From the Echo today:
A ?500,000 family support centre is set to open in Benfleet despite residents? concerns. The Sure Start centre, in High Road, Benfleet, will provide education and advice to families with young children, including guidance for parents with drug and alcohol problems. However, residents are unhappy it is being built in the grounds of Jotmans Hall Primary School. They claim it will overlook nearby homes and has inadequate parking…
… Residents are unhappy the council dropped similar plans to build a Sure Start Centre at Down Hall Primary, Rayleigh, because of similar concerns with parking and security. Mr Hilton said: ?They were complaining about the same things we were, but it seems the council has different standards for different areas.?