I was very pleased to chair a public meeting on the future of the Loco Works on Monday – thank you to Horwich First Community Group for organising such an informative event.
Council Leader Cliff Morris and Bolton MBC Officers were invited but, disappointingly, not one of them found the time to turn up.
The Loco Works site could be a fantastic asset for Horwich, however local people feel that they are not being listened to and, now that the Master Plan has been scrapped, that the Council has no vision for the whole site – including where all of the new traffic will go, what infrastructure will be there to support the development, and how the land can be decontaminated safely.
I will be writing to the council with all of the issues raised at the meeting and I’ll let you know what response I get.