Coronation Avenue/Ivy Avenue

Following our recent newsletter, we received a complaint from a resident of a mess that was totally unacceptable.


As you can see this from the picture the amount of rubbish along this lane is out of control.

Although this is a private lane, I have arranged an urgent meeting with BANES officers responsible for Waste to get this cleared up.

It is important that residents are able to make use of their own gardens without having to see this.

If you live in the area and are able to help getting this cleared up, please contact me,


by
Sarah Moore 

Westmoreland Play areas

Whilst out and about today, I noticed the state of some of the play areas in Westmoreland was terrible. I think it is important to get children out playing in the fresh air and we need safe enjoyable areas for them to go.

The play area at Lymore Gardens is so uninviting the equipment is old with graffiti on it and the paintwork is extremely faded, the ground is uneven and muddy and it has very limited items to play on.  It also has a total mess of trees/bushes that are broken and unsafe along side it.

The equipment at Dorset Close play park is looking very old and is in need of repair and the paintwork is also very faded.

I have sent emails and letters to the council officers and Cabinet Member responsible for this asking for them to meet me and discuss what we can do to make these spaces more inviting for children.

I will continue to push this issue until the families of Westmoreland and surrounding areas get great play areas.

Please get in touch if you want to find out more.

by 
Sarah Moore

Planning applications Western Riverside

We have two separate planning applications in for Western Riverside for the next phase of development.

The links to both applications are below if you wish to view them or make any comments.

1) Western Riverside Development Area, Midland Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset

Approval of reserved matters with regard to outline application 06/01733/EOUT for the erection of a six storey building comprising 55no. apartments and 1no. commercial unit, erection of a cycle store, vehicular access from Midland Road, parking, landscaping and formation of temporary car park.

Application reference: 12/05387/ERES received on 07/12/2012

Planning Portal reference: PP-02333180

2)   Western Riverside Development Area, Midland Road, Twerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset

Approval of reserved matters with regard to outline application 06/01733/EOUT for the erection of three and four storey buildings comprising 26 houses and apartments and 1 commercial unit (A3 cafe/restaurant), vehicular access to Victoria Bridge Road, parking and landscaping.

Application reference: 12/05590/ERES received on 20/12/2012

Planning Portal reference: PP-02354282

by Cllr Sharon Ball

Westmoreland Weekend

Great day out in Westmoreland today.  

We held our first Ward Surgery of 2013 with Don Foster, it was great to talk with residents.

We then went out for a walk around the ward and have noticed a large increase in graffiti which we have reported to BANES to get it cleared up.

We have requested the chair that has been left in Stuart Place to be removed.


We have also asked for the blocked drains around by The Triangle and Moorland Road to be cleared of the grit and mud that have built up.

If you have any issues that you would like to discuss, please contact us.

by
Sarah Moore

New small electrical goods recycling service

Starting on 18th February the council will be collecting small electrical goods on its kerbside collections each ŵeek.

The definition of a small electrical item is an item with a plug or a battery that will fit into a carrier bag.

This is yet another initiative being brought in by our Liberal Democrat Council in order to reduce our  waste disposal costs and increase our recycling rates.

Large electrical goods will not be collected so please don't try to put these out.

Local Ward Surgeries

Councillor Sharon Ball

Sarah Moore

The first Westmoreland Liberal Democrat Residents Surgery of 2013 will be taking place between 1pm and 3pm on Saturday 2nd February at Oldfield Park Baptist Church.

Your Liberal Democrat Councillor Sharon Ball and Local Campaigner Sarah Moore will be joined by Don Foster MP.

Don Foster MP

If you have any issues you would like to discuss, please feel free to come along.

Former Herman Miller Building

The signs of an empty building is that graffiti starts to appear on the outside of the building

I have asked the Graffiti that has started to appear over the past few weeks is removed as soon as possible as well as some of the rubbish that has been recently deposited at the back and the sides.