Pampered Daneshouse Ward Cops Another £1.25 Million

Labour's funding frenzy for Daneshouse shows no sign of abatting as Burnley Council earmark another £1.25 million for the town's most pampered ward.

Announcing the Capital Budget for 2002/03, an unrepentent Councillor Peter Kenyon, Labour Group Secretary, said,
"We are still carrying on spending capital on regeneration work in the Daneshouse ward which is only right as we gave a commitment to a ten year programme."

One might ask who Burnley Council gave this commitment to?

Well it certainly wasn't the people of Burnley who are unanimous in their condemnation of this preferential funding for Daneshouse ward.

So one must assume it was a commitment to the Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities that live there, in some sort of clandestine deal that provides funds for the area in return for votes for Labour.

This latest cash bonanza for Daneshouse, against the wishes of almost all of the people of Burnley, just shows the contempt Burnley's Labour Councillors have for the electorate.

*Burnley Bravepages obtained details of the Capital Budget from the Accounts Office at the Town Hall. This information was made readily available to us. It seems very strange that the Lancashire Evening Telegraph didn't give the Daneshouse funding figure in its report when it published all the others. We have asked the newspaper's editor to respond.

FACT FILE:

Over the last ten years, there has been more capital expenditure on Daneshouse ward than any other ward in Burnley. More than 12% of the total budget has been spent on Daneshouse, yet less than 1% has been spent on the areas of Rosehill, Burnley Wood, Lowerhouse and Brunshaw.

"Over the last five years Burnley's Labour Council have invested £8.9 million in housing in Daneshouse and Stoneyholme. The rest of the Borough of Burnley has received just £5.3million. The figures clearly indicate where Labour's priorities lie in Burnley.

They have directed 62% of housing investment on 6% of the population, while the remaining 94% of the people of Burnley have had to share just 38% of this targeted spending.

THE FIGURES:

1997-98: Daneshouse received £1 million. The rest of Burnley £1.7 million.
1998-99: Daneshouse received £2 million. The rest of Burnley £0.6 million.
1999-00: Daneshouse received £1.9 million. The rest of Burnley £1.0 million.
2000-01: Daneshouse received £2.6 million. The rest of Burnley £1.0 million.
2001-02: Daneshouse received £1.4 million. The rest of Burnley £1.0 million.





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