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Hate the Aged - Council policy?

By The Basa ⋅ July 8, 2005 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

In the last few months since this site has been operating, it is just amazing to see the the way the Council treat the elderly of the city. These are the people who have already worked their lives and paid taxes for many decades, they are the ones who pass through the generations all of the gems of their experience.

Unfortunately the Council seem to treat these people like lepers. We have ran three stories already highlighting the council’s track record in such a short time:

Now today, yet again the Council have slammed the door in pensioner’s faces making life more difficult for them.

FRAIL pensioners say they are being forced to move house after the council ruled out extending a footbridge that gave them access to local shops.

Some Calton Hill residents can no longer access the Leith Street bridge and neighbouring St James Centre from their homes after the old bridge was replaced two years ago.

Although residents had the understanding that the new bridge would be extended to allow the access they enjoyed before, the Council have finally admitted that they have no intention of reinstating the link. Further, they are going to sell of the land to build more offices.

The exasperated pensioners are now facing the prospect of moving house because of the difficulties they say they now face getting around.

“It has been terrible since they took the bridge away,” said Mrs Walker. “I’ve got to go down the hill to get my messages and I only just manage and no more.

“I can’t understand why they stopped building the bridge in the middle.

Age Concern have said “”If they have taken access away or made it more difficult for older people, they should damn well put the situation right.” And pleas from MP, Mark Lazarowicz have been ignored.

Definitely an ‘inspirational’ council. What do you think?

More Info: Bridge too far for OAPs ‘forced’ to move home

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