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Your letters - November 18
It's bin great service Dear editor, last Tuesday was brown bin day in Whittle-le-Woods.
Emptying the bin must have been a shock as the lid apparently disappeared along with the garden rubbish into the collection vehicle.
Later, I went to the council offices to report the loss and suspected whereabouts of the bin lid.
A short wait in pleasant surroundings faced by a trio of charming and helpful ladies who graced the 'front-of-house' face of the council and I was invited to the desk where my details were entered on screen and despatched to wherever brown bins patiently wait for a life outside.
Fast-forward 24 hours and there at the garden gate was a brand new brown bin.
Now that is what I call excellent service and to all involved I would like to say thank you - things couldn't get much better than that.
George Walton
Whittle-le-Woods
Say no
to Asda
Dear editor, does Chorley need Asda?
This is the question the Chorley town planners should ask themselves and if they did, I suspect the answer would be 'no'.
The other question they should ask is what do Chorley people really need?
The answer I would suggest is an entertainment complex which should include a multi-screen cinema and possibly a bowling alley.
There should also be fashion retail in Chorley, such as a Next, or maybe restaurants.
In my view Asda are not interested in Chorley people, they are interested in increasing their market share by taking business from Morrisons and Tesco.
When Tesco arrived in Chorley the heart was ripped out of the town and if Asda comes I fear they will take the soul away.
I hope Chorley town planners will take note of this letter and stop the Asda development.
David Maltman
Judeland
Astley Village
No treat for victims
Dear editor, I'd like to explain one possible example of why 'bah humbug' exists to the reader complaining about the attitude of some residents towards trick or treaters on Hallowe'en (Guardian, November 11).
Like most, my parents always get a considerable amount of treats for the kids in their area.
Last year, on giving some treats to what no doubt your reader will claim to be little misunderstood angels, they were thanked by one of the lollies given being thrown back into their kitchen.
It was done so at such speed it shattered and in turn made two elderly people clean their floor while still receiving further requests to be 'treated' while doing it, from the next bunch to turn up.
My parents go out of their way to help anyone, always give to kids and look forward to Hallowe'en night but a bunch of small-minded thugs ruined the night for them.
I'd suggest to your reader that it's the mentality of the degenerates that mean some people refuse to take part in this activity.
As a victim of a prat throwing an egg, I suspect your reader knows this and it is laughable that they need to gain an understanding of why some people are miserable on Hallowe'en night.
Name supplied
Leyland
Give us a proper path
Dear editor, I am writing to suggest what I believe would be an obvious solution to a problem lots of people on Gillibrand North, Chorley, face.
I walk my children to school/nursery every morning as we cannot afford a car.
They attend St Gregory's Primary School and Eaves Green Pre-School on Eaves Green Road.
We have to walk across a muddy field up towards Buttermere and Liptrott Road as the only alternative route is round by Gillibrand Hall Care Home and up Tootell Street which is probably twice the distance.
Why can the council not extend the concrete path which already goes halfway up the field instead of making my son and daughter ruin their uniforms getting muddy and slipping in deep sludgy puddles?
Every house on our cul-de-sac has at least one child of school age and most go to All Saints or St Gregory's and all face the same problems as my family.
If they insist on cancelling our bus service to Moor Road, then the least they can do is provide us with alternative means of getting children to school!
Jacqueline Dunn
Keepers Wood Way
Chorley
Think of
the workers
Dear editor, as I sit here cosy in my little house, I watch our post lady battling the elements to safely deliver our mail.
She knows everyone in the village and makes a huge effort to make sure that the post gets to its correct destination.
On Tuesdays the binmen jog into view and without any fuss they remove my household rubbish. I wonder how many miles these lads jog to help keep our lives comfortable.
Have you visited the market toilets recently?
It's no accident that they are spotless and this is mainly due to Peter's consistently high standards.
I think we take all of these services for granted and it wouldn't hurt, as Christmas approaches, to spare a thought for all these people who greatly contribute to our comfort and well-being and who most of us take for granted.
They all give us cause to smile.
Janet Ashworth
Leeson Avenue
Chorley
Justify these salaries
Dear editor, so Chorley Council is 'saving' 500,000 a year by cutting nine posts (Guardian, November 11).
That means those being dispensed with have been earning an average of 55,000 each! (We don't, of course, know just how much this is going to cost us in redundancy packages.)
If these job cuts can be made now, why have they not been made before?
On top of that, three new directors will be appointed at a salary of around 100,000 each! Not to mention the gold plated pensions which each of these posts will command.
How can earnings of this nature be justified?
As I understand it, the council already outsources health and safety, parking control, housing, waste disposal, highways maintenance, parks and gardens, etc.
The question must be asked, just what is there left to do that commands such inflated salaries? Politics doesn't come into this; serious questions need to be asked and honest answers need to be given.
Perhaps we need someone at the top like the Mayor of Doncaster, who, on gaining office, cut his own salary to 30,000.
Graham Archer
St Michael's Close
Chorley
Can anyone find my pram?
Dear editor, I stupidly left my pram in Trinity Street, Chorley, while visiting the post office last Monday.
When I came to need the pram on Friday and realised it wasn't there, I had to retrace my steps and asked teachers if I had left it at the school were my daughter is.
Someone overheard my conversation and said she had seen a brown pram in the street a week ago near Devonshire Road post office.
It clicked that I had been to the post office that day.
I have had many sightings from neighbours on the street, post office and friends in the area. So many people saw the pram I can't believe someone has not put it away.
It wasn't a cheap pram and I can't use my carry chair without it, leaving me a little stranded as my son is so heavy to carry in his chair alone.
If anyone has spotted the pram could they contact me through the Guardian? At least the baby wasn't in the pram.
Lisa Brady-Munro
Chorley
Editor's note: If you know where Lisa's pram is, contact the Guardian on 01257 264911 or guardiannews@lep.co.uk
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