LONG EATON TOWN CENTRE

The new town centre "improvements" seem to be going down badly. Nobody seems to like them. The most common comment seems to be "It's a total waste of money". What worries me most is criticism of the quality of the work. If you want to comment on the work you can fill in Erewash's online CCC form and share your views with the perpertrators.

ILKESTON TOWN FC

What a shame one of our local football clubs has got money woes. I am raising the matter with Erewash Borough Council hoping we can get some political will behind helping the Club in the short term. Surely there is something we can do to help.

Ilkeston needs a football club, the work they do for the community is invaluable.

STOP, GO, NOT THE WAY.

The Tories return to stop-go economics will be devastating for jobs in the UK but crime will also start rising again. Same old leopard same old spots. The media that were spinning the lies of broken Britain have now gone quiet, watch the "honours list" for pay back time. With criminals being set free early, Police cut, the criminal justice system cut, even street lights to be switched off to help the job along. What a recipe for breaking Britain.

TOWN CENTRES

More action is needed to regenerate our Towns. The last Government through the Regional Development Agency gave Erewash Borough over 56k to help Ilkeston and Long Eaton. The financial inducement has generated some good ideas. However Labour Councillors wanted Erewash to add some of its own resources to the pot but this was rejected by Tory Councillors. I think many people in Erewash would support such a move and it's a shame that there is no commitment to continue the initiative when the money runs out. Erewash get a large income from our Towns but seem very reluctent to put investment back.