Campaigns to clean up the streets of Preston

Preston’s streets are getting some much-needed attention thanks to campaigner John Potter.

The Liberal Democrats candidate has been working with a team of volunteers to fix a variety of problems in certain areas of Preston.

John began the campaign because he believes the public are becoming disillusioned with the current council, who are accused of ignoring residents’ environmental issues.

There are a number of problems that the group has been working on including; littering and fly tipping, speeding cars, pensioner poverty and flood defences. The dedicated Riversway team has removed items such as fridge-freezers, mattresses and piles of bin bags.

Regions that have been affected are Broadgate, Fishergate Hill, Tulketh, Riversway and the Docklands. South Meadow Lane and Navigation Way have been targeted as areas where the speed limit is abused.

John said: “My idea was to bring politics right down to basics, helping people on a local, even street-by-street level.”

He admits that residents have emailed him instead of local councillors, to aid them with dilemmas on their streets.

John added: “People care about local issues. Are their streets safe and clean? Are their children OK to cross the road without the risk of cars speeding? Is anyone listening to their concerns? That’s what I'm doing in the ‘My Street Matters’ campaign.”

John and the Riversway Team are aiming to continue the work until Preston’s problem areas have been resolved to an acceptable level. He is also confident for the upcoming elections:

“My campaigns are striking a note with residents so a shock result may happen.”


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