[Ken Moss]

Nah, just two hours but I had a pub quiz night to present after that as well so it was 1am before bedtime and I was ready for it.

It seems that I phrased one of my posts a little ambiguously but if Benipete understood a little more about Area Council meetings then he would realise that spending the town money isn't done at the stroke of a pen and the whim of a few councillors. Certainly in Rishton, proposals for spending are made abundantly clear in public and then there is the opportunity for any objections to be made before they are passed at the next Area Council.

The projects I voted for last night have been approved in principle for years but have been constantly sidelined by what Cllr Grayson and myself consider to be wasteful political projects. Now that we have the deciding vote in Rishton we can approve things that the town actually needs, although in fairness to Cllr Horne (Conservative) he voted in favour of everything as well.

If used properly, Area Council meetings are a good way of keeping the public in the loop but getting the message out about where and when they actually take place is a weak point at the moment.