Tories hammering Ormskirk with proposed cuts

Reported in the Advertiser this week – Tories proposing to:

  • Closing the Civic Centre – ending pantos, shows and other entertainment in the town
  • Removing funding for Police Community Support Officers
  • Increasing pest control charges by up to £5 per job
  • Removing the rangers’ service
  • Stopping the annual kite festival
  • Stopping Community Chest grants

Labour colleagues on the District Council saying that the Tories are trying to paint a worst case picture to lower expectations. But it certainly shows where their priorities (don’t) lie.