Over 1,000 Meir Park residents have now said 'No to telegraph poles' Monday, 29 June, 2026 As we come towards the last few days of our petition, it's been amazing to see how we've now secured over 1,000 signatures on the campaign, not to mention promotion via the local paper. So many residents have been in touch with me about this, their frustration with BT Openreach's ability to respond clearly and appropriately to their concerns, and how inappropriate they feel the imposition of... Local News
Disappointing News from the Forestry Commission 20th January 2025 Having chased up the Forestry Commission several times since their initial approach about the felled trees at Canberra Crescent, I was disappointed this week to... Local News
Issues with the A50 streetlights 16th January 2025 Over the Christmas period I've had a number of contacts from residents concerned about streetlights along the A50 between Meir Park and the A500/Sideway... Local News
Help Me Create Village Greens in Meir Park 11th December 2024 Over the last few weeks, I've been busy completing a leaflet drop of Meir Park to support my latest campaign, to create village greens across Meir Park, and now... Local News
Successful First Police/Councillor Surgery in Meir Park 9th December 2024 Despite the temperature, the first joint police/councillor surgery in Meir Park delivered some positive outcomes. As well as the mobile police station being... Local News
Yellow Lines Finally Secured for Catchems Corner 29th November 2024 After a lengthy campaign, the yellow lines in Catchems Corner have finally been installed and will reduce the instances of 'near misses' that residents have... Local News
Meir Park Village Green Campaign - SPRING 2025 UPDATE 10th November 2024 SPRING 2025 UPDATE We received advice in January that it would be better to focus the Village Green campaign on the land off Canberra Crescent. As a result, I... Local News
'Make A Difference' with Local Government 6th November 2024 One of the major issues for local government is recruitment, both in certain service areas but also in general, so it's been a pleasure over the last year to be... Local News
LGA Conference 2024 - Well Worth the Delay 28th October 2024 Normally, LGA Conference - the biggest gathering of local government every year - is in July, guaranteeing lively days and balmy evenings (usually!). However... Opinions
Another New Memorial Bench in Meir Park 11th October 2024 Following on from the success of the memorial bench by Aldi, at the end of the summer the Meir Park Residents Association have installed another memorial bench... Local News
