As the photo (right) shows, the phone box at the top of Magdalen Place at its junction with Seafield Road is in poor shape. Residents have complained to me about the lack of glass in many of the panels and the general poor condition of the box, including graffiti on it. I have taken [...]
Archive for the ‘Phone Boxes’ Category
As regular readers of this blog will know (see : http://www.dundeewestend.com/2008/09/phone-box-removal-lack-of-consultation.html), I complained to Ofcom regarding the fact that British Telecom has decided to remove two telephone boxes in the West End without actually bothering to consult anyone first – something I consider bad practice – whatever the merits or demerits of removing the boxes. [...]
Ofcom initial response on phone box removal lack of consultation
Posted: September 25, 2008 in Phone BoxesI received the following response from Ofcom this afternoon; I await further feedback with interest! “25 September 2008 Dear Councillor Macpherson Thank you for your email to Ofcom dated 24 September 2008. As part of its Universal Service Obligation to supply basic, fixed line, telecommunications services across the UK, BT (along with Kingston Communications in [...]
Phone Box Removal – lack of consultation
Posted: September 25, 2008 in City Road, Phone Boxes, Seafield RoadYesterday, I issued a news release regarding the fact that British Telecom has decided to remove two telephone boxes in the West End without actually bothering to consult anyone first – something I consider bad practice – whatever the merits or demerits of removing the boxes. I print the news release below. In response, BT [...]
Yesterday, got word from the shops on the north side of Perth Road just east of the Sinderins junction that Scottish & Southern Electric (the Hydro) had dug up the pavement near Ritchie’s Lane to put in services for the new business and has abandoned the job half done – hole in pavement and fallen [...]
AGM, phone boxes, bus services
Posted: December 8, 2006 in Buses, Logie Avenue, Magdalen Place, Milnbank Road, Phone BoxesIt was my local party AGM last night and having got the real business out of the way promptly, we had an enjoyable social evening thereafter. A number of people commented how good the West End Christmas Lights Switch-On was and how nice the tree looks this year. Some time ago (long before this blog [...]
