COUNCILLORS will debate a call for government action on highly dangerous nitrous oxide canisters. Brierfield West and Reedley s Labour Councillor Mohammed Hanif says the items, known as hippy crack are often found empty and discarded across many areas of Pendle. He wants the government to regulate the sale of the canisters of the substance, also called laughing gas, which are used in catering and cooking to help make whipped cream. Cllr Hanif has put down a motion for Pendle Borough s Full Council meeting on Thursday next week. It reads: Many areas in Pendle are covered with small nitrous oxide canisters/balloons from where people have been using these and subsequently leaving the discarded rubbish.
David Whipp he was caught on domestic CCTV removing the flier in Barnoldswick. The film of the leader of Pendle Borough and Lancashire County Councils Liberal Democrat groups has been posted on social media and copies sent to the Lancashire Telegraph. Mr Whipp, standing for re-election for both authorities, defended his actions as politicians from other parties reacted to the footage. Mr Whipp said: I haven t stolen anything. A flyer was stuffed in the top of a post box blocking the opening. I removed it to put my leaflet in. The flyer was returned to the letter box and I have apologised to the householder. There were quite a few of the Conservative flyers thrown over people s gates. I didn t want it adding to the litter.
The council document says Nelson s Pendle Rise presents a poor image of the town . The draft blueprint to revive the town will be considered by Pendle Borough s Policy and Resources Committee on Thursday night. It will be a key element in a bid for up to £25million for Nelson under the government s Town Deal Fund. The draft masterplan says upgrading Pendle Rise, which after seven years in limbo was taken over in August 2017 by a new company which was liquidated in January 2019, is the key to reviving the town centre. The document says: As the principal retail, service and administrative centre for Pendle, the ability to change perceptions and create an exciting new future for Nelson, requires the transformation of the town centre.
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