PREMIER Alex Scott has personally promised to save a neighbourhood after its landlord, the West End Development Corporation, ignored tenants' pleas to make repairs following Hurricane Fabian.

School teacher Mary Tatem said she and many others in the complex at Prince Albert Terrace had made repeated requests to the Government quango, but had little or no satisfaction.

Broken windows, destroyed ceilings and roofs are as noticeable today as they were the immediately after the storm - seven weeks ago.

"I have had several problems in the house that required Wedco attention as a result of the hurricane," she explained yesterday. "There was a leak in the upstairs bathroom and, with the hurricane, a large portion of the ceiling came down. We lost our carpeting due to flooding.

"We lost the downpipe - as many did in the complex. What we're upset about is the tardiness or lack of interest in our plight. We complain and nothing happens or it takes a very long period of time.

"Some work has been done - they have been in and dealt with my plumbing problem. The neighbour upstairs would shower, dirty water would flow down through my ceiling and onto my floor. I was ready to call the Health Department. It's not like I'm behind in my rent payments or anything like that.

"Our kitchen had a problem and it wasn't resolved for two weeks. It's just the way Wedco goes about dealing with repairs. They say they will come and they don't. Two days ago, I was told to clear out the bathroom because the Wedco repairman was coming to fix the ceiling.

"They did come, but nothing was fixed in the bathroom. I had left a note asking that they fix the gate. It was destroyed in the storm and I have dogs. They fixed the gate. There was nothing done to the ceiling and no note was left explaining why nothing had been done or saying when they would return."

Mrs. Tatem said she'd voiced her complaints to Mr. Telford on the telephone, and only last week, she sent a five-page letter detailing the problem and asking for something to be done.

"I've heard nothing since. I've had no response. It's become so stressful. Nothing is where it should be in my house. And it's not just happening to me."

As a last resort, Mrs. Tatem yesterday called the Premier at the Cabinet Office.

"I had been alerted to the fact that he was very concerned about what was going on after he heard an interview with a resident here on television the night before," said Mrs. Tatem.

"Consequently, I called the Cabinet Office. I went right to the top. He was very pleasant. He very kindly returned my call at school and told me of his concerns, that he would check into it and give me some satisfaction.

"I really thank him for that. I told him that there were so many people out here who had been affected - there are roofs off, broken windows, fallen-in ceilings. I'm only one of many people out here who have major concerns."

The West End Development Corporation this week announced plans to revitalise Dockyard and its surrounding islands. Hoped for are 250 extra homes in the heart of Dockyard and a pensioners' community; at Boaz Village, a near-sea level boardwalk with fishing sites along the front and possibly one or two retail outlets and, in conjunction with Marine & Ports, a ferry terminal on Boaz Island.

Mrs. Tatem said it was upsetting to hear of such grand plans when little is being done to right existing problems, especially as area residents' complaints about the quango's slow repairs did not begin with the storm.

"It's gone on for years but since the hurricane it's gotten worse. I realise they have priorities. I realise Boaz Island lost its seawall but why should I have to live like this? It will soon be two months. They want to make a beautiful complex but they can't even deal with their backyard - and that's what we are."