Councillor John Blundellĭespite chair Coun Amna Mir appealing for civility, things got no less tetchy as the agenda moved on to a discussion about regenerating Littleborough station and the surrounding area.Ĭontroversially the draft proposals include demolishing ‘low quality buildings’ in Victoria Street, which are home to a number of local firms. Mr Jackson insisted he was ‘just stating facts’.
Shouts of ‘get on with it’ were directed from the floor at Coun Blundell, who described the way Mr Jackson engaged with the council as ‘terrible’ and ‘completely inappropriate’. His comments were branded ‘pathetic’ by Coun Blundell who said it was ‘completely out of order’ to make such remarks about a member of staff in a public forum. He accused the council’s planning department of operating like a ‘secret society’ and said its chief officer was ‘rude and arrogant’.
Number One Riverside, Rochdale (Image: © Alan Hamer)
Ian Jackson, chairman of Littleborough Civic Trust, told the meeting of the difficulties the organisation was having joining the Calder Valley Community Rail Partnership.
