The long overdue resurfacing of Seaton Road has been finished on time. The photograph is taken at the junction with Knowles Edge Street                   Residents seem pleased with the job that has been done.

We had managed to get resurfacing of the pavements in Limefield Road on the Council’s programme for the 2014/15 financial year. Due to an underspend it was moved to this financial year. Work started on 6th January and is due to last 6 weeks (subject to the weather). Limefield Close will be done as well. […]

In the present economic climate more people may have difficulty paying their rent or their mortgage. If you are in that situation, please seek advice is to take advice early and talk things over with your landlord or mortgage provider. Do not leave it until you are on the brink of losing your home.               A very […]

Residents using Moss Lane will have often experienced the road being flooded near the junction with Forest Road and Capitol Close. The inadequate drainage system was unable to cope with the volume of water during wet weather, and this was made worse because some of the drains were blocked by tree roots.                       We have been pressing […]

Seaton Road will be resurfaced starting on 3rd January. It should be finished by 10th January (depending on the weather).     Focus readers voted for Seaton Road as ‘the worst road in Smithills’ and we decided to do something about that using Area Forum money. If we had waited for it to be done through […]

Liberal Democrats in Government have raised the income tax personal allowance every year. By next April, nobody will pay any tax until they earn at least £10,000 a year. That’s a £700 tax cut for millions of people. Nearly 4 million of the lowest paid will have been lifted out of paying tax completely. Now, […]

Demolition of the Delph Hill Methodist Church is almost completed.        A new church will be built on the site to allow for the merger of three congregations – Chorley Old Road, Harvey Street and Astley Bridge. Much of the material from the former church is to be reused. The new church will be called ‘The […]

After a lot of delays the 20 mph zone around the Lowndes Street area is now operational. It was proposed to slow the expected increase in traffic caused by the Wainhomes development on the former Guide Dog site. We consulted residents about extending the zone to cover the whole area bounded by  Devonshire Road, Chorley […]

As forecast earlier, the Labour Council closed Animal World from Sunday 29th September.                There was an attempt to close it several years ago, but the popular attraction was kept going, mainly due to the efforts of a dedicated team of volunteers. Closing it will save about £80,000 a year – forced, the Council claims, by […]

Last week I was invited to be one of the judges for the Johnson Fold Scarecrow competition. The entries were from organisations on Johnson Fold and from individuals. People had put a lot of work into their entries and many were of a high standard.          The competition was followed by entertainment for the many children […]