community
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This was an eight day week because my term as a councillor ended on Monday May 11. I: Objected to a licensing application from Mojos to extend their opening hours to 4am. This application comes just a few weeks after they successfully applied to remove the conditions on their licence to serve food and have…
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This week I: Contacted the council about ongoing issues caused by the failure to properly landscape the Helix site. “Temporary” fencing, which blows over during high winds, has been in place for a number of years. Objected to an application to relax the licensing conditions for the Victoria Comet on Neville Street. The proposed variation…
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This week I: Objected to two licensing applications. One was to relax conditions at The Yard, which would allow people to go in after 1am, which can increase noise and disorder. The other was for a new bar near the Central Station, where there is already a high concentration of licensed premises and restrictions on…
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This week I: held my March City Library surgery, where I discusssed some of the issues affecting Quayside residents, including dangerous cycling, dilapidated bus stops and noise and rubbish created by bars and clubs had final discussions with the other ward councillors about allocating this year’s ward budget – it’s only £10000 per year and…
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This week: I held my first surgery of the year at City Library Supported residents who were having problems with their landlords Helped residents concerned about break-ins at an empty property in their street – the council’s environmental health team was able to help get the owner to secure it properly
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This week: I attended the November meeting of CIty Council. I had asked a written question about the budget consultation and I asked two questions during the meeting (these also have to be submitted in advance: Written Question The People’s Budget tool was presented as an opportunity for residents across the city to shape the…
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This week: I had a meeting with Zafer Saygilier, CEO of Sayturk Group and his legal representative. He wanted to talk to me about the pressures on the hospitality business in Newcastle and my decision to object to recent applications for Bar Loco, St James Cafe (in both cases I was concerned about the lack…
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This week I: Contacted the refuse team about the bin problems on Westgate Road. The bins are collected from the front of the properties and this causes a number of issues: they are used as waste bins by other people so they end up over-filled and attract rats; and they take up valuable space on…
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This week: I met with Summerhill residents to discuss their concerns about a planning application for Westgate Road. The applicants want to demolish M & S Motorcycles and some of the buildings behind and replace them with commercial and residential units. (Find out more here) Local residents are concerned about the impact on neighbouring properties;…
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This week: I was part of the discussions with the legal team for the Tipsy Cow. They had put in a licensing application to extend their opening hours and play music in their outside area. I had objected because I thought that it would have a negative impact on residents. The police, Licensing Authority and…
