Let the people decide?
Today is a momentous day in Cheshire West. Lynn and I have a motion before the council seeking to pursuade the council to hold a local referendum in areas affected by controversial planning...
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Remembrance in Yerevan
I’m writing this blog piece at 03:27 in the morning at Yerevan Airport, Armenia on 11 November 2017.I’ve been in Armenia with the Council of Europe for 2 days contributing to a conference celebrating...
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Remembrance in Frodsham
Remembrance Sunday is always a poignant time in Frodsham. At this morning's commemoration at St Laurence church we listened to the names of those who died in the two World Wars and later conflicts who...
View ArticleFrodsham’s Air Quality Management Plan - where are we?
Last night Lynn and I met with CWaC officers to discuss where the evolving plans to deal with poor air quality along the A56 and in particular at the Fluin Lane / St Hilda’s Drive Junction.As you may...
View ArticleCCTV for Frodsham?
Last night Lynn and I discussed CCTV proposals for Frodsham that CWaC officers have been working on since the council received our petition with over 1000 signatures in 2016.Now Lynn and I have been...
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O Valiant hearts
I've been over to the Isle of Man this weekend. It was a poignant visit. My great Uncle Willie's name was being added to the Rushen Parish War Memorial - nearly 101 years after he died.Rushen (the...
View ArticlePlanning Appeal Decision - Delamere Forest 67 timber cabins etc
https://www.gov.uk/planning-inspectorate Appeal Decision Site visit made on 10 January 2018 by Paul Singleton BSc (Hons) MA MRTPI an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and...
View ArticleCouncil Tax rises
Labour controlled CWaC council has just voted through its budget for 2018-19. The effect of the decision they took is and that of the other council tax rising authorities is that a Band D council tax...
View ArticleArriva Trains North Wales - no services to and from Frodsham
For those of us who use the North Wales - Chester - Manchester railway line on a regular basis the travel disruption over the last week has been something more than an inconvenience. Whilst all of us...
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The rises to Council Tax in more detail.
So, as I mentioned in my earlier blog post 3 years of CWaC Labour budgets have given Frodsham residents a council tax that is nearly 15% higher than it was when they took office.There have been...
View ArticleThe questions Labour refused to answer
Last Thursday, 1 March we had Cheshire West and Chester's Budget setting council meeting. All councillors have the right to table questions before a council meeting and expect them to be answered...
View ArticleHowey Lane - Little Britain in Frodsham - council says 'no'
Anyone who uses Howey Lane in Frodsham will have noticed the spiralling decline of the road surface. Back in 2015 it was the odd pothole here and there with the usual wear and tear around the speed...
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Station Car Park, the Goods Shed and other things
As many will already know CWaC has published a consultation regarding the future of the Goods Shed. The consultation notice states:FRODSHAM RAILWAY STATIONGOODS SHED CONSULTATION Car parking at the...
View ArticleThe 'emergency' state of Frodsham's roads
Yet again, on Thursday of this week at CWaC's full council meeting I will be raising the state of our roads with CWaC Labour's Highways portfolio holder Cllr Shore.I've been raising the state of the...
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More 20mph zones for Frodsham
CWaC will shortly be publicising more 20mph zones for Frodsham. At the bottom of the blog you'll find all the relevant maps. Most of our residential roads will be signed as being 20mph roads.The data...
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The Goods Shed - back in the headlines
In October 2014 Cheshire West and Chester Council offered Frodsham Foundation a 25-year lease of the goods shed in Frodsham. The aim was to turn the deserted and dilapidated goods shed at Frodsham...
View Article20mph limits for Frodsham - formal notice
Cheshire West and Chester Council has published four formal notices advertising the new proposed 20mph speed limits for the roads listed below. I've extracted the lists of roads from each of the 4...
View ArticleThe new CWaC Chief Executive and the Goods Shed etc.
Lynn and I met with CWaC’s new Chief Executive in Frodsham last Friday. It gave us the opportunity to show him first hand a number of the issues we face.The meeting started in Castle Park. The Chief...
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Main Street Parking Restrictions
CWaC has just published its plans explaining what parking restrictions will apply to which bays along Main Street. As you can see it has taken two plans to set out the detail. Why CWaC didn't centre...
View ArticleMain Street Parking Restrictions Part II
So what happens if you live on Main Street and you want to park on the road by your house?Well if CWaC's scheme is implemented each household will have to apply for a permit. These permits cost £60...
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