January 26, 1979

REDDITCH old town is on a second-class treatment programme" which must not be tolerated, according to one local councillor.

Councillor Paul Dyson claims that the Lodge Park area in particular is badly serviced.

"Road cleaning is certainly not being conducted as often here as it is in parts of the new town and residents' complaints about the poor state of the lighting are not heard.

"The old town must not be allowed a second-class treatment programme while streets are cared for almost fanatically," he said.