Improvements to cleaning and maintenance in the town center set to be approved

Extra investment in the upkeep of streets in the town center and Principal Towns is set to be approved tomorrow.

A whole host of street items including new bins, as well as doing up or replacing benches, bollards, lampposts, lampposts and CCTV posts are all included in the report set to be presented to the cabinet on the 21st of October.

Two cleaning teams are also set to be appointed in the area: with one to do the late evening shifts, between 6pm and 11pm, and the second will cover Principal Towns which include Cudworth, Goldthorpe, Hoyland, Penistone, Royston and Wombwell. This also supports the hopes from the Principal Towns and Local Centres Investment Programme, which was approved by the Cabinet on the 6th of October, and is set to breathe new life to our local high streets.

Additional security guards or Town Centre Wardens are another item on the agenda in an attempt to combat antisocial behavior in the area. In addition to that, there are plans in place to take care of our natural stone paving to keep it maintained for years to come.

Councilor Pauline McCarthy, Cabinet Support Member for Environment and Transport, said: “We’re all absolutely delighted with the way our new town center looks, and we’ve also seen some fantastic improvements on our local high streets as part of our Principal Towns programme which has seen hundreds of shop fronts transformed.

“We’re now making sure we have the right resources in place at the right time to keep our high streets looking their best for us to all enjoy in the years ahead.”