CHANGES TO BUS SERVICES 12 & 12A starting 6 February 2011 new updates

12 / 12A    Whiteway – City Centre    Faresaver

Revision to timetable including withdrawal of morning peak and afternoon journeys. Specific journeys withdrawn are: Monday – Fridays at 0740, 0830, 1620, 1700 & 1740 between Haycombe Cemetery and City Centre. Also 1605, 1640 & 1725 between City Centre & Haycombe Cemetery.

Saturdays 0740 between Haycombe Cemetery and City Centre
New journeys introduced at 1020 from City Centre and 1035 from Haycombe Cemetery .

12 / 12A    Whiteway – City Centre    First

Sunday and Bank Holiday service renumbered 12A, and timetable revised to improve punctuality.

Grit Bin requested

After the recent bad weather residents have been contacting us about the problems that they had getting around in the snow and Ice.

Residents at the top end of Ivy Ave had particular problems and were unable to get out due to the road not being gritted.

A Further problem is that there was also a problem with no grit bin being available to them despite there being one there a few years ago.

We have asked that the council provide a new grit bin at the location opposite of the houses shown in this picture.

Letter to Councillors from Chief Superintendent Gary Davies Jan 11

Below are the extracts of a letter that has been sent to all councilors from Chief Superintendent Gary Davies

A relatively peaceful Christmas and New Year saw low levels of crime across the area which was good news. Throughout November and December we increased the levels of patrol in the town and City centres across B&NES, which was well received and we had good feedback. In Bath City Centre we targeted anti social behaviour, violence and public disorder. This led to 83 arrests and 38 people told to leave a specific area. Throughout that period we also carried out 173 licensed premises visits to ensure appropriate standards were being met. Critical to our success was to ensure that those people who wanted to have an enjoyable night out were able to do so and that those who were determined to ruin other peoples enjoyment failed to do so.

We were all saddened by the murder of Joanna Yeates in Bristol and several of my staff have been working throughout Christmas helping on the enquiry. We wish the investigation well and send our condolences to the family.

Some people’s sense of fun and enjoyment tested even the most liberal thinking of us. A man in Bath who decided to go to a party as a terrorist carrying a home made bomb, which he lost on the way to the party, was struggling to see the funny side of it when he discovered the bomb disposal team had been called out after his bomb, consisting of clock wires and putty, was found in the street. He was looking pale and gaunt when he was sat in the police station trying to explain his thinking as he was realising that a lot of police time and effort had been put into investigating the matter. Perhaps Mr Bean next year!

The New Year will bring new challenges including the delivering of policing services to an even better standard despite shrinking budgets. We are up for it and I would like to thank you all for the tremendous support that you have given my staff throughout 2010.

Western Riverside

Work is under way at Bath Western Riverside on the first phase of the new development to create hundreds of new homes on the former Stothart & Pitt Site that had been disused for the past two decades.

The Site has taken in an area next to the the Sainsbury's garage and up to the Victoria Bridge that is currently Closed for safety work. It also runs across towards the gas works site.

Ground work is currently taking place on the site in preparation for the first phase the provides social housing in conjunction with Somer Housing and also affordable homes for purchase.

Further phases will follow after completion of phase one and we will publish details of these as we have them.

Green Waste removal

I have complained to the council about the green waste not being collected on Ivy Place this week.

I have asked that it is collected this morning as all the brown bags are getting wet.

Bath Bus Users Group meeting

Bath Bus users group are holding a meeting on Thursday 27th January 2011 7.pm  Bath Central United Reformed Church 7 Argyle Street Bath.

They have a guest speaker Stephen Morris General Manager, Bus Users UK

“Who runs our buses?”is the subject of his talk.

Why not go along and find out more about how this group works.

Tesco Petition

Councillor Sharon Ball received a petition on the steps of the Guildhall from residents concerning the Tesco application on the former Bath Press site.

The Petition signed by 869 residents was collected by June Player a resident who lives close to The Former Bath Press site.

The Petition Reads

We the undersigned do not want the Bath Press site to be demolished to become a TESCO. This location will bring about the demise of Moorland Road an 'rip out the heart' of the community, will cause even greater Chaos/ congestion and pollution, plus drink related problems in a residential area. Whatever is built here must keep the Facade.

Sharon is handing the petition into the council so that it can form part of the consideration of the Tesco planning application.

If you want to know more of the application then follow the link to view it on the councils planning web site. Tesco application