Westmoreland Graffiti Update

The number of complaints received by residents about the grafitti around the area have increased recently and we are keen to get this sorted as soon as possible.

On Friday, Local Beat Manager PC Adrian Secker said: “Graffiti is a problem in the area and it’s something we take very seriously. It’s criminal damage, not art, and costs everyone in the community tens of thousands of pounds a year to clean up. We work closely with our partners at Bath and North East Somerset Council to investigate who is responsible, and we take a very robust approach to bringing them to justice. We have recently made some arrests, a number of people have been bailed and we are awaiting a charging decision from the Crown Prosecution Service. As ever, we rely very much on the public to be our eyes and ears – so my message to everyone is to be a good neighbour and tell the police if you know anyone who is spoiling your community.”

Since this statement was released, we are pleased to confirm that one individual has been formally charged and will appear in court shortly.  Investigations are on-going into the activities of other people and further updates will be provided when they are available.

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Councillor Sharon Ball

Westmoreland Play Areas

After a number of discussions and meetings with the Council, we are pleased to announce we have some updates on improvements we have been working on in the Westmoreland play areas,.

Yesterday we had confirmation that a new set of football goal posts have been ordered to go into the Brickfields on the area below the basketball court.

We are also making progress on works required on the basketball court,  Councillor Sharon Ball said "I have been pushing for improvements to the basketball court since 2010.  I committed some ward initiative money last year towards the resurfacing and repainting of the court."

After already committing ward initiative funds from this year to replace the broken hoop, Sharon has also requested that the court is resurfaced and fenced to enable a proper game of basketball to be played without having to chase the ball down the slopes or retrieve it from the bushes.

We have also been looking the other play areas in Westmoreland, we have been discussing options ranging from repainting through to installing  new equipment.

We will update you as soon as there is further progress.

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Sarah Moore

Pushbike Stollen

The police would like to hear from any one with information about an incident that happened between 07.00am on Friday 19th April and 5.30pm on Sunday 21st April, unknown offenders have removed a turquoise pushbike which was secured to a lamp post, outside the railway station in Brook Road, Bath.

If you have any information regarding this incident please contact the Police on 101 quoting reference 37986/13 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

If you have information about any crime, phone the police on 101 or you can call anonymously to the independent charity CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111.  

Arson at Priddy Close

The Police would like to hear from anyone with information on a foolish incident on Saturday 20th April at approximately 03.15am, a recycling box was set alight by unknown persons in Priddy Close, Bath, causing damage to garden fencing.

If you have any information regarding this incident please contact the Police on 101 quoting reference 37576/13 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

If you have information about any crime, phone the police on 101 or you can call anonymously to the independent charity CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111. 


 

Man assaulted in West Ave

Can you help the police resolve this serious crime

On Sunday 15th April at approximately 11.00pm, a male was approached by a group in Brook Road, who followed him to West Avenue, Oldfield Park, where they assaulted the victim and attempted to rob him.

If you have any information regarding this incident please contact the Police on 101 quoting reference 35703/13 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

Local schools in our area get extra funding for sports activities

Our two local schools in Westmoreland are benefiting from an injection of cash from the government for sports based activities.

·        Oldfield Park Infant School £8,570
·        Oldfield Park Junior School £9,150

The funding is the equivalent of around two days a week of a primary teacher’s time to provide more sport for their pupils. A typical primary school with 250 pupils would receive £9,250 per year.

"This is great news for Bath and North East Somerset's primary schools and builds on the local enthusiasm still running high from last year's Olympics and Paralympics.

"The funding will help schools to develop and embed healthy lifestyle choices for all our young people and to help tackle early health problems such as obesity and diabetes."

West Avenue Yellow Lines

After a long wait, I am pleased to see the council have made a start on the yellow lines on West Avenue.

The lines at the junction of South Avenue and West Avenue and from Brook Road Bridge down have not been fully completed yet, due to the parked cars.

I have contacted the highways team and requested these are finished as soon as possible.

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Councillor Sharon Ball