The unauthorised traveller encampment at Witherwin Avenue / Lumb Brook Road, Appleton has now moved on - two days before legal enforcement. This is, indeed, good news. You will see from the picture that they have bagged up most of their rubbish and I am sure WBC will collect it asap.
Warrington's programme of funding Council services increasingly out of the revenue obtained from property and commercial investments is audacious and necessary, but not reckless. Officers are skilled in risk management and buy-in professional advice as part of due diligence.
The government's planning proposals in the recently published White Paper raise more problems than solutions. Planning spokesperson Ryan Bate says:
292 Conservative MPs voted to allow sewage dumping by water companies in our rivers, lakes and coasts for at least 15 more years.
Lib Dems set out plan to tackle NHS crisis including recruiting more GPs and allowing pharmacists to prescribe more medicines
The government needs to step up efforts to recover billions of pounds in unpaid taxes, instead of asking the public to clean up their mess.
