LABOUR
Key priorities £500K earmarked for tackling climate change and becoming a carbon neutral borough by 2030. Ensure that Chorley builds back from the pandemic as a better, fairer and happier place to live, work and visit.
Council leader Alistair Bradley says he is campaigning on Labour’s track record of improving the life and health of the borough’s residents – and pledging that such a principle would continue to underpin any future Labour administration in Chorley.
“We want to invest to give people a safe environment and so that we’re not wholly dependent on council tax. That also adds to the local economy and creates jobs. We have been going over and above what you would expect a district council to do – stepping in when other people no longer [offer certain services] or don’t do things to our high expectations.
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Wednesday, 3rd February 2021, 5:18 pm
Eaves Green Road in Chorley is one of the streets where glyphosate is used, because of safety concerns over the deployment of alternative thermal equipment
Glyphosate came to global attention three years ago when a San Francisco court ruled that the chemical - sold under the brand name Roundup - had caused a former school groundsman to develop terminal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Roundup’s manufacturer Monsanto and parent company Bayer have stood by the safety of the product and it remains licensed for use in the UK, European Union and most parts of America.
Lancashire County Council also continues to use the herbicide in districts where it carries out weeding work on highways and pavements.