer scoo'er — January 14, 2010 @ 3:38 pm
i think they’re a hazzard
i was visiting England, i went ino one, and it was much bigger on the inside than the outside
there was this doctor inside who kept talking about going back and forth in time and traveling into outer space
but seriously, you need to get rid of them to make room for new mosques
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Comment by Betty Z — January 14, 2010 @ 4:18 pm
As long as the tax payer pays for them. If people want to keep them then they should pay for them. It irritates me when people expect a private company like BT to have to pay for them. It makes no profit from them. People should lobby their council & the council can pay at the tax payers expense.
Edit:- How many of you on hear have BT broadband. Very few. Get one of your service providers to pay for the boxs
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Comment by Guy — January 14, 2010 @ 4:24 pm
Around the Harrogate, Dales, York and Moors area there is a necessity for some of these boxes to be kept as the mobile phone signals are so poor and unfortunately not everyone can afford a land line in rural communities. Both Harrogate and York councils have submitted lists of the boxes they deem essential – bet that ends up cut in two!
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Comment by Helen S — January 14, 2010 @ 4:54 pm
It’s the "jobs-worth" cretins in iconoclastic mode
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Comment by boofuswoolie — January 14, 2010 @ 5:21 pm
They should be left as they are, as you say, they are traditionally British.
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Comment by bert — January 14, 2010 @ 5:38 pm