Richard Baum

I have been on to the council today about the recycling issue at Tesco. Their response was typically buck-passing, saying that it was part Tesco’s fault, and part Greater Manchester Waste’s fault. Well, the site is run by the Council, and GMW has a couple of Bury Council representatives on it, so you’d think someone might be able to give a more positive response than that.

I have asked for such a response. getting fobbed off like this is not acceptable and I won’t stand for it. The people I represent deserve better.

Also today, I have arranged for a Six Town Housing tenant to be re-assessed for home improvements after a referral I received last week. Hopefully the tenant will receive the improvements she needs to her home.

As well as this, I have been speaking to representatives from Six Town Housing about the possibility of more local community action days, like the one scheduled for Sherbourne Court in a couple of weeks. I think that these are great ideas for bringing people together, so we’ll see if we can get any sorted out for Carr Clough and Rainsough in the ward.

And speaking of Rainsough - I have finally managed to track down Cllr Connor from Salford, the man in charge of Housing there, to talk to him about the Rainsough estate and the shops on Chapel Road. We have arranged to meet on the 18th September, where we can discuss what plans Salford have for clearing up the eyesore that is this derelict row, and ideas that we in Bury have along those lines too. It has been great to see the work of the Tenants and Residents Association in the last couple of months, and I look forward to updating them on my meeting with Cllr Connor when the TRA next meets on the 20th. Rainsough is in a unique predicament - the tenants are looked after by Salford, and the properties are owned by Salford, but the roads, bins and other services are provided by Bury, and that’s where the tenants are registered to vote… So hopefully together we can work something out.

Rick