SCHOOL closures are always a bitter source for outrage among parents. Councillors must know this after experiencing it many times in the past. But even past closure programmes cannot have have prepared them for the outpouring of resentment over proposals to close Wisewood School.
On this occasion, the mums and dads are not simply rallying together to protect their children. They are battling to support their whole community. And that is a major and powerful factor which is compounded by the sense of betrayal towards the coun
cil, which has given the impression that the only option is to close Wisewood and move the children to Myers Grove, outside their home area.
If the city council is genuinely interested in bringing together our neighbourhoods, they should be working to build on the sense of community now being forged among people associated with Wisewood School.
Don't hesitate to check on fish sales THERE is growing suspicion that some fish and chip shops across our region are selling Vietnamese catfish. There is nothing wrong with this and, by all accounts, it is a tasty and nutritious kind of fish. But what would be wrong is to pass it off as that old chippie favourite, cod. However, with profit margins much higher for the oriental fish, it is easy to see that some chip shop managements may be tempted to mislead customers in this way.
Trading standards officials say they may analyse samples to see if customers are being sold catfish in place of cod. There should be no hesitation in doing so. If our favourite takeaway treat is being tampered with the public has a right to know.
Smoothing the waySALES of smoothies are reaching flood proportions. For health conscious customers got through a whopping 34 million litres of the creamy drinks last year, compared to 6.3 million in 2001. And that makes the market for the drinks now worth a cool £134 million. So, it is true that we are turning into a nation of smoothies.
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