Don't Park on the Pavement

The issue of pavement parking has again been highlighted after an elderly Man fell an broke his hip navigating around parked Cars in Freeview Road Twerton yesterday afternoon.

On this occasion the gentleman was sat up in bed last night but will need an operation but a more frail person could have been killed.

It is clear that parking on the pavement is dangerous and should be avoided at all times, as this causes danger to pedestrians.

The Police in the past have turned a blind eye to some pavement parking but have now been asked to clamp on pavement parking and issue fines to those doing it.

If you park on the pavement and do not give enough space for a single buggy to get past then you are now liable to get a penalty notice on your car, so if in doubt don't do it.

We are working with the council Police and Curo to resolve some of the parking issues across the whole of Twerton and will soon be consulting residents on some solutions that we are developing.

In the mean time please do not park on the Pavements unless you want to be held responsible for someone being seriously injured or killed.

New Noise app launched by Council

We are pleased that with all the problems that Twerton residents have had over the years with noise being created by some unsociable residents that the council have launched a new app to help battle this problem that have plagued  many households.

Noise nuisance accounts for almost two thirds of complaints received by the Council’s Environmental Protection Team, but because it is often unpredictable and can happen at any time of the day or night it may be difficult for Environmental Health Officers to witness. 

The online toolkit and app will help people to gather evidence, so that the Council can, hopefully, help those affected resolve the issue without the need for formal action.

The toolkit includes advice on the actions you can take whilst noise is happening and afterwards. Amongst the ‘tools’ supplied are log sheets, template letters and the Bath and North East Somerset noise app.

The free app can be downloaded to your smart phone, and can then be used as an electronic noise diary, recording short audio clips, with date, and time. This information is then sent to the Environmental Protection Team who can use it to help with their investigation.

There are a number of benefits in using the app over making traditional audio recordings:

• The app provides a GPS location to pinpoint where you are recording the noise from.

• It has easy to use icons to indicate the type of noise and which room you are in when being affected.

• It means you can take action as the nuisance is happening.

• The app acknowledges that your recording has been received.

• Ultimately, the app provides a whole package to enable you to communicate easily with the Council. There’s no need to write letters or email, the app does it all for you.

To view the toolkit and download the app visit:http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/environment/pollution-noise-nuisance/noise-toolkit

Pennyquick View

After a walk around with Curo on Monday we noticed this overgrown area alongside the fields with brambles and weeds that are out of control.

We have asked that the council cut this area back as it is not only unsightly it is also quite dangerous for people with visual impairments that would not see the brambles.

We would hope that the council would sort this out quickly.