Pleasance Court – new residents’ group

Pleasance Court Last night, I chaired a very productive and positive meeting with residents of Pleasance Court (“The Coffin Mill”) off Brook Street, and am grateful to all residents who attended and to Home Scotland representatives who both hosted the meeting in the residents’ lounge and participated in the discussion.   Ross & Liddell, who [...]

Getting things done … Pleasance Court – street lighting

I have received complaints from residents at Pleasance Court about the poor street lighting behind the housing at Lower Pleasance, due to overgrown trees. I raised the matter with the City Council and the Forestry Section has responded as follows: “I am writing to you to keep you up to date regarding your enquiry about trees located [...]

UPDATE : Winter maintenance in the West End

Following residents’ requests, I recently requested a grit bin for Pleasance Court. I am pleased to advise that the City Engineer has updated me as follows : “I can advise that following assessment against the Council’s grit bin criteria, a grit bin will be placed on the north side of Pleasance Court near the junction [...]

More on grit bins in the West End

During 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 [...]

Improving parking in the West End

I have been in touch recently with Home Scotland, one of the major housing association landlords in the West End, about complaints from residents that the car parks designed for them as Home Scotland tenants were being used by non-residents, simply parking there to avoid parking charges in the City Centre. The main complaints in [...]