Fresh call for winter grit solution

'WHAT WILL NEW RESIDENTS BE ABLE TO EXPECT FROM US?'

- By ABIGAIL MARLOW

AS winter creeps closer, a Kirklees councillor has once again urged the local authority to find a solution for areas without access to grit bins.

At Wednesday’s meeting of the Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Panel, attention was turned to the council's wider plans for gritting and the absence of grit bins on new housing estates, particularly in light of its “ambitious” housing targets and development plans.

Councillor John Taylor (Con, Kirkburton) questioned how the residents living in these areas would be supported by the council if it isn’t going to be installing grit bins or prioritising having snow wardens there.