Woodhouse Road Flats

We have been working closely with Curo to resolve some of the issues around these flats. On a recent visit we noticed that a large amount of rubbish has been dumped alongside the overflowing recycling bins. We have asked that this rubbish is checked to see if we can find out who dumped it  and then for it to be removed, we have also asked that these bins are more regularly emptied.

The bin rooms at these flats has been a problem for some time now and we can report that some action is now being taken.

The bin room at the rear of Carr House is to be relocated to ensure that it is only for the use of those residents and an area that is used for dumping is having an old mattress removed and will soon be having some bushes planted to prevent and further fly tipping.

We are looking to get some planting carried out in the entrance area of the flats ensuring that they look much brighter.

We will be continuing to work with Curo to ensure that this area is kept up together.

By Councillors Tim Ball & Gerry Curran

Redland Park

   Redland Park action being taken

We have been out and about in Redland park in the last few weeks looking at items that need to be resolved.

We are pleased to report that the speed tables approaches have all been relaid making driving on the roads much better.

Today we were out again in Redland Park with Curo officers being updated on some of the works that we have asked them to do.

1) Litter picking has been taking place carried out by the probation services and the whole estate looks much cleaner. Two more sessions have been booked to take place and we are hopeful that these can be extended.

2) The new litter bins that we had asked for have now been ordered and we are hopeful that these will soon be in place.

3) A new community notice board will be erected at the entrance to Redland park at the rear of Day Crescent which will be controlled by Curo .

4) The overgrown woodland area beside and below 73 Redland park is to be cleared of all of the rubbish and the brambles will be taken away so the area can be cut as a grassed area.

5) The area behind the garages to the rear of Rodney House will have all the old furniture and rubbish removed.

The above two items should take place next week

6) A number of gardens that have become full of rubbish are being investigated by Curo and will have enforcement action taken to ensure that they are cleared up.

7) The area beside Woodview Terrace is to have the old broken down fencing removed.

We would like to thank Curo for taking the above action and the council for resolving the speed tables.

By Councillors Tim Ball & Gerry Curran.

Street Lights

We have reported the lamp post number 8 between Dominion Road and Freeview road as not working and in need of repair.

We would hope that this light would be repaired fairly quickly as it sits on a dark lane.

If  you are aware of a street light not working then please contact council connect on 01225 394041 it would be helpful if you also had the lamp post number but not essential to hand when you call.

By Councillor Tim Ball

Innox Park

We have asked for the old mattress and shopping trolley that has been dumped in the drainage ditch behind Highland road to be removed as soon as possible.

If you know who dumped theses items would you please let us know.

We ate meeting with council officers in the next few days to design a new path that will run across the park from The Brow to Freeview Road and will report on this item shortly.

Allocation of community grants

We are both finalising the allocation of grants made available from the ward councillor initiative fund.

It has been difficult prioritising the many calls for small amounts of money that can make a difference to the community and its residents. We will be announcing during the next week the extra amounts of work that we are able to deliver and will publish them on this blog first.

I have been pleased in the past week to make further amounts of money available to St Michael's Junior school to help purchase equipment to help with special needs pupils.

By Councillor Tim Ball

Unwanted automated phone calls

If you are fed up with receiving automated phone calls then there is something that you can do about it. Calls from and automated system should only be made to you by a firm if you’ve given them permission first.

So if you’ve had an unsolicited automated sales call from like 08432 890 031, here’s the place to lodge a complaint:http://ico.org.uk/complaints/marketing/31.

Don't let them get away with it no matter how plausible they may sound together we can stop these     Nuisance calls. 

Number 5 Bus ( changes to timetable.

Service 5 (Bath Bus Station – Whiteway):

First bus have told us that to provide a better and more consistent service for customers on Sundays and Public Holidays, the timetable is being changed.

From 2 February buses will run every half an hour throughout the day (currently buses run every 40 minutes in the evening on these days).

In addition the timetable across the rest of the week is also being adjusted to improve the overall punctuality and reliability of the service.