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HOUSING developer PlaceFirst submits planning application for six steel alleygates in Woodnook for 93 properties (‘£15m scheme’s alleygates plan to shut out crime’, July 21). Steven Lee Hacking: That’s a good idea. Move crime to the nearest back alley that hasn’t got gates. Shelley Pratley: Darwen has them. Maddie Wesolowska: I can’t wait till they secure these properties as I live in them! Council isn’t paying anything towards these properties. My landlord aka Place First is! Mark Croasdale: They have them around certain parts of Liverpool and crime has been reduced. Shame it’s had to come to this in Accrington. Nic Mayor: They were meant to be installed ages ago. The metal bits to the top and bottom have been their since the back alleys were Tarmaced. Don’t think it will stop antisocial behaviour.
A lot of cars being sto- len from these streets – including mine. Elaine Walker: They better come and put them up Fern Gore estate, we need those steel fences. Hugh Tinney: Sorry guys, they have had these gates all over Manchester and Salford for years – does absolutely nothing ‘cept make it easier for a criminal to run away. Carol Sutton: We have them in Blackburn. It draws attention for fly-tipping. All the back alleys are rubbish dumps since they’ve been up.
Katrina Louise Spencer:
They need them in the Springhill area of Accrington as well Paul Rohe: Good idea but they’ll only move the crime to the next alley without gates!
Only comes down to one or two families so surely a whole neighbourhood that stuck together could end these problems. David Anderson: These have substantially reduced crime in areas of Teesside where they have been introduced. Ian Christopher: They have them in Blackburn – emergency services all have keys for them. It will keep crime down by loads Leanne Cudley-Brown: I used to live in Liverpool and they have gates on back alleys- it looks well rough! Patricia Freeston: We have them all over Blackpool and they do stop a lot of crime. They’re well worth having. Eileen McShane: They have them over here in Belfast. They’re a great thing to have for security. Nancy Lois Feltell: Why don’t they just make the back yards bigger/longer? No thorough- fare, bigger garden for residents. Martin Humphreys:
Alleyways are public property and a private corporation cannot take away public access. Gill Howard: Quite a few streets in Burnley have them and the residents love them. Andrea Janette Fell: What about access for emergency services? John Mitchell: Will stop people urinating on back alleys also. Mark Robson: Can we have them in Oswaldtwistle? Omar Ali: ‘Bout time.