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Labour’s Cop-Out!
13 February 2007
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Concern at police recruitment and retention has prompted Cllr Daisy Benson, Joe Edwards and the Lib Dem team to continue campaigning to make our area safer.
Anti-social behaviour is a major cause of concern for residents and Daisy has been working for some time to get the Police and the Council to take action.
Neighbourhood Policing roll-out
Over 100 people attended the meeting to set up Neighbourhood Policing for the Redlands and University areas.
Daisy said: ‘Residents have suffered enough from burglaries, car crime and anti-social behaviour. I hope the new Neighbourhood Action Group will start to tackle these issues as a priority.’
However, the story is less good for people living south of Christchurch Road, as police shortages have delayed the new scheme being brought in.
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary campaigner Gareth Epps has written to the police about tackling the shortages. Gareth says: ‘This is an issue which has plagued our area for years. Yet under Labour virtually nothing has been done about it.’
Hexham Road Policing
Daisy has been voicing the concerns of residents about the lack of policing around the estate. She says: ‘Police are at 50% capacity in parts of Reading. There’s a danger of leaving areas of the town without adequate policing’.
Daisy is supporting residents who are calling for a Youth Shelter to occupy teenagers on the estate.
You can contact Daisy, Joe and the Lib Dem FOCUS Team:
- by calling us on 950 9213;
- by email to: redlandslibdems@hotmail.co.uk
- online at www.readinglibdems.org.uk |
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