Council Warned - Daneshouse Cash Alone Is Not EnoughDespite being awarded a further £1.25 million in last week's latest capital budget.Despite having had more council money over the last ten years than any other ward in Burnley. Despite having £8.9 million invested over the last five year in housing, which meant that 62% of Burnley's housing investment went on just 6% of the population, the Bangladesh Welfare Association of Daneshouse and Stoneyholme still aren't happy! They want more, and have given Burnley's Labour and Lib-Dem councillors a shopping list of demands that must be met to gain Bangladeshi support at the May council elections. Top of this shopping list is to make conversion grants available for Bangladeshi families who buy TWO houses next door to each other in Daneshouse, it is so they don't have to foot the bill for knocking them into one. They also want Burnley Council to "encourage and support Housing Associations to build five and six bedroomed houses in Daneshouse and Stoneyholme to ease the over-crowding in the area" But the wish list not only covers housing, but all aspects of life in Burnley. The Bangladesh Welfare Association also wants . . . * The Council to devise new schemes, involving financial assistance, to help establish new Bangladeshi businesses in Burnley. * A new Race Equality Council. * A Public Relations Officer to provide the local media with news and information of interest to the Bangladeshi community. * More Bangladeshis working for the council in senior management. * Promotion of Bangladeshi police officers into management positions. * The Council to use influence to get local employers employ more Bangladeshis. * The Council to recognise qualifications obtained from Third World countries for employment purposes. * More Bangladeshi magistrates - there's only one in Burnley. * More Bangladeshi judges. * More Bangladeshi prospective councillors, county councillors and candidates for parliament. * More titles and honours to be bestowed on the Bangladeshi community.
The list of demands has angered at least Labour Party campaigner who emailed 'Burnley Bravepages' to say,
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