Copeland You Still Aren't Listening!
The response by Copeland council in last weeks Whitehaven News was politics of the finest order - oh how great they are and we as their subjects should feel gracious and humble at their wonderful efforts. Well sorry if I don't, the response was all linked to businesses, are they really naive enough to think it is only businesses who are a little disgruntled about their lack of ability to listen? If you were listening Copeland you would know otherwise and say address the concerns people have about your white elephant Albion Square - perhaps you could do a poll of what general people really think of this development and the other hotels and offices which keep being suggested all on existing car parks. Where are those of us who do still want to support Whitehaven supposed to park if your wondrous plans come to fruition, bearing in mind that they all seem to require reserved spaces in the multistory? The development which I believe most of Copeland would support is the development of the Sekers site, but no following a site visit (which makes me wonder at the competency of the planning department if they couldn't visualize it from their Whitehaven office, but it would be a good jolly out!)it is deemed inappropriate for the site as it is not employment. Surely a care home would provide employment, admittedly not on the levels of an industrial unit - but really where are they going to appear from. This council over the decades has shown a remarkable ability to turn away good opportunities while focusing on their own personal crusades, how the area could have been different had the University been built all those years ago (Lancaster seems to have done very well from our cast-off), or what happened to the dental school and health training 'campus' on Westlakes, no Carlisle got all those, but it's all ok because they are committed to Albion Square and Powbeck! At least TESCO and the interchange have moved forward a little, let me guess who were at the root of the delays - Copeland council no doubt. I'm sure though that now our dear councillors have iphones and laptops to keep them in touch with everything, they will start listening - there go the flying pigs! At least Sellafield for all it's faults is attempting to join the real world, perhaps not always getting it right but they are trying, while our councillors and MP spend their time desperately grasping onto the gravy trains of yesteryear. I could go on but it is frankly just to depressing!

Once again Copeland Council have got it wrong! The Sekers site is prime for re-development as housing/care home. The area is blighted by this eyesore and i am unaware of anyone else knocking at their door with offers of redevelopment. Moresby business park has struggled to attract buiseness for years and the old WBG at hensingham is lying empty too. Get your heads out of the clouds and embrace the fact that Pathfinding commercial wish to invest in the area, in the current climate can we afford to be so choosy?