PARISH PUMPING



COLLEGE STREET TOILET SHUT UNDER TORY CUTS



The Tories in Erewash are hopping mad over our disclosures about the way money has been syphoned into Parish Council's for services that they have cut in urban areas. What seems perverse to me is that some of the Parish Councillors that are receiving extra funding are the same ones, with a different hat, that are cutting Borough services. Some are  elected to urban seats where they appear to vote habitually against the interests of their own electors.

The Tories may huff and puff but as Mandy Rice-Davies famously said about another Tory who tried to cover something up, "Well, he would, wouldn't he?"

LYING WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE

Tory candidate in Derby, Ashley "Paul" Waterhouse has been found out by BBC Radio. After he had been informed that as a Candidate during an Election period they were unable to include him in a debate on politicians facing a more rigorous screening of their backgrounds. He then rang up calling himself Paul. When some listeners recognised his voice and phoned in, the Radio people checked and after the third time of asking he admitted the deception.

HOWARD GRIFFITHS

Have the Tories been in coalition with the Lib-Dems too long? We are used to "the end justifying the means" type propaganda, much used at By-Elections by Lib-Dems. But are the Tories catching the lying bug?

The Chair of Derby South Conservative Association Phil Bailey was quoted responding to the incident as saying "I think it was a genuine mistake. I don't think it was deceit and lies." Have they been in contact with the Lib-Dems for too long? As the song says "You can tell a man that boozes by the company he chooses and the pig got up and slowly walked away."

RAIL GATEWAY TO EREWASH



LONG EATON STATION



Road, Rail and even Waterways form gateways to the Borough and should be looked after with care. Long Eaton Station is a gateway to the Borough but it is hardly an image that strikes the eye favourably. I would like to see a sprucing up of the whole Station area. The Station should aim to give a pleasing impression when entering or leaving Erewash, but I don't believe it does that. You never get a second chance to make a first impression and that goes for stations as well as people. More effort is needed by all concerned to spruce up our "gateways", including Long Eaton Station.

TIPPING POINT



 BLOT ON THE LANDSCAPE

 The lack of progress on the Stanton site has annoyed me for years. We should have been working with the owners to start establishing "green zones" and planting landscaping that will be maturing whilst at the same time helping market the area to industry and commerce. Instead much of the site looks derelict and uncared for and just to add insult to injury, more illegal tipping has recently taken place on the land.

Rubbish has been dumped on the Quarry Hill Road side of the site about 150 yards from "Twelve Houses". If anyone knows who tipped this rubbish please contact Erewash Borough Council they would love to interview the person responsible.