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This week: I contacted the council’s transport team about concerns that have been raised with me about the Neuron E-Scooters. I was contacted by a resident asking me to support the Women’s Aid’s ‘Motion for Change: Together Against Violence Towards Women and Girls (VAWG)’ which aims to help local councils address the root causes of
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On Wednesday, I went to the City Council meeting. Karen Kilgour, City Council Leader, presented the annual Leader’s Report. Councillors can put themselves forward to ask questions about the report but the Lord Mayor, who chairs the meeting, only allowed one question per councillor during the meeting. I asked: “On page 3 of your report
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This week I have been following up on planning and licensing issues in the ward: There is an application to convert M & S Motorcycles on Westgate Road into a mix of residential and commercial premises. Local residents are concerned about highway safety – e.g. access and egress onto Swinburne Place and doors opening straight
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This week I have added some new pages to this site: I also attended a consultation event for the proposed redevelopment of Percy House, which is on the junction of Percy Street and Gallowgate and 11-19 Leazes Park Road. The proposal, which from Hanro Group, is to for 435 Purpose Built Student Accommodation units with
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This week, I took part in the Monument Ward Committee – this is an annual meeting that gives residents the chance to hear about what’s been happening in the ward and raise issues that they are concerned about. There was an update on progress on Northumberland Street, which is now due to be completed by
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I’ll be posting weekly updates on my work in the ward. This week: I also attended a briefing for councillors on some proposed changes to the way council is run. I think change is needed but I don’t think the proposals are good for residents and I will not be supporting them.
Jane For Monument 