Origins of the Scheme: The request for a 20mph scheme stemmed from a unanimous request from the cross-party City of Ely Council. It was minuted at 8 different meetings in 2021/22.  A time-limited funding opportunity became available in 2023. Rationale for 20 mph: The primary motivation for implementing a 20mph scheme lies in enhancing pedestrian […]

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The Elsick (Burnside) Bridge between Newtonhill and Cammachmore has been demolished as it was unsafe and liable to collapse into the burn. There was no possibility of repair – it was discovered that no proper foundations existed. As of 7th February 2024, Burnside has been moved from position 28 to position 21 on the list. […]

Improvements to local bus shelters have got underway, with digital displays and audio installed at the bus shelters on Moorcroft Road (near the shops) and Eason View (near the junction with Chaloners Road). The work has been made possible thanks to the £17.4m Bus Service Improvement Plan funding that was secured by the previous Lib […]

City of York Council has published an ‘Officer Decision‘ setting out the details of the £600k overspend that will mean that some of the measures to support walking, cycling and bus use along the Tadcaster Road corridor have been dropped. The report states…. “The ground conditions issues arose from an early stage in the project […]

As reported in the recent Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Focus newsletter, the scheme to deliver improved drainage and ‘active travel’ measures along the Tadcaster Road corridor will not be completed before Christmas. Initially the end date was advertised as September 2023. Tree roots and unmapped gas pipes have led to more hand digging than had been […]

As local Councillors, we responded to the consultation exercise on the closure of ticket offices in local train stations. The closure of the ticket office at Sutton station, which is in our Ward, was threatened. We responded to the consultation opposing this move. We drew attention to instances where family members were able to get […]

Louise, Richard and Trish travelled to City Hall, the HQ of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, on 30 June to join other Sutton Liberal Democrat Councillors in presenting a petition to the Mayor. The petition, signed by over 10 000 Sutton residents, expressed our opposition to the extension of the ULEZ zone to outer London boroughs. […]

In support of our policies to combat global warming and reduce carbon emissions, the programme to fit electric vehicle charging points in lampposts in our Ward continues. A further consultation exercise is about to take place on the installation of two new electric vehicle charging points in Mulgrave Road, close to the junction with Worcester […]