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Work is underway to tackle crime, anti-social behaviour and public safety on an estate not far from the town centre. Earlier this week police officers met with councillors and other officials for a visit to the Thornbank Estate in Deane. They were there to see the conditions on the estate for themselves and to discuss what improvements could be made to the area and the lives of people living there.
Cllr Ayyub Patel, of Rumworth, said: “It’s really about bringing together a combination of resources because obviously we and neighbouring communities have had concerns about anti-social behaviour. “We’ve also had concerns about the anti-social behaviour aspect that runs through from the town centre.” The meeting was organised by officers from the Bolton South Neighbourhood Team (Image: Newsquest) He added: “But this was more of an opportunity to get multi-agency officers together on site to really get a sense of what the estate is like, what the residents’ concerns are and what the conditions with regard to social housing are like.
” Cllr Patel said that the long-term goal of meetings like this was to make lasting improvements to areas like the Thornbank Estate and to people’s health and wellbeing. The Thornbank Estate includes the Fern Street and Rogerstone Flats along with Blackshaw Lane off Deane Road. As well as police officers, the event on Tuesday April 1 was attended by officers from Bolton Council ’s community safety and environmental enforcement team.
Health providers, Bolton at Home officials, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service staff and alcohol and substance abuse teams were also there for the day. They discussed the issues facing the estate with Rumworth councillors, independent Cllr Ayyub and Labour’s Cllr Sajid Ali and Cllr Abdul Atcha. ALSO READ: Work to save popular fields from being known as 'anti-social and drugs hotspot' ALSO READ: Businesses come up with innovative approach to catch fly-tippers ALSO READ: Scheme to seize cars from 'repeat offenders' in Bolton being trialled The meeting had been organised by police officers from the Bolton South Neighbourhood Team.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: “ Sergeant Cooper and the Rumworth Neighbourhood Team met up with local councillors and many different partners to discuss the ongoing issues in the Thornbank Estate. “We discussed with partners how we can work together to tackle criminality in the area including anti-social behaviour and drug dealing. “Work will continue to take place in the coming months.
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