West Swindon does not have the transport infrastructure it deserves, and the state of our roads is always an issue that is raised to me when I am canvassing in the area. Back in August, residents in Idovers Drive and the surrounding areas challenged me to chase the Council on its resurfacing plans and I am pleased to see it has been resurfaced along with Luddesdown, Selby Crescent, Edington Close and Stamford Close. West Swindon does not have the transport…
These cuts will mean that residents will have to wait longer for their roads and footpaths to be resurfaced and it will mean less money to improve the traffic flow or provide additional roads infrastructure in Swindon. The Labour Group’s Shadow Lead for Transport, Councillor Jim Robbins, has criticised plans from Swindon’s Conservative administrative to cut funding for road improvements, including road and footpath resurfacing. The Cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday 17th June, have approved a Capital Roads Budget of…
People I have spoken to appear to be angry about this and are surprised that Conservative councillors are complaining that they are in a “Catch 22” situation, instead of doing something about them. People I have spoken to appear to be angry about this and are surprised that Conservative councillors are complaining that they are in a “Catch 22” situation, instead of doing something about them. What people tell me is they are surprised about this, as they thought that…
At the Swindon Council Budget Meeting on the 23rd February Labour will be proposing to use £2.05m of the £4.2m of unspent New Homes Bonus money on the Detailed Design Plan of the Thamesdown Drive Extension Road, allocating more money for road and footpath resurfacing and £250K for improving grass verges. The Swindon Labour Group will be moving an amendment to the Cabinet’s Capital Programme proposals at the Swindon Council Budget Meeting on the 23rd February. They will be proposing to use £2.05m of…
This Conservative-led coalition government has made swingeing and unfair cuts to millions of pounds of funding. This money has been taken away from Swindon and the Conservative-run council, along with Conservative MPs, have done little to save local services. This Conservative-led coalition government has made swingeing and unfair cuts to millions of pounds of funding. This money has been taken away from Swindon and the Conservative-run council, along with Conservative MPs, have done little to save local services. In fact,…
Steph Exell, your Labour candidate in Shaw, has heard on the doorstep how utterly fed up residents are with the amount of potholes in Shaw and West Swindon's roads. In some places residents even stated that there are now groups of potholes appearing in close proximity to each other making it virtually impossible to avoid them. Labour Councillor Julian Price recently called on Swindon Borough Council to spend £2 million pounds on repairing Swindon's roads. He said, "Increasing numbers of potholes…
Local Councillors in Walcot and Park North, Abdul, Mark and Steve are increasingly concerned about the number of streets in the Ward with severe potholes which are damaging to cars and dangerous to cyclists. Local Councillors in Walcot and Park North, Abdul, Mark and Steve are increasingly concerned about the number of streets in the Ward with severe potholes which are damaging to cars and dangerous to cyclists. Although we have had some success with recent repairs to Kingswood Avenue and Frobisher Drive, and Eastern Avenue…
Labour’s Shadow Lead for Transport in Swindon, Councillor Julian Price has called on other local Councillors to support the idea of reducing the number of potholes in Swindon by using New Homes Bonus money to help subsidise costs for resurfacing roads. Councillors will be voting on this proposal at next Thursday’s Full Council Meeting. Labour’s Shadow Lead for Transport in Swindon, Councillor Julian Price has called on other local Councillors to support the idea of reducing the number of potholes…
Information obtained by the Swindon Labour Group Leader, Councillor Jim Grant, has shown that the Council's spending on potholes has increased by tenfold over the last five years, yet the Council’s response rate to the maintenance of potholes has dramatically reduced over the last three years.
In last year’s campaign one of the major concerns was the number of potholes both in the roads and the paths here in Shaw. Many people on the door step have commented on this. It isn’t bad enough that this council paid lip service to pot holes but in places has laid tarmac over them which not only came lose but added to the problems. Once again I am raising this issue, and this time I do it as a…