I have been canvassing for No. 1 votes and some people asked what I had done for Newcastle:

In the Past.

 

• Footpath from village to School.
  • Spent 9 years pressing for his to be done and finally it is. The road has also been strengthened.
• Children’s Playground.
  • Helped Community Centre initiate this.
• Voted against Large Development on Sea Road.
  • This was inserted in the Plan 5 years ago and I voted and campaigned against it. It was then deleted.
• Airfield.
  • Helped initiate planning enforcement action against its creeping expansion. There have been 2 adjourned Court Cases so far. I want them to apply for planning permission, like anyone else, so appropriate safeguards for the residents and the nature area can be put in place. I do not want it to grow by stealth into another Weston aerodrome.

 

 

In Future.

 

• Road to N11.
  • Some years ago I got this listed as a ‘Road for Improvement’. Some funding was granted this year but it now seems to have been withdrawn. I will be following this up and pressing in future years.
• Busses.
  • I will be pressing for a more frequent bus service to connect to the DART.
• Speed bumps.
  • More effective ones are needed.
• M50/N11 Traffic Jams.
  • There are large traffic jams in both directions at rush hour as the road is carrying 1.7 times the amount it was designed for. I am concerned that it will seize up.
  • There is a plan to build a new large town (7,000 people, 16,000 jobs)!! at Fassaroe. I opposed the plan unless the N11 is expanded and this has now been inserted as a condition.
• Footpath and road strengthening from the village to the school finally complete.