Archive for the ‘Hillside Road’ Category

The Jubilee is being celebrated in style in the West End!   Today, I had the honour of cutting the ribbon to officially open the superb Jubilee street party organised by the folk in Hillside Terrace, Road, Place and Drive.    It seemed that everyone from the four streets was there – all generations – [...]

At the City Council’s Development Management Committee tonight, I moved refusal of yet another mobile phone mast planning application in the West End – this time at Ninewells Avenue and close to Glamis Gardens (formerly Wimberley Court) and the Hillside area. I made the point that there is too little co-operation in mast sharing between [...]

Hillside Road

Posted: January 17, 2011 in Hillside Road

Although delayed by the recent winter weather, it was good to see road resurfacing work start today in Hillside Road.   Many residents had complained to me about the poor road surface and the road improvements will be welcomed

Given the recent thaw and the resultant release of some resources from winter maintenance work back to road repair and resurfacing works, the City Council has tonight advised me that : ” … we plan to re-commence the carriageway surfacing programme on Monday 10th January 2011, starting with the previously postponed works at Hillside Road. [...]

Hillside Road resurfacing

Posted: October 30, 2010 in Hillside Road

In past months, I have, on behalf of residents, raised the need for improvments to the Hillside Road road surface.    I am pleased to note that the City Engineer’s Department is now undertaking works here and has written to householders as follows :   “No 32 Hillside Road to and including the junction with Hillside [...]

Hillside Road area – update

Posted: August 10, 2009 in Hillside Road

An update on my recent item about the poor road condition in Hillside Road and adjacent roads (see http://tinyurl.com/blogonhillside to view this) – today’s “Courier” has an item about this – see http://tinyurl.com/hillsiderd.

I am pleased to advise that, following my raising residents’ concerns about the road condition in the Hillside Road area, particularly near the junction with Glamis Drive, the City Engineer advised me: “I can confirm that an order has been raised to patch the section of Hillside Road from Glamis Drive up to Hillside Terrace. This [...]

In recent months, I have had a number of complaints from residents about the condition of the road at the junction of Hillside Road and Glamis Road. As this junction is the only entrance to Hillside Road, Hillside Drive, Hillside Place and Hillside Terrace it gets a considerable amount of traffic, and I have therefore [...]

I have today received assurances from the City Council’s Head of Waste Management that concerns raised by many residents of the West End about a bad smell apparently coming from the Riverside Civic Amenity site over the past few days should hopefully soon be resolved. Over the past few days I have had lots of [...]

Glamis Drive

Posted: February 15, 2008 in Glamis Drive, Hazel Drive, Hillside Road

The City Council has informed me that Glamis Drive will be closed to traffic between the junction with Hillside Road and the junction with Hazel Drive on Monday (18th February). This is due to BT duct repair works and will affect the road for one day only. Pedestrian thoroughfare is unaffected. Anyone requiring further information [...]