Is the Mains Lane bypass a 'sticking plaster'?
The Wyre Labour Group recognises the incredible amount of work that went into the production of Wyre’s Local Plan, and we thank Planning Officers for their efforts.
Unfortunately, 0fficers have been let down by the Conservative administration who haven’t provided the required direction.
It’s bad enough that the plan is eight years late, but the Conservative administration have allowed the borough’s employment, transport, and open space problems to be swept under the carpet.
With around 9,000 homes to be built during the 20-year plan period, we cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of previous decades, but by continuing to ignore infrastructure requirements, those mistakes are now about to be compounded.
And with the road system at breaking point, you would have thought this was an ideal opportunity for the local plan to set out a vision for the reinstatement of the rail line from Fleetwood to Poulton. Inexcusably, it has failed to set out that vision.
A plan for housing is needed, but it must be a strategic plan that properly considers residents and their employment, transport, and open space requirements.
It’s hoped that on May 2, in the local council elections, there is an electoral backlash to this ineptitude, with residents across Wyre instead placing their faith in a forward-thinking and strategically-competent Labour administration who can then address decades of Conservative mismanagement.
Mother’s Day is around the corner and many people are buying cards, planning visits, and generally making this a special day.
This Mother’s Day, we’re asking readers to spare a thought for one particular mother - Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian charity worker who’s already spent three years in an Iranian jail after a deeply unfair trial.
Readers can show their support for Nazanin by adding their name to our petition – www.amnesty.org.uk/nazanin – to the Iranian authorities calling for her release.
Why vote on the same thing?
I am an ardent Brexiteer, yet I can understand why Speaker Bercow did what he did. For you can’t keep raising the same matter week after week – most councils for instance have a six-month time gap before discussing an issue again.