Save a life this New Year report a drunk driver

Below is a Christmas message for all people tempted to drink and Drive or take drugs and drive to same message applies for the new year.

Have a happy one and heed the message below.

Drinking or taking drugs and then driving is a lethal cocktail, so we are urging party-goers to leave their car at home this Christmas.

As the festivities get underway, our Roads Policing Unit has already kicked off its annual Christmas drink drive campaign - Operation Tonic, with nearly 50 people being arrested for drink or drug driving in the first week.

This year we are encouraging people to shop a drink or drug driver by calling 999 or texting the word drunk to 81819 on their mobile phone together with any information which might help us respond. This might include the vehicle registration number of the vehicle and its location and, if you can, the name of the person. These texts are treated in the same way we treat 999 calls.

For more information about Operation Tonic, visit our Christmas mircosite atwww.avonandsomerset.police.uk/Christmas

Twerton PACT December 13th 2012

The meeting was held at Southside youth centre and was chaired by Cllr Gerry Curran in the absence of the PACT Chair and local head Teacher David Goucher.

The priorities that were agreed are.

Agreed 13th December 2012

1. Speeding vehicles on Kelston View. BANES Highways to be consulted with regard to conducting a traffic survey and local police team to conduct speed checks

2. Vehicles parking in Poolemead Road impeding pedestrian access of the footpath from Kelston View. BANES parking services to evaluate the need for road markings to be installed.

3. Street drinking in Twerton High Street. Local police team to continue to deal in a robust fashion acts of anti social behaviour involving street drinking.

View previous priorities

Next public meeting

All members of the public are welcome to attend

9 May 2013 at 7:00 PM (In 130 days)

at St Michaels School

You can contact your neighbourhood team if you wish to have the opportunity to meet with them prior to the next meeting date.

Pact meetings are organised by the Police and not by the local council or Councillors who attend to give support the Police decide on the location of the meetings in consultation with the PACT Chair.

PACT meetings currently rotate between Southside Youth Centre, St Michaels Junior School and Twerton Village Hall. In the early days of the PACT meetings Southside Youth Centre was not used due to refurbishment works but is now on the rotating Schedule of meetings.

By Cllr Tim Ball

Flytipping Dominion Road

I have asked for the large waste bag that has been dumped on the pavement by Bath City Football Club entrance to be removed as soon as possible.

If you know who dumped this bag then either let me know or contact council connect on 394041.

By Cllr Tim Ball

Rubbish Poolemead Road & Kelston View

It is a shame that after the collection crews worked on Saturday to remove much of the rubbish and recycling form the houses in Twerton that several roads were left in such a mess.

I have asked that Poolemead Road and Kelston View are cleaned up as a matter of priority as they have been left in the worst mess as far as I can see.

If you are ware of any area that is still in a mess perhaps you would let me know or contact council connect on 394041.

By Cllr Tim Ball

Swimming at Christmas in Bath

Now that the World has not ended and the kids will soon be getting on parents nerves it is good to know that Culverhay Sports Centre at Rush Hill will be opening for the Kids to go swimming whilst the main pool at Bath sports centre is closed.

Please follow link below for opening times.

http://www.aquaterra.org/culverhay-sports-centre/swimming

Changes to waste collections over the festive season

There are no waste or recycling collections on:

• Tuesday 25 December – next collection day Saturday 29^th December
• Wednesday 26 December – next collection day Wednesday 2^nd January 2013
• Tuesday 1 January – next collection day Saturday 5^th January 2013.

Garden waste and Christmas tree collection

There are no garden waste and Christmas tree collections for 2 weeks from Monday 24 December. Normal fortnightly collections will begin again on Monday 7 January 2013.

Recycling Centres

Usual winter opening times from November to the end of March are:

• Monday to Friday 8am – 4.15pm
• Saturday 9am – 3.45pm
• Sunday 9am – 1pm

Festive closures:

• Tuesday 25 December       Closed
• Wednesday 26 December Closed
• Tuesday 1 January 2013    Closed

Did you know?

The amount of wrapping paper estimated to be thrown away in the UK at Christmas could stretch around the equator nine times or to the moon if each sheet was laid end to end. Every year the UK throws out an estimated 4,500 tonnes of tin foil over the Christmas period. This is enough to cover around 1500 square miles - roughly the size of Suffolk. But wrapping paper (white backed non foil types) greeting cards, gift tags and aluminium foil can be recycled in your green box.

You can make full use of your food waste recycling collections for all food waste including bones. For tips to save money and cut down your food waste this Christmas visit www.lovefoodhatewaste

By Cllr Tim Ball

Linley Close

I have met with Curo looking at the recycling area at Linley Close which has been a mess for quite a while.

Curo are looking to place fencing around the area similar to the black fencing around the flats at Linley Close.

I would hope that this would be in place early in the new year.

By Cllr Tim Ball