PACT - update

The new PACT initiative which is tackling 'crime and grime' at a local level has been a great success. As a local Councillor I can contact one specific officer in the Council who is responsible for my area and as a result matters can be dealt with much quicker than before. An example of this is graffiti. I have reported two incidents of graffiti recently and they were cleaned up within two days.

It is interesting that in a recent survey 88% of respondents were fairly/very satisfied with Ashton as a place to live but only 47% felt that the Police and Council were successfully dealing with issues. The main areas of concern in this survey were problems with teenagers,crime and litter. Exactly the things that the PACTs were set up to deal with.

Here are just some of the problems in the area that the PACT team are tackling:


1. Princess Road : Drinking, fighting & causing annoyance around area of Aldi supermarket at 2/3 am - weekends

2. Heath Road/York Road youths causing general ASB
Progress has been made in this area as the PCSOs report youths in the area of Heath/York road are engaging with GMP and are now generally very well behaved
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3. Dog fouling : Heath Road, Princess Road, North Street
In Heath Road people not disposing of the dog bags properly. There is now an anti dog fouling campaign in progress. Leaflets will be distributed to all houses in the areas. Dog poo bags are available in local outlet and signage will be erected
PCSO’s are to issue fixed penalty notices (FPN’s) and there is a prevention and education campaign in local schools

4.Wooton Drive - dog fouling - see above

5. Stubshaw Cross Park Youths causing general anti social behaviour

6. Ashton Town Centre, Bryn Street and York Road - litter - Ashton Town centre cleaned every day

7. Graffiti – all over Ashton. There is a very quick response to cleaning it up once reported

If you know of any issues that the PACT team should deal with please contact me.