Getting things done … Hawkhill

Residents will recall that, last month, I was pleased to be advised by the City Council that the safety barrier needed outside the Tesco Express on the Hawkhill by-pass that I had long campaigned for was definitely to be erected before the end of the financial year. I’m pleased to say that work started on [...]

Flooding at Old Hawkhill

Residents have contacted me regarding water flooding down Old Hawhill during the past few days, within the University Campus – see right. I am pleased to advise that the University Secretary assured me yesterday that the problem has been resolved by their contractor.

Hawkhill by-pass – safety barrier – at last!

Two years ago when the Tesco Express opened at Hawkhill, at its east end, residents expressed concern about parking right outside the store on the busy by-pass. The police were also been in touch with me about the concerns. The police’s suggestion was for an extension to the barriers across the store entrance – a very [...]

Getting things done … Hawkhill/Peddie Street – update

Late last month, I highlighted residents’ concerns that the safety barriers at the Peddie Street/Hawkhill junction are damaged. I brought this to the attention of the City Council and have since been updated as follows : “These barriers on Hawkhill at the foot of Peddie Street were checked … and an order has now been raised to [...]

Retro Dundee : Perth Road/Hawkhill junction 1982

There’s a very interesting recent update on the RETRO DUNDEE site about the building at the Hawkhill/Perth Road junction, immediately west of the flats at 207 Perth Road and the Rosebud flower shop at 209. The RETRO DUNDEE site continues to have very interesting and regular articles and is well worth a visit. (1982 photo – above - by Neale Elder)

Peddie Street

I have, at residents’ requests, reported to the City Council the damaged safety barrier in Peddie Street, near the junction with Hawkhill :

Road safety success at Sinderins

I’m pleased to see that, following my last update about pedestrian safety at the Blackness Avenue/Hawkhill junction, the City Council has erected the agreed six bollards at the footpath edge on Blackness Avenue and immediately to the east on Hawkhill. These will emphasise to drivers not to drive too close to the pavement along Hawkhill, where pupils are [...]

Blackness Road – buses only entrance/exit at Hawkhill

A number of residents have asked why there continues to be a “buses only” section of Blackness Road, at its junction with Hawkhill.   I raised this matter with the City Council’s Head of Transportation, who has responded as follows : “In response to your query relating to Blackness Road, the principle of having a bus [...]

Update on litter around Hawkhill and Brown Street

In September, I raised the issue of litter in the Brown Street/Hawkhill area, following the opening of the Tesco Express store on Hawkhill. At that time, the City Council agreed to provide an additional litter bin – it was placed near the new casino. However, there have since been complaints about litter further up Hawkhill, [...]

Thursday …

Back in June, I reported on a useful site visit held then with City Council road safety officers, West End Community Council and Blackness Primary School Parent Council representatives about road safety at the Sinderins junction.   The time length of the noise signal to advise pedestrians that it is safe to cross east-west at the [...]

The neglected Hunter Street/Hawkhill roundabout …

Following complaints I received about the neglected state of the roundabout on Hawkhill at Hunter Street, I raised this with the City Engineer, who has responded as follows: “The Roads Supervisor has inspected the roundabout and notes that it does look a bit neglected however the shrubs were severely pruned earlier this year to increase [...]

Road safety update – Hawkhill

Earlier this year, I highlighted that, following the opening of Tesco Express at the east end of Hawkhill, numerous residents have expressed concern about parking right outside the store on the busy by-pass.   I raised the matter with the City Council pointing out a suggestion from the police – extension to the barriers across the store entrance [...]

Litter around Hawkhill and Brown Street

In response to recent complaints like this about litter in the Hawkhill area, I contacted the Head of Waste Management at Dundee City Council about the matter : “Since the opening of the Tesco’s store and various food outlets I have found that there is more and more litter appearing in the area – I [...]

Graffiti Action Day – 2

Sunday morning’s graffiti clean up was slightly curtailed by heavy rain, but we still managed to get a load of graffiti cleaned up at the industrial units off Hawkhill!

Sinderins – pedestrian safety – an update

Last month, I reported on the site visit I organised with City Council, community council and parent council representatives about pedestrian safety at the Sinderins junction. I have now had the following positive feedback from the City Council : “Regarding your concerns relating to the operation of the traffic signal junction at Perth Road / [...]

Retro Dundee

I have previously mentioned the excellent Retro Dundee blog – and it has recently covered past times around the Hawkhill, including an interesting item about the former Corner Bar – now the Hawkhill Tavern – on the corner of Hawkhill and Peddie Street.   It includes a  great video clip of the area from the [...]

Road safety – Hawkhill

Following the recent opening of Tesco Express at the east end of Hawkhill, numerous residents have expressed concern about parking right outside the store on the busy by-pass. The police have also been in touch with me about the concerns. The suggestion from the police is an extension to the barriers across the store entrance [...]

Safe crossings for the West End

This morning along with residents, including parents of pupils at Blackness Primary School and representatives of West End Community Council, I attended a site visit at the Sinderins junction with a representative of the council’s City Development Department. We discussed the safe functioning of the junction and in particular the pedestrian crossing West-East from the [...]

Hawkhill Bus Stop damage – action taken

Following concerns raised by residents about damage to the bus stop on the north side of Hawkhill, east of the Sinderins junction, I raised the concern with the City Council and have received the following feedback from the City Development Department: “I have asked the contractor to go and check the said bus stop this [...]

Concern over council’s Hunter Street car park u-turn

As reported in today’s Courier, I have raised my concerns that Dundee City Council appears to be backtracking on promises to construct a multi-storey car park in the city’s Hunter Street/Hawkhill that would have provided much needed parking adjacent to the University of Dundee campus and have eased the parking difficulties for residents across the [...]

West End History – Hawkhill School Fire – 1945 : an update

Further to yesterday’s article about the Hawkhill School fire in 1945, and with many thanks to the Local History department in the Central Library, if you go to http://tinyurl.com/hawkhillschool you can see newspaper articles from The Courier and the fondly remembered People’s Journal from the time of the fire. I was speaking with a constituent [...]

West End History – Hawkhill School Fire – 1945

Earlier this week, I received the following e-mail from a gentleman in Mississauga, Canada : “I’m an ex-pat from Dundee. I went to Fintry primary and Liff Road primary. My grandfather was janitor at Hawkhill and Butterburn schools. Can you tell me when and the circumstances around the fire at Hawkhill Primary School? I (am) [...]

Two Friday updates

Update 1 : Replacement School Crossing Patroller for Blackness Primary School at Hawkhill – latest from Dundee City Council this afternoon : “Good Afternoon Cllr Macpherson, I am pleased to inform you that we have now been able to arrange for the above SCP to be manned with effect from lunch time on Tue 27 [...]

Hawkhill crossing – good news

Further to my article earlier this week about pupil safety concerns crossing the Hawkhill by-pass due to the lack of a school crossing patroller (to view go to http://tinyurl.com/scphawkhill), I was pleased to have received assurances today from the City Council’s Director of Education that a temporary school crossing patroller will be in place from the [...]

Overgrown shrubbery – Hawkhill to St Peter Street

Following residents’ complaints about the state of the shrubbery to the south and west side of the pathway that runs from the top of St Peter Street to Hawkhill (adjacent to Ryehill Health Centre), I contacted Dundee Contract Services about it.      The shrubbery is greatly overgrown and protruding onto the pathway (the ground to [...]

West End litter pick

This morning, I assisted the folk from West End Community Council with a litter pick.     In a couple of hours, we managed to remove lots (and lots!) of litter in Perth Road, Ford’s Lane, Pennycook Lane, Hawkhill and Roseangle.   This has become a regular activity by the Community Council and is very worthwhile.

Temporary Road Closures

I have been advised by the City Council that : Due to Virgin Media repairs works, the northbound side of South Marketgait (between the Riverside roundabout and Greenmarket) will be closed to traffic for one day only this Sunday (5th April) and Due to crane removal works, Brown Street (from Hawkhill to Guthrie Street) will [...]

Temporary Traffic Order – Annfield Road

Dundee City Council proposes to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of facilitating gas main reinforcement works. The Order is expected to be in force for four weeks from 16 February 2009. Its maximum duration in terms of the Act is eighteen months. The effect of [...]

Busy week back …

It has been a busy first week back following the festive period, including meetings involving TACTRAN (the regional transport partnership), the Dundee Health Central project and various meetings with constituents, including a site visit about traffic safety matters at Miller’s Wynd/Hawkhill.  Today, a useful meeting of LibDem activists in Perth, which a Dundee LibDem colleague [...]

Hawkhill : Vegetation to be cut back – and a new pedestrian crossing

I am pleased that the City Council has agreed to my request to cut back vegetation at the roundabout on the Hawkhill by-pass at its junction with Hunter Street, in order to improve sightlines for pedestrians. The roundabout is significantly overgrown and I received concerns from residents that it is difficult for pedestrians crossing the [...]