Lib Dem Local Environment Campaign

We believe that our environment is in need of some attention. Already we have had redundant posts removed last summer from Combe Road and taken a dustpan and brush to clear up the glass at the damaged bus shelter at the MoD. Now we want the old, battered oil drum pinch point in Combe Road removed (see photo) now that the road is closed.

I will raise this with our new Highways liaison officer, John Weeks, at my first meeting with him today. Other issues that I will raise:

• signage in Combe Down - particularly connected with the new Firs one way system
• repair of bus shelter
• temporary and permanent bus stops on North Road
• fixing a redeployable camera to lamp post for police, to try to catch vandals - highways say they cannot fix until next Wednesday - urgent action is needed following 2 nights of motor vehicle vandalism in Church Road and the Avenue
• repair broken water stopcock at entrance to the work site
• cleaning out blocked gullies
• churned up grass verge at bottom of The Firs
• removal of leaves in The Avenue and The Firs - really cleansing dept, but leaves block the gullies, which are cleaned by highways - some joined up government needed here
• highways view on the proposal to site a mobile telephone sub station on the grass verge outside Combe Down Garage

Two tasks have been completed following our requests to B&NES Highways:

• straighten up light standard at crossing in North Road - see earlier blog
• fill deep pothole in Ralph Allen Drive - see earlier blog

Are there any other ways we can improve the local environment?