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MAJOR roadworks at busy junction will last another THREE months (Observer, February 24) Nav Afzal: Putting traffic lights at a roundabout.... doesn’t that slow cars down as opposed to letting them progress, which in effect naturally reduces traffic?? Sarah Jayne: I’ve got to say since the traffic lights have been at the roundabout it’s miles better. But these never ending roadworks – a nightmare. I’ve got to set off at 8.10 get my little boy to school in Accrington because of the roadworks, sick of them. Donna Lawrenson: So, where are these 2,000 jobs going to be? Casee Malakian Leigh: 2000 zero hour contracts where no one gets called in. TRIBUTES paid to ‘dedicated’ St Mary’s RC headteacher Mary Nolan (Observer, February 24) Leanne Magee: My primary school teacher at St Mary’s when I was six. What a wonderful teacher, RIP Miss Nolan. Caroline French: Our wonderful headteacher. We will miss you Miss Nolan. Goodnight God Bless. Linda Taylor: RIP to a lady who touched so many people x Kirsty Chadwick: A wonderful teacher. God rest her soul. Emma Shaw Hammond: Oh my days.... a lovely woman RIP Miss Nolan xx Paul Maguire: So sad.
TOWN centre businesses and charities put on alert after spate of overnight burglaries (website and page two) Nigel Fielding: It’s not just these six premises, there have been more in the last few weeks in the town centre. And nothing is done. Where are the police? Oh, that’s right – in the town centre. Sort it out! Sparkle Destiny Hussain: Lowlifes who do this and police well done again for being extra vigilant right under your noses. Kimberley Delafield: Disgusting! Stacy Whittaker: Surely somebody has CCTV. Brian Leonard: Someone knows who is doing it.
SCHOOL bosses ‘taking action’ after critical Ofsted report. St Anne’s and St Joseph’s RC primary was found to ‘require improvement’ in key areas (Observer, February 24) Claire Louise Cregg: It still is a good school, parents should be supporting the teachers, during what has been a few difficult years for the teaching staff, both my children have done and are doing very well there. Nicola Walker: Both my children were and are very happy there. Since leaving nursery my daughter has come on leaps and bounds and was soon reading, writing, doing her own sums and noticeably progressing rapidly in all areas. It’s a shame they’ve had a high number of staff sicknesses but unfortunately I’m sure that couldn’t be helped. Caroline Louise Moore Lo-Giudice: It still is a good school, I’ve had four recently leave for high school and two left in infants, staff are fab and it’s problems seem to have stemmed from a lot of long term absences with the staff and not from the school itself. Sandra C Wardle: That’s how I have read it and I am a past pupil. Schools are under a lot of pressure these days x Liz Anne McGrath: I agree my child loves going there and has had no problems at all x Kirsty Holroyd: People are so quick to jump on things. If a child is willing to learn I believe they will and with the support of parents and teachers they will do well. Kirsty Holroyd: Sure this negative attitude doesn’t help the teaching staff or the school. They need the parents support. I know plenty of children at this school of varying ages and who have left the school and gone on to do very well at high school. Sandra C Wardle: I’m sure they will get it back up to what it was like. Kathleen Elizabeth Herdman: Such a shame it was one of the best for years hopefully it can be turned around.