TOWN councillors in Pershore are considering a raft of measures proposed by youngsters from the local high school.

Four students and teacher Jon Knight attended a meeting of the council last week to address them on matters which concerned young people in the town.

Sam Fowles, a Year 12 student, was concerned about the lack of facilities for young people.

"Facilities such as the Information Centre, the library or Number 8 all close too early for students to use them in the week - which is when we most want to.

"There's no coffee bar for the very large number of students to meet."

He also said there was a lack of affordable accommodation for local bands - there were at least seven bands in his own year at Pershore High School.

"I don't believe it's fair that Pershore's talented youngsters have such a struggle just to find a place to do something they love," he said.

Sam later complained in a letter to the Journal: "The council are not interested in consulting with teenagers, only in appearing to consult."

But Pershore Mayor Chris Parsons dismissed the complaint. "We've taken on board everything they said. Although some of their suggestions, like hiring premises for £2, were clearly impractical, at this stage we have ruled nothing in or out.

"These things cannot be arranged at the drop of a hat but all the students who attended the meeting can rest assured that we'll consider everything they said."