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The FOCUS Newsletter is produced and delivered by volunteers in and around the SOUTH WERRINGTON and NORTH GUNTHORPE local area. For more details on the team please visit our community website. http://campaigns.libdems.org.uk/SWNGTRANSCRIPT
EVIDENCE OF SPEEDING IN GUNTHORPE RD Your FOCUS Team, lead by Cllr Darren
Fower, has received a boost to ongoing road safety
campaign for Gunthorpe Road, after
successfully securing a police speed check exercise
which has shown 50%+ of vehicles checked going
along Gunthorpe Road, were recorded travelling
over the recognised speed limit! The survey, was conducted after your Cllr:
Darren Fower argued for it at a local Police Panel
meeting. The results show over 55% of C1 vehicles (Cars) had
travelled over the speed limit (i.e. speeds up to 39mph – 69mph)!
A couple of the C1 vehicles were even recorded travelling at speeds up to
nearly 70mph in the built up area.
Commenting, on the findings Cllr Fower told us he was not surprised by the
figures, “I’m glad that the police have helped us in our ongoing campaign to get the
City Council to recognise the dangers along Gunthorpe Road.”
Darren added, “The local FOCUS Team recognise the need to encourage
more people to walk and cycle, particularly for journeys to school, through the
provision of safe routes and we will continue to encourage alternatives to commuting
by car. We also know it is now time for the Council to take steps to make existing
roads safer. The time for such action on Gunthorpe Road, is immediately”
Sign up online now!Sign up online now!Sign up online now!Sign up online now! www.campaigns.libdems.org.uk/gunthorperoad WORTH NOTING: * In 2005, the ruling Tory
controlled City Council
informed us, that a 'Speed
Management Strategy' along
Gunthorpe Road would be
implemented within the
following financial year.
Guess what? It wasn't!
* Earlier this year the
FOCUS Team undertook
their own survey of the road
and it is now hoped that Cllr
Darren Fower will be able to
Present these latest details to
Full Council.
TEAM CONTACT DETAILS:
Focus Editor: Richard Olive Ward Councillor: Darren Fower Email:
[email protected] [email protected] Tel: Richard - 573 813 Darren – 570 238 Address: SWNG FOCUS Team, Liberal Democrats, Town Hall, Bridge Street, PE1 1QT
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SOUTH WERRINGTON & NORTH GUNTHORPE RESIDENTS’ NEWSLETTER
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COMMUNITY CONTACTS
* Police – 0845 456 456 4; * Street Lights - 453523; * Abandoned Cars – 425338; * Noise Complaints – 747474; * Council Tax – 452258; * Drains – 863766; * Elections – 452249; * Road Maintenance – 453585;
WARD SURGERY DATES Speak to Cllr Darren Fower
directly by popping along for five
minutes to either:
Brookside Methodist Church,
Gunthorpe Road
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Date: Every 3rd Friday of each month
OR
Werrington Village Centre, Church
St
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Date: Every 1st Friday of Each Month
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Following pressure by
your FOCUS Team, the
Council has included
Storrington Way foot
path slabs in this year’s
2008-2009-slab
replacement scheme.
The Council has not provided a precise date
for the work, given the amount of time local
residents have waited, but no doubt most will
just be glad to hear that action is being taken!
Werrington Sports Centre will be partially
closed during the school summer holidays
choosing the worst time of the year to do the
work. The Council say the sports centre will
not be fully open again until 4th
September.
Until then the sports hall, squash courts and
gym facilities will be closed to the public!
Residents in or near Windermere Way have
a new waste bin at the bus stop on Coniston
Road. thanks to residents raising this issue
with Cllr Darren Fower. On the topic of bins,
Darren had complaints from residents
regarding the bin at the sports pavilion at the
rear of Campbell Drive being regularly full
and over spilling rubbish. Darren has asked
the city council look into this by either
introducing an additional bin or increasing the
regularity of emptying the bin.
In Campbell Drive residents have complained
about anti social behaviour from one particular
property. At this one property on occasions
late night gatherings have been held, with
revving of engines and loud talking late into
the night. Details have now been passed to
police.
AT THE TOWN HALL…….AT THE TOWN HALL…….AT THE TOWN HALL…….AT THE TOWN HALL……. Your local Lib DemLib DemLib DemLib Dem Ward councillorWard councillorWard councillorWard councillor Darren FowerDarren FowerDarren FowerDarren Fower has now been appointed as the Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal DemocratDemocratDemocratDemocrat group representativegroup representativegroup representativegroup representative on this years Business EfficiencyBusiness EfficiencyBusiness EfficiencyBusiness Efficiency and the and the and the and the Children andChildren andChildren andChildren and Lifelong Learning Lifelong Learning Lifelong Learning Lifelong Learning Committees. Committees. Committees. Committees. DarrenDarrenDarrenDarren previously spent 4 years4 years4 years4 years on the Councils HealthCouncils HealthCouncils HealthCouncils Health Scrutiny CommitteeScrutiny CommitteeScrutiny CommitteeScrutiny Committee and lead the way on the issue “Mental Health in the City”. As well as these appointments DarrenDarrenDarrenDarren will also represent the City Council on the Peterborough Peterborough Peterborough Peterborough Racial Equality Council.Racial Equality Council.Racial Equality Council.Racial Equality Council.
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TORY TALES IN POTTYBORO Work by Liberal Democrats on the City
Council has unearthed evidence
Showing that the Tory administration in
Peterborough wrote off £516,000 in
unpaid bills and fines in just 12 months!
Liberal Democrats accused
the Tory controlled council of being "flippant" after proving that
£500,000 pounds of taxpayers' cash had just "disappeared into
thin air". Your Tory council leader John Peach, promised to take
action, including going to the courts to retrieve the outstanding
monies.
Liberal Democrat deputy group leader and YOUR local
ward Councillor, Darren Fower said, " Just like Mr Brown,
the local Conservative Council tell you that they are
trying to be efficient! But in reality your council tax
money is disappearing into thin air given that £500,000 is
equivalent to a 1% increase in council tax. I think the
Tory Council should take this issue a bit more seriously?"
Clegg pledge to make tax 'fairer' Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has
outlined his pledge to cut taxes for low
and middle-income people, as part of
his proposals to make "Britain fairer".
He said "struggling families"
should be paying "much less" tax while
"wasteful" government spending should
be cut. Among proposals in a policy document is that the NHS
should pay for patients be treated privately if not treated on time
by the NHS.
Mr Clegg said his party was looking to make £20bn
savings in government spending in order to cut taxes for lower
and average earners and bring down the overall level of tax.
Mr Clegg wants to close "loopholes" in capital gains tax
and pension tax relief which he says favours the better off.
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