Let's just cast our minds back:
£2.6 million for housing in Hyndburn (From Lancashire Telegraph)
Leader of the council Peter Britcliffe said Woodnook was their top priority: “This is excellent news for Barnfield because we have the funds and the relevant control as well. The government have awarded funds to us directly, so we can act on what residents and ward councillors want. In the past we had to abide by Elevate’s plans. I was never a big fan of theirs because money was spent on glossy broches and executive wages instead of where it was needed.” Barnfield ward councillor Paul Barton said he hoped the news would see more green spaces created in Woodnook.
And then forward to today:
Labour set to rip up Hyndburn Tory spending plan (From Lancashire Telegraph)
The borough’s new leader Miles Parkinson said the need to revamp boarded-up streets would see a review of the decision to give every ward at least £100,000. The plan by their Conservative predecessors to share regeneration funds borough-wide has been described by Coun Parkinson as ‘an election gimmick’.
But ousted council leader Peter Britcliffe said the news was ‘disastrous’.