Sarah Hartley

‘Sweeper watch’ call for residents losing sleep

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Delegates inside the Labour Party Conference may be concerned with squeaky clean politics but it’s a dramatic increase in street sweeping activity which is proving to be an issue of debate for city centre residents.
Online users of Manchester’s City Centre Residents Forum have been reporting cleaning crews out sweeping all through the night, keeping city folk awake.
Last night there was even a call for a “sweeper watch” to start work keeping records of all the activity.
Neil Sterio is one of those who complained earlier this week: “How wonderful though to have the reassurance of coppers on every corner (it’s like Havana!) and our city streets being swept. I frequent a bar on Canal Street (Manto) virtually every Sunday evening and have never seen a sweeper there at that time of the day before (11pm) but it went passed three times last night!”
And the activity has even been mentioned in coverage of the event with Twitter poster for management company Fishburn Hedges reporting: “amused watching James Naughtie doing a walk n talk in front of the town hall as a street sweeping van drives round him. Cut!”
But the increase in cleaners has also prompted a dilemma for those complaining – if the streets can be so clean for a special event, why not all the time? as Stephen Shepherd points out.
He says: “The sweepers on our part of Whitworth street are driving us mad – always six times a night but now its more like 10.
“I think that if the city can be kept this clean for Labour then they can do it for the. Should we not be saying to the council; ‘you started this so keep it up’.”
What do you think – too frequent or an improved service?

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September 23rd, 2008 at 8:50 am

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  1. Hi Sarah, probably the Labour Party are paying for the cleaning fearing blood on the sidewalks, but the City Council will I’m sure be please to tell you. Who is paying for the coppers?
    My moan is that there is shambles about the road closures and bus routes, with a lack of information signage and information on the streets. Maybe that was too expensive

    cping

    23 Sep 08 at 11:21 am

  2. Hi Sarah, probably the Labour Party are paying for the cleaning fearing blood on the sidewalks, but the City Council will I’m sure be please to tell you. Who is paying for the coppers?
    My moan is that there is shambles about the road closures and bus routes, with a lack of information signage and information on the streets. Maybe that was too expensive

    cping

    23 Sep 08 at 11:21 am

  3. Hi Sarah, probably the Labour Party are paying for the cleaning fearing blood on the sidewalks, but the City Council will I’m sure be please to tell you. Who is paying for the coppers?
    My moan is that there is shambles about the road closures and bus routes, with a lack of information signage and information on the streets. Maybe that was too expensive

    cping

    23 Sep 08 at 11:21 am

  4. Interesting point – I wonder if the council might have some comment to make about signage – I’ve certainly seen a lot of people asking directions. That said, there are a lot of police people to ask!

    Sarah

    23 Sep 08 at 11:45 am

  5. Interesting point – I wonder if the council might have some comment to make about signage – I’ve certainly seen a lot of people asking directions. That said, there are a lot of police people to ask!

    Sarah

    23 Sep 08 at 11:45 am

  6. Interesting point – I wonder if the council might have some comment to make about signage – I’ve certainly seen a lot of people asking directions. That said, there are a lot of police people to ask!

    Sarah

    23 Sep 08 at 11:45 am

  7. Sarah, Of course there’s lots of people asking directions; there’s lots of visitors in the city! As for the cleaning issues there are certainly things to consider for the future, but don’t we all make a special effort in our own homes if we know we’re having visitors, especially if they’re bringing their cameras with them

    Joan

    23 Sep 08 at 12:26 pm

  8. Sarah, Of course there’s lots of people asking directions; there’s lots of visitors in the city! As for the cleaning issues there are certainly things to consider for the future, but don’t we all make a special effort in our own homes if we know we’re having visitors, especially if they’re bringing their cameras with them

    Joan

    23 Sep 08 at 12:26 pm

  9. Sarah, Of course there’s lots of people asking directions; there’s lots of visitors in the city! As for the cleaning issues there are certainly things to consider for the future, but don’t we all make a special effort in our own homes if we know we’re having visitors, especially if they’re bringing their cameras with them

    Joan

    23 Sep 08 at 12:26 pm

  10. Hi Joan, of course we want the city to look her best – and some of the TV shots have been great haven’t they? But do you think there perhaps needs to be a bit more consideration for the people who live in the city centre? If it’s true that they’re cleaning at 3 in the morning, what’s the point of that? No cameras around at that time of day.

    Sarah

    23 Sep 08 at 1:08 pm

  11. Hi Joan, of course we want the city to look her best – and some of the TV shots have been great haven’t they? But do you think there perhaps needs to be a bit more consideration for the people who live in the city centre? If it’s true that they’re cleaning at 3 in the morning, what’s the point of that? No cameras around at that time of day.

    Sarah

    23 Sep 08 at 1:08 pm

  12. Hi Joan, of course we want the city to look her best – and some of the TV shots have been great haven’t they? But do you think there perhaps needs to be a bit more consideration for the people who live in the city centre? If it’s true that they’re cleaning at 3 in the morning, what’s the point of that? No cameras around at that time of day.

    Sarah

    23 Sep 08 at 1:08 pm

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