Minister lists PTA areas in full
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• Transport Minister Mr. Richard Marsh this week asked for the co-operation of local councils in setting up the first four Passenger Transport Authorities. Letters to the local authorities in the four areas—Lancashire and Cheshire; the West Midlands; Merseyside; and Tyneside—started off the informal discussions which the Minister is holding before deciding on final details of the PTAs. Mr. Marsh is trying to cut down the time which will have to be spent on the preliminary steps. The Transport Bill says that each Passenger Transport Area is to be designated by a statutory order, and beforehand the Minister has to consult every local authority affected and all those nearby.
So that he can begin this consultation as soon as the Bill becomes law, Mr. Marsh wants to start on the basis of a draft, taking into account all the transport and other relevant information available and the views of the local authorities. As a preliminary to the formal consultation he is now seeking the comments of councils.
Mr. Marsh points out that not every council will be able to appoint a member to its local Authority.
Interim lists of the local authorities likely to be affected by the PTAs have already been issued and the councils who have received his letter this week are:— Tyneside
County boroughs: Gateshead, Newcastle, South Shields, Tynemouth.
In Co. Durham: Municipal borough: Jarrow. Urban districts: Blaydon, Felling, Hebbum, Ryton, Washington, Whickham. Rural districts: The parishes of Birtley. Lamesley and Ouston in Chester-le-Street.
In Northumberland: Municipal boroughs: Wallsend, Whitley Bay. Urban districts: Gosforth, Longbenton, Newburn, Prudhoe. Seaton Valley. Rural districts: The parishes of Brunswick, Di nni ngton, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Hazlerigg, North Goforth. Ponteland and Wooisington in Castle Ward and the parish of VVylam in Hexham.
West Midland
County boroughs: Birmingham, Dudley, Solihull, Walsall, Warley, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton.
In Staffordshire: Urban districts: AldiidgeBrownhills, Cannock. Rural districts: the parishes of Brewood, Cheslyn Hay, Essington, Featherstone, Great Wyriey, Hilton, Saredon, She reshill in Cannock, Bumtwood. Hammerwich, Shenstone in Lichfield, Codsall, Himley, Lower Penn, Wombourne, Wrottesley in Seisden.
In Warwickshire: Municipal borough: Sutton Coldfield. Rural districts: The parishes of Bickenhill, Castle Bromwich, Coleshill, Kingshurst, Water Orton in Meriden, Hockley Heath and Tanworth in Stratford on Avon.
In Worcestershire; Municipal boroughs; Halesowen. Stourbridge. Urban district: Bromsgrove. Rural districts: The parishes of Alvechurch, Belbroughton, Beoley, Cient, Cotton Hackett, Frankley, Hagley, Hunnington, Romsley, Stoke Prior, Tutnall and Cobiey, Wythall in Bromsgrove.
MerSeySiii0 County boroughs: Birkenhead, Bootle, Liverpool, Wallasey.
In Lancashire: Municipal borough: Crosby. Urban districts: Formby, Huyton-with-Roby, Kirkby, Litheiland. Prescot. Rural districts: The parishes of .4kintree, Altcar, Aughton, Ince Blundell, Lydiate, Maghull, Meiling. Netherton, Sefton, Thornton West Lancashire; The parishes of Hale, Halewood, Knowsley, Rainhill, Tarbock, Whiston.
In Chestire: Municipal borough: Bebington. Urban distrkts: Hoylake.
Lancashire and Cheshire
County boroughs: . Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rcchdale. Salford, Stockport.
In Lancashire: Municipal boroughs: Ashtonunder-Lyne, Eccles, Fa mWorth, Heywood, Leigh, Middleton, Mossley, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Stretford, Swinton anc Pendlebury. U than districts Atherton, Audenshaw, Chadderton, Crompton, Demon, Droylsden, Failsworth, Horwich, Nam, Kearsley, Lees, Littleborough, Little Lever, Milnrow, Ramsbottom, Royton, Tottington. Turton. Tyldesley, Urmston, Wardle, Westhoughton, Whitefield, Whitworth, Worsley.
In Cheshire: Municipal boroughs: Altrincham, Dunkinfield. Hyde, Sale, Stalybridge. U diandistricts; Alderley Edge, Bowden. Bradbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley. Hale, Hazel Grove and Bramhall, Longdendale, Marple, Wilmslow. Rural districts: Disley. Tintwistle, the parishes of Carington, Partington and Ringwood in Bucklow and the parish of Poynton-with-Worth in Macclesfield.
In Derbyshire: Municipal borough; Glossop. Urban district: New Mills.
In West Riding: Urban district; Saddleworth.