After the massive £12 million pound joint development between St Helens Council and Torus Housing Association  building the much needed 127 supportive housing properties for the over 55s and disabled at Foundry Wharf, Atlas Street, Fingerpost. It became apparent that there was a issue in regard to a lack of bus stops outside the development.

Local Fingerpost and Peasley Cross Labour Councillor Damien O’Connor said: “After getting elected last year a number of residents asked me to a meeting at the development and informed me about the situation with the lack of a bus stop.”

“They told me that the 156 bus does stop outside the development but on the opposite side of the road but not when it comes back from St Helen’s Town Centre. If  residents wants to get off the bus when they come back from Town  they have to use another bus stop about 1/2 a mile away.”

Councillor O’Connor went on to say: ”I found this completely unacceptable for my constituents to endure particularly because Foundry Wharf has now over 100 residents all over 55, a lot of which have mobility problems, have disabilities,  are in wheelchairs and some are quite elderly.”

“I worked with the residents,  St Helens Council and The Liverpool City Regions Transport Committee to get the funding for not one but two bus stops so even more residents from not only Foundry Wharf can get of at these stops but the wider community of Fingerpost.”