Tameside Council has been hit by a week of chaos
Dark clouds overhead and the impending downpour surely due any minute - the weather in Stalybridge reflects the sombre mood currently hanging over the town hall.
But despite the turbulence, a number of people the Manchester Evening News spoke to on Stalybridge high street said they were unaware about what was unfolding a mere two miles down the road in Ashton's council offices.One pensioner strolling down Melbourne Street added: “I’m not that bothered about what happens in town hall. Things will happen but we don’t see change. They’ll re-elect someone else and they’ll be just the same.
The 52-year-old added that squabbles and political infighting wouldn’t help children who need help. Another local, who was just off to see her son after a spot of shopping, believes things could only get worse under Labour - citing the recent winter fuel allowance scrapping as an ominous sign. A former teacher in the area, who now lives in Mossley, gave his thoughts as to how the council have got to where they are - ‘stagnating’.
For those who were enduring the drizzle that was splashing down into the Huddersfield Narrow Canal running through Stalybridge town centre, they may hope that a new council leader can bring sunshine back to their borough. “There is nothing more important than the work Tameside Council does in protecting the most vulnerable children and young people in our community - and Tameside Council has failed them.
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