Along with another eight Dundee City Councillors and the council’s Chief Executive, I today met with senior officials from Royal Mail in the hope of persuading Royal Mail to think again over its closure of the Crichton Street Collection Office. Unfortunately, there was no willingness shown by Royal Mail at the meeting to reconsider [...]
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Crichton Street Royal Mail Collection Office : Latest
Posted: September 5, 2011 in Edward Street, Royal MailAs Royal Mail closes the Crichton Street Collection Office for DD2 and DD3 customers today and moves facilities to the remote Baird Avenue offices, I was on Radio Tay News this morning about the continuing campaign to have a City Centre facility for collections (click ‘play’ below to listen). Dundee City Council’s Chief Executive confirmed [...]
Campaign to save Crichton Street collection office continues
Posted: August 31, 2011 in Edward StreetI was on Radio Tay news earlier about this – click “play” below to listen :
As reported in tonight’s Evening Telegraph, following discussions I have had with the City Council’s Chief Executive, it has been agreed that Royal Mail’s decision to close the Crichton Street Collection Office will be the subject of a debate at the City Council’s Policy and Resources Committee at its first meeting after the council’s summer [...]
As reported in today’s Courier, I have condemned Royal Mail’s decision to close the Crichton Street Collection Office as this will be very detrimental to many Dundee customers who use the City Centre facility. The decision to go ahead with the closure at the end of August contradicts assurances given to me and other councillors when [...]
Polepark Road/Brook Street speed/safety survey
Posted: April 14, 2011 in Brook Street, Edward Street, Polepark RoadLast month, following requests from a number of residents who had expressed concern to me about the speed of some vehicles on Polepark Road/Brook Street near the Edward Street junction, the City Council undertook a speed/safety survey and I have now been given feedback as follows: “The speed survey is now complete where the speed detection [...]
Further to my earlier reports on concerns about the future of the Crichton Street Collection Office, Royal Mail updated me this afternoon : “I can confirm that Royal Mail are extending the lease on Crichton St collection office for a further 6 months so as to allow us to investigate the best options to provide [...]
Polepark Road/Brook Street – speeding concern
Posted: March 1, 2011 in Brook Street, Edward Street, Polepark RoadA number of residents have expressed concern to me about the speed of some vehicles on Polepark Road/Brook Street near the Edward Street junction. I have raised this concern with Dundee City Council and have received assurances that the matter will be addressed with speed data analysed.
Postal collection centre – demand for proper public consultation
Posted: February 13, 2011 in Edward StreetFurther to my meeting with Royal Mail last November, I have now called on the organistaion to postpone its planned closure of its Crichton Street Collection Office pending a proper consultation with customers and the general public. This follows Royal Mail admitting that there would be “no consultation on this move as it is a [...]
Further to the concerns I raised recently about the proposal by Royal Mail to close the ‘undelivered mail collection centre’ in Crichton Street and transfer the service to the Edward Street depot, I today met with three Royal Mail representatives regarding their proposals. My major area of concern is that although the Edward Street depot is handy [...]
Last month, I raised concerns about the proposal by Royal Mail to close the ‘undelivered mail collection centre’ in Crichton Street and transfer the service to the Edward Street depot, pointing out that, although the Edward Street depot is handy for some West End residents in the Blackness/Milnbank area, for many West End residents it [...]
As reported in today’s “Courier”, I have expressed concern about the proposal by Royal Mail to close the ‘undelivered mail collection centre’ in Crichton Street and transfer the service to the Edward Street depot. Although the Edward Street depot is handy for some West End residents in the Blackness/Milnbank area, for many West End residents [...]
More on grit bins in the West End
Posted: January 24, 2010 in Edward Street, Hillside Drive, Pleasance CourtDuring the recent very wintry spell, a resident in Hillside Drive asked me if the City Council would provide a grit bin at the top end of the street. The City Engineer has now responded positively to my request as follows : “Your constituent’s request for a grit bin at the top end of Hillside [...]
