Residents around Rochdale Infirmary will finally get free parking outside their homes after a 3 year fight by the Liberal Democrats. Residents have suffered from parking problems, with people using the Infirmary parking outside their homes. At a Cabinet Meeting tonight the Council's Cabinet will confirm the news that residents, close to the Infirmary have been waiting for.
The campaign is going very well, we've just come back from yet another days canvassing. I have been inundated with messages of thanks because the Liberal Democrats have delivered FREE RESIDENT'S PARKING for residents who live near the Infirmary. As a Cabinet Member for Community Cohesion and Housing I have played a big part in this, alongside my mentor - Councillor Khalid Mahood. We have kept a clear promise to the people of Central Rochdale and delivered this FREE, unlike Labour who wanted to charge £50. Residents are quite rightly pleased - why should people have to pay to park outside their houses.
The streets of Heywood! Well, can I say that this last year has been an amazing one - at my age I suppose I should be retired on some beach... but I have really enjoyed my first year as a Councillor. I've got thank a few people who have helped considerably during the year.
Paul Holmes MP is supporting radical new proposals that would make local homes more environmentally-friendly and cut fuel bills.
Stockton Council has refused permission for the Quad Bike and Motorcycle facility at Riverside Lodge, A67, Eaglescliffe.
Two requests for deletions from the online archive led to some head scratching recently. The first came from a journalist who, several years ago, wrote about her young son's attitude to clothing. The article caused no bother until her son - by now computer literate - discovered it on the web. He was upset and embarrassed, and was being teased about it. The second request was from the parents of a child who was born with severe disabilities. Our article followed an interview they gave to a Sunday newspaper about the home birth that they had arranged. When they gave that interview they were thinking only about the print publication. It didn't occur to them that the online version might be picked up by other websites, and they didn't anticipate that cyber-bullies would send emails blaming them for their son's condition. They were finding it difficult to cope, and we deleted the article for compassionate reasons.
