I have today launched my May 2012 Update to West End Community Council. This covers : •Litter pick and graffiti clean up for the West End •Friends of Magdalen Green AGM •Junction of Elm Street and Blackness Road – white lines •Hyndford Place : Road Surface and you can download it at http://tinyurl.com/weccmay2012. [...]
Archive for the ‘West End Community Council’ Category
Royal Mail collection office issue – again
Posted: April 11, 2012 in Royal Mail, West End Community CouncilLast night at West End Community Council, Ian McKay, Scottish Affairs Manager at Royal Mail, spoke to a well-attended community council meeting on the continuing concerns that the Community Council and I have with mail collection, following the closure of the Crichton Street Collection Office. Although the Edward Street depot is handy for some West End residents in [...]
I have today launched my April 2012 Update to West End Community Council. Subjects covered include : •Riverside Pitches •Magdalen Green •Tennis Courts at Victoria Park •Safety Barrier at Tesco on Hawkhill You can download the update at http://tinyurl.com/weccapril2012. The Community Council meets tonight at 7pm at Logie St John’s [...]
West End Community Council meeting
Posted: March 14, 2012 in recycling, Royal Mail, West End Community CouncilLast night, I attended the latest meeting of West End Community Council at which there was a very informative and detailed presentation from the City Council’s Recycling Projects Officer about the current position of recycling efforts in Dundee and future plans to further extend recycling opportunities for residents. I have, on many occasions on behalf [...]
I have today launched my monthly update to West End Community Council. Issues include: Riverside playing fields – safety concern Roundabout tidy-up Strawberrybank footpaths Bellefield Avenue and Seafield Road – potholes action The Community Council meets tonight at 7pm at Logie St John’s (Cross) Church Hall. All residents very welcome. You can [...]
In the West End, we are lucky to have a long-standing and very active Community Council. You can read more about West End Community Council’s activities at http://www.dundeewecc.co.uk. There is now an interesting Scotland-wide community council blog – the national network of community councillors. It is well worth a look at http://www.nationalnetworkcc.com/.
Tuesday in the West End …
Posted: February 14, 2012 in Ancrum Place, Morven Terrace, Tullideph Area, West End Community CouncilThis morning, I had a very productive meeting with the Tullideph sheltered housing tenants at the sheltered lounge (see right). We discussed numerous local issues included safety on the pathway from Logie Street to Tullideph Street/Tullideph Place, local bus services and graffiti. This afternoon, I had a similar and equally useful meeting with the [...]
West End Community Council – my February Update
Posted: February 11, 2012 in West End Community CouncilI have today launched my February 2012 update for next Tuesday’s West End Community Council meeting. Subjects covered include pavement repairs in Windsor Street, the bank branch closure at the University of Dundee Student Union and safety barrier improvements at Hawkhill. You can download my update at http://tinyurl.com/weccfeb2012. The Community Council meeting takes place on [...]
February West End Community Council Meeting – come along! All residents welcome.
Posted: February 9, 2012 in West End Community CouncilTonight’s West End Community Council saw a very interesting presentation from Grant Simmons, Regional Manager of the Food Train Project about progress with this excellent initiative the City Council is supporting to assist older people in Dundee with their shopping needs. Last month, I updated residents about the project and this evening Grant advised [...]
West End Community Council update for January
Posted: January 10, 2012 in West End Community CouncilI have today launched my update to the January meeting of West End Community Council that takes place tonight at 7pm at Logie St John’s (Cross) Chruch Hall in Shaftesbury Terrace – all residents welcome. The update covers the following issues : Kite Flying Concern near Dundee Airport Walkway on Riverside Drive Former McCheyne Memorial Church Park and Ride Proposals [...]
This month’s West End Community Council meeting
Posted: January 8, 2012 in West End Community CouncilHere’s details of this Tuesday’s West End Community Council meeting :
West End Community Council meets tomorrow evening at 7pm at Logie St John’s (Cross) Church Hall and all local residents are welcome to attend. I have today published my monthly update to the Community Council, covering : Perth Road pavements Bus Stop Perth Road at Shelter Shop – just west of Step Row [...]
Park and Ride proposals for the West End
Posted: November 8, 2011 in Dundee City Council, parking, TACTRAN, West End Community CouncilTonight’s West End Community Council meeting featured a presentation from representatives from the City Council and TACTRAN (the regional transport partnership) on their proposals for park and ride facilities in the west of the city. The briefing note you can download at http://tinyurl.com/dundeep-ride describes the process undertaken to identify possible Park and Ride sites. As you see [...]
West End Community Council Update for November
Posted: November 7, 2011 in West End Community CouncilI have today launched my November 2011 Update to the West End Community Council meeting that takes place tomorrow night at Logie St John’s (Cross) Church Hall. Issues covered include : · West End Christmas Week Update · Riverside Avenue – technology park ground maintenance · Balgay Cemetery vandalism update · Pennycook [...]
Here’s details of the forthcoming West End Community Council meeting, taking place on Tuesday. I’ll launch and upload to www.dundeewestend.com my Update to the Community Council tomorrow. The photograph of part of the West End and the Tay Rail Bridge is part of the portfolio of excellent photography by Shahbaz Majeed of Frame Focus Capture [...]
West End Community Council meeting
Posted: October 12, 2011 in Riverside Nature Park, West End Community CouncilLast night, I attended the latest monthly meeting of West End Community Council. There was a very informative presentation on the recently launched Local Development Plan consultation period and a good question and answer session afterwards about possible future development in the west of the city. A consultation event on the Local Development Plan is taking [...]
I have today launched my update for the West End Community Council October 2011 meeting that takes place at Logie St John’s (Cross) Church Hall tonight at 7pm. The update covers bus services, car park improvements, litter in Nethergate and vandalism at Balgay Cemetery. You can download the update by going to http://tinyurl.com/weccoct11.
West End Community Council tonight
Posted: September 13, 2011 in West End Christmas Week, West End Community CouncilAt this evening’s West End Community Council meeting, I gave a presentation on the preparations for this year’s West End Christmas Week. You can download my slides on this by going to http://tinyurl.com/westendchristmas2011.
West End Community Council meets again tonight (7pm at Logie St John’s (Cross) Church Hall) for the first time since its summer break. I’ll be giving a short presentation on preparations for the 2011 West End Christmas Week and I have also prepared an update on local issues covering parking in the West End, school [...]
Midweek Update!
Posted: June 22, 2011 in 69 bus, Bus Services, Community Spirit, Dundee City Council, Larch Street, Magdalen Green, Nethergate, Polepark Road, Ryehill Lane, West End Community CouncilA busy week thus far, so quite a few things to update on : * I had a very useful and productive meeting today with the Head of Transportation and the Sustainable Transport Team Leader at the City Council to discuss local bus services, including the report going to the City Development Committee on Monday [...]
* At last night’s City Council meetings, despite the support of petitions signatures from hundreds of Dundonians and the powerful and compelling case made by delegations in support of my motion on the plight of the Palestinian people in the Gaza strip, I was heavily outvoted by a cobbled-together Labour/Nationalist amendment that represented the lowest common denominator [...]
I have today launched my June 2011 Update to the West End Community Council. It covers : · Dundee Airport Runway Works – Noise concerns · Road resurfacing postponed · Zig Zag markings outside Blackness Primary School · Unadopted Footways You can download the update by clicking on the headline above or by going to http://tiny.cc/weccjune2011. The Community Council meets [...]
West End Community Council now has a new website and the new domain name is www.dundeewecc.co.uk. You can also e-mail the Community Council at mailbox@dundeewecc.co.uk.
Last night, I attended a very interesting meeting of West End Community Council, at which there was a presentation by Matt Lock, Service Manager with Shelter, who discussed homelessness issues. I had my regular update to the Community Council on West End issues available at the meeting. You can download it at http://tinyurl.com/weccmay2011. Next month’s meeting will [...]
West End Community Council
Posted: April 13, 2011 in Tayside Police, vandalism, West End Community CouncilLast night, I attended the April meeting of West End Community Council at Logie St John’s (Cross) Church Hall. Following on from my meeting in February with John Logue, Tayside Area Procurator Fiscal, and Chief Superintendent Gavin Robertson of Tayside Police, at which we discussed tackling vandalism, John and Gavin spoke last night to the Community Council [...]
West End Community Council meets tomorrow night (Tuesday 11th April at 7pm at Logie St John’s (Cross) Church Hall. I have today published my Update to the Community Council for April, covering : Blot on the landscape … : A new large-style utility box at the west end of Blackness Road at the roundabout with Glamis Road and Glamis Drive Disabled Parking Bays - Union [...]
As I reported earlier this month, it was good to see new – and more long-standing – people elected at the recent West End Community Council elections. Although there were sufficient people elected to keep the Community Council a vibrant organisation, there are still some unfilled places. Nominations have therefore been extended to 4th March [...]
Tuesday update
Posted: February 8, 2011 in Ash Street, Dundee City Council, Smellies Lane, West End Community CouncilThis morning, I attended a meeting of the Best Value Review Group on child protection at which there was positive news about the HMIe follow through report on child protection in Dundee and the group, amongst other matters, discussed the Child Protection Action Plan. I asked various questions including about the joint planning of risk [...]
I have today launched by February 2011 update to West End Community Council. This covers a number of local issues including stair lighting, the impending re-opening of Thomson Street and flooding at Pinegrove. You can read the update by going to http://tinyurl.com/weccfeb2011. The Community Council meets tomorrow evening (Tuesday) at 7pm in Logie St John’s [...]
