Last week, I highlighted the campaign by Community Spirit, local residents’ group for Ancrum, Pentland, Tullideph and the Cleghorn area, to seek improvements to the 11/12 bus service. I have since spoken with many local residents who rightly believe that a bus service that doesn’t run after 3pm on weekdays and has no service at [...]
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11/12 bus service petition – photocall
Posted: July 23, 2010 in Ancrum, Bus Services, Buses, Cleghorn Area, Pentland, Tullideph AreaThursday news …
Posted: March 11, 2010 in Ancrum, Blackness Primary School, Cleghorn Area, Community Spirit, Pentland* This afternoon, after a useful meeting about improving liaison between the numerous West End community groups, I attended the latest meeting of the Best Value Review group on Child Protection Services in Dundee. * This evening, after a busy surgery at Blackness Primary School, I attended the March meeting of the Community Spirit group [...]
Above : The scene this morning across Logie and Cleghorn Street towards the Law.
Back in July, I updated www.dundeewestend.com (see http://tinyurl.com/cleghorn) – and the Community Spirit residents’ group – of changes to the bin collection arrangements in parts of the Cleghorn Street area. This initially consisted of a move away from traditional small bins in some parts of Pitfour Street, City Road, Rosebery Street and Benvie Road and [...]
Today’s activities included : A meeting with National Express Dundee’s Managing Director (more about that tomorrow, as the hour is late) Attended a briefing for councillors about looked after children in Dundee This was a very worthwhile event at which the film ‘Opal Fruits – A Year in Care’ was shown – go to http://tinyurl.com/opalfruit to [...]
Further to my item last Friday about vandalism to the above, I have received this update from the City Council this morning : “We are installing a paper bin today at Cleghorn Street – any further acts of vandalism will undoubtedly affect the future of this site. We will monitor it closely at present, [...]
Tonight … and parking again …
Posted: June 4, 2008 in Ancrum, Cleghorn Area, Community Spirit, parking, PentlandA very informative meeting of the “Community Spirit” group for the north of the ward (Ancrum, Pentland, Cleghorn, etc) tonight with an excellent presentation from a representative of the Waste Management Department and a good discussion thereafter on cleansing, graffiti and recycling issues – to name just three. Am meeting the parking consultants tomorrow morning [...]
Review of the last few days
Posted: May 11, 2008 in Ancrum, Blackness Primary School, Cleghorn Area, Harris Academy, Mitchell Street, Neil Powrie, Network Rail, Pentland, Perth Road, Riverside Approach, Travel Dundee, Winston ChurchillWednesday * Met with the new acting Managing Director of Travel Dundee, and raised the concerns of residents about the re-routing of the 9X bus service – this no longer serves the Ninewells Avenue area. She promised to review this. * Attended the Deaf Awareness Open Day at the Central Library, organised by the Sound [...]
"Community Spirit" launch
Posted: March 13, 2008 in Ancrum, Cleghorn Area, Community Spirit, Pentland, Tullideph Area“Community Spirit” – a new community group for the “north” part of West End Ward, covering Ancrum, Pentland and the Cleghorn area launches tonight (Thursday 13th March) at the Mitchell Street Centre (6pm for 6.15pm). All local residents are invited. A number of local residents in the area have been involved in developing a community [...]
Apart from very busy surgeries last night, I attended a meeting of the group that is planning to set up a community organisation for Pentland, Ancrum, Cleghorn and surrounding areas. A really enthusiastic group and I am really keen to see this group succeed as it would be great to have an active community organisation [...]
20 mph zones and Germany …
Posted: October 20, 2007 in 20mph zones, Ancrum, Cleghorn Area, Pentland, PoleparkGot back late yesterday from a couple of days running a Conference in Grangemouth (with “day job”) to the usual pile of phone messages, e-mails, etc… Thanks to Janet who stood in for me at my surgeries on Thursday (on basis that I can’t be in two places at once!) – photo of Conference (right). [...]
Latest updates …
Posted: October 10, 2007 in Ancrum, Cleghorn Area, Pentland, Tay Street, West End Christmas Week, West End Community CouncilYesterday included a meeting with the residents organising a community meeting for Pentland, Cleghorn, Ancrum & adjacent areas. They are holding it on Wednesday 24th October at Balgay Church … more on this later but do please attend if you live in the area. After an informal meeting about West End Christmas Week matters, the [...]
Busy couple of days …
Posted: August 14, 2007 in Ancrum, Balgay Hill, Balgay Park, Cleghorn Area, graffiti, Pentland, Victoria Park, West End Christmas WeekA busy couple of days with City Council meetings resuming yesterday, after the summer recess. At the Planning & Transport Committee, which I chair, we had news of useful progress towards getting the final section of that ugly old overhead walkway at the railway station end of South Marketgait finally removed. Earlier yesterday, in the [...]
