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Bolton haulage firm defends licence increase
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A HAULAGE COMPANY in the North-West has hit back at complaints from locals over its application to increase its licence by saying that it will cut down on vehicle movements.
David Armstrong, boss of Bolton-based Armstrongs Aggregates, said he has put up with damaging headlines in the local press for years, but his successful application to increase his licence from 12 to 20 LGVs will reduce his carbon footprint.
The increase was authorised by North-West Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell.
Armstrong is switching six tippers from his environmental services arm to his quarry business because they only work in the quarry; this will prevent them travelling several miles each day from the head office.
Local residents fear the decision means an increase in noise, dust and smells. Horwich Town Council (HTC) sent the Traffic Area Office a letter of complaint, but it was received four weeks after the deadline. Bolton Council did not object to the plans.
Armstrong says he is trying to organise a meeting with councillors to explain the situation.
HTC councillor Robert Ronson says: "We are fighting two ways on this: battling with the local authority [Bolton Council] and the TC.
"I am not happy with this situation, that someone has the authority to alter the traffic on the roads. This, for my money, is mad."