NEWS RELEASE
16 June 04
B&NES Action Line new text service 07797 80 65 45
You can walk in, telephone, email, post a letter, complete an ‘on
line form’ and now, text, (07797 80 65 45) Action Line – Bath &
North East Somerset’s contact centre for enquiries, problems,
concerns or complaints with cleansing, highways, refuse, recycling
street lighting
“We want to make it as easy as possible for people to contact us
how they want, when they want,” explained Councillor Paul Crossley,
Leader of the Council. “Residents should have easy access to all
Bath & North East Somerset Council services and information and
the introduction of ‘texting’ is just another way of improving
access to services and information across the board.”
“At the moment we hope people will contact us by text to report
things that need repair or collection,” he continued “but in the
longer term we plan to use messaging in conjunction with resident
requests for automated alerts including road traffic status,
refuse collection times and fault reporting. Texting also helps
improve our access with both the youth and deaf communities.”
As this is a new service, it will change and evolve as it is
used, so we welcome any feedback on how you have found it, or what
you think. Please don't hesitate to contact Jonathan Irving with
any ideas or thoughts.
The new text number is 07797 80 65 45.
You can still speak to someone on 01225 39 40 41
As this is a new service, it will evolve as it develops, so Bath &
North East Somerset welcome any feedback on how you have found it,
or what you think. Either text us with comments or call 01225 39
40 41.
The Bath & North East Somerset Action Line takes calls, emails
and texts about litter, potholes, street lights not working, bins
that need emptying and a whole host of other topics.
However you choose to contact the Action Line, we will reply on
the same day unless the contact comes outside normal office hours,
when we will contact you during the next working day with details
of what we have done. Please remember that we need your contact
number in case we need to ask for further details of the problem.
For more information:
Jonathan Irving, Bath & North East Somerset Action Line. Tel
(01225) 396656
For comment please contact:
Councillor Paul Crossley, Leader of the Council. Tel: (01225)
477496 Mob: 07980 998802
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