Trouble on Thompson St

We have had some feedback on an incident on Thompson Street.

It seems that on the 11th of September the police went to an empty property on Thompson Street and there was a bit of a commotion - sirens going etc. as they arrested someone trying to steal the copper piping out of 34 Thompson Street.

A number of residents including some in Thompson Street have said that they now want the empty properties in Thompson Street ‘tinning up’. The Council have tried to avoid doing this as it looks very stark for those residents who remain in the area, so they are planning just tinning up 4 properties for now, 28-34 Thompson Street as they are the ones causing most of the problems at present. They have previously agreed not to use this approach to security unless really necessary, but unfortunately they now believe that the level of break-ins in these properties has escalated to an extent that there is no other option.

Emma Foley tells me that they will shortly be issuing the tender documents so that they can bring these properties down by the end of the year and will keep us informed of progress in this area.