Earlier today, around 70 of us spent four hours litter picking and removing graffiti right across the West End – from Lochee Road in the north right down to Riverside Drive in the south. Helpers included local residents, community groups, local businesses including Barnetts Motor Group and Tesco Riverside, persons on the Community Payback Scheme, [...]
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On Radio Tay News about today’s West End Clean Up
Posted: May 16, 2012 in graffiti, Litter, Radio Tay, West EndA large group of us are getting together later this morning to do a litter and graffiti clean-up of the West End. If you are able to help, just turn up outside Sensation in Greenmarket at 11am. I was on Radio Tay News about this today – click ‘play’ to listen:
I’m pleased to respond to a request from the West End 26th Scouts to help them get to their 2013 camp in Germany. Dundee Scout supporter, Cory Campbell, is doing a walk around the outside of the 1200 ft CN Tower in Canada to raise funds – and 100% of all donations go directly to [...]
Yesterday (with thanks to Dr Iliyan Stefanov for organising!) we held a thank you party – at the University of Dundee Chaplaincy Centre in the West End – for our superb team of helpers for the Dundee LibDem council election campaign. In challenging times, I was delighted to be re-elected by such a wide margin [...]
I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone in the West End who voted for me yesterday and for re-electing me so decisively as councillor for the West End for the next five years. This was my fourth election and I am so very grateful to all who have supported me over the [...]
My “Good Morning” leaflet: My thanks to all in the West End for their support again – it is really appreciated.
Concern over West End excluded from new recycling kerbside collection pilot scheme
Posted: April 30, 2012 in recycling, West EndI have today expressed concern to the City Council’s Environment Director following news that a new mixed recyclates pilot to expand Dundee’s recycling effort is very limited and excludes 3 of out Dundee’s 8 wards completely including the West End. The council has updated me as follows: “As we are limited in the number of [...]
This morning, after a visit to constituents about a local problem, I had the pleasure of attending another area “walkabout” – this time in the Logie Estate where, along with council officers and two of my ward colleagues, we looked at a number of issues – including footpaths condition and railings. The remainder of the [...]
I was delighted to welcome George Lyon, MEP for Scotland, to the West End today, to meet my campaign team – here’s a couple of photos taken on Magdalen Green, prior to us having a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon’s campaigning!
On Wednesday 16th May, there will be a great clean-up of litter and clean-off of graffiti right across the West End. Building on an initiative by the University of Dundee as part of Keep Scotland Tidy’s National Spring Clean (see below), I have now secured support from the staff at a major West End business, [...]
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Last week, the Evening Telegraph highlighted crime statistics for 2010/11 across the city. This indicated the apparently high crime rate in parts of the West End Ward. Beat 26 which covers quite a large part of the West End Ward has been highlighted in the past for its high number of incidents reported to [...]
As part of West End Christmas Week, this afternoon around 25 of us had a superb historical walk round parts of the West End with Professor Charles McKean of the University of Dundee. Here’s a couple of photos from a hugely interesting and enjoyable walk!
I’ve been away much of this week at Crieff Hydro running a conference with the “day job” – here’s a photo of me there (below). Was back in Dundee last night just in time to attend last night’s St John’s High School Parent Council meeting – and have spent much of today catching up with [...]
Proving that a decade can flash past in what seems like a moment, today marks the 10th Anniversary of my election to Dundee City Council at the then Tay Bridges Ward by-election on 30th August 2001. Can I thank all residents for their support, feedback and involvement over the past decade. I hope to [...]
West End polling places consultation
Posted: August 29, 2011 in Dundee City Council, Polling Stations, West EndThe City Council is about to launch a consultation exercise on possible changes to polling stations in the City Council. I am advised by the council that in relation to the West End : “The boundaries of WBD, WBJ and WAJ will be re-aligned. Electors in WBD (north of Hawkhill) who currently vote at [...]
It was a very interesting and enjoyable evening at DCA tonight where the West End Sports and Heritage Association was formally launched. Matthew Miller was elected Chair (I’ve agreed to be Secretary) and Matt did a great job in chairing the evening and covering the sports aspects of what WESHA hopes to achieve for the West End community. [...]
Taken this afternoon from Marchfield Terrace, while campaigning for Alison Burns!
Logie walkabout … and Scrutiny Committee
Posted: April 21, 2011 in Dundee City Council, Logie Estate, West EndYesterday, along with one of my councillor ward colleagues, I participated in the second “walkabout” of the week – this time round the Logie Estate, with council officers from the Housing Department, Dundee Contract Services and the Waste Management Department. We noted a number of issues but were also pleased with progress on [...]
I was campaigning in the West End today as part of Alison Burns’ campaign. Here’s me pictured in Perth Road :
I was saddened to learn of the death of Mr Douglas Lang of Perth Road, who died last Friday in an avalanche, whilst climbing in Glen Doll. My thoughts are with Mr Lang’s family at this sad time.
West End reports – including concerns over Royal Mail Collection Office
Posted: February 26, 2011 in West EndClaire Matthew, who is currently undertaking postgraduate studies in journalism, has been covering news stories affecting the West End. She has recently started a blog at http://westofcentre.posterous.com/ that has already covered items about crime and concerns about the possible closure of the Crichton Street Parcel Collection Office.On the Royal Mail Collection Office issue, Claire has uploaded [...]
I have been speaking recently with Ann Prescott, until recently Minutes Secretary and webmaster for West End Community Council. Ann is keen to promote health and stability classes for elderly folk in the West End and has been speaking with Murray McDowell of Good Health and Fitness about this. Murray is happy to promote such [...]
After a lengthy (4 hour) council budget meeting yesterday, I attended the first West End Local Community Planning Partnership of 2011. There was a good discussion of local issues including concerns over the state of listed buildings, vandalism and parking. There were also useful updates from LCPP members including local police, fire and rescue, the [...]
Tonight, after my weekly surgery at Blackness Primary School, I attended the West End Local Community Planning Partnership meeting at the Tartan Coffee House in Perth Road, ably chaired by the new Chair, Neil Gellatly, Head of Transportation at the City Council. There was an informative discussion about Duncan – the Dundee co-ordinated anti-crime network [...]
I have been in touch with Scottish & Southern Energy (Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution) following power cuts in the area today. I have been advised (in the past few minutes) : “We have had a power cut in this area today and our Engineers are currently out on site, Harris Academy is now back [...]
West End calendar for 2011
Posted: October 3, 2010 in Magdalen Green, West End, West End Festival 2010In recent years, Friends of Magdalen Green have published a calendar featuring the best photos of Magdalen Green, following an annual photography competition. This year, Dundee WestFest ran the photograph competition for a calendar, so we now have a calendar with shots taken all over the West End (including Magdalen Green!) The calendars have just [...]
With the school year having started yesterday, my weekly surgeries for the West End start again tonight – at 6.15pm at Blackness Primary School (staffroom, ground floor). You can get full details of both my Thursday and Monday surgeries at http://tinyurl.com/frasersurgeries. I can also be contacted at home at any time on Dundee 459378 or [...]
Today, my ‘visitor counter’ on http://www.dundeewestend.com/ reached 200 000 – not bad, I feel, for something that started off as a bit of an experiment four years ago and an addition to the regular West End FOCUS newsletter from the local Liberal Democrats. I’m now just shy of 2 000 blog posts and amazed at [...]
