It has now been confirmed that six Post Offices in the Rochdale Borough face the axe, only Spotland Road Post Office has been saved. The potential closures, part of the Government's Post Office closure planwill be officially announced next week. Rochdale Borough Council will now step in and start negotiations with Post Office Limited aiming to pay the Government subsidy and keep willing branches open. The list of decisions:
Heywood Councillor Peter Rush has slammed Greater Manchester Police after they failed to locate Holy Family School and Pothall Bridge following complaints of youths climbing on the school roof. Councillor Rush claimed that the operator did not even know where Heywood was!
Hundreds of people have attended a local heritage festival, which saw the official unveiling of the Westerhope Wheel.
Haywards Heath Liberal Democrats want to see REAL regeneration of our town.
Youngsters who commit minor crimes or anti-social behaviour should not face prosecution in courts, under a new Liberal Democrat crime strategy. Custody for youngsters should be seen as a "last resort". Children who admit guilt would appear before panels of local people to apologise, with punishment in the form of a "positive behaviour order". Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said Labour "criminalised a generation of young people. It is time for a new approach to youth justice which both prevents crime and confronts young people with their actions if they do break the law."
I recently carried out a survey of local residents' views and one of the things I asked them to list was the top three priorities/issues that concerned them. Unsurprisingly the top three issues were Crime, Health and the Environment. When I look at some of the issues I've been dealing with, either through meetings, my mail bag or in conversation with residents, I find the same issues cropping up.