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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: Held my last Monument Ward Surgery at City Library and gave a local resident two litter-pickers on long-term loan from the council to use in community clean-ups. Reminded Alice Wiseman, the council’s Director of Public Health, that I am still waiting for answers to my questions about benefit take-up in Newcastle. I’d…
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This week I: Sent a statement to planning committee about the application for a new development at M&S Motorcycles on Westgate Road. There have been a number of concerns raised about the impact on the local area. My biggest concern is that the company that owns the site already has permission for other projects on…
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This week: I was involved in discussions about an objection I had made to the Greggs application for a 5am takeaway licence on Pilgrim Street. Late night takeaways can be a focus for crime and disorder, which is why the city’s Licensing Policy has a 1am closing time for city centre premises. The council’s Licensing…
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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 went to the annual Monument Ward Committtee. This is an opportunity for residents to talk to council officers, the police and all 3 of their councillors about their issues and concerns. There weren’t many residents unfortunately – possibly due to the council’s decision to stop writing to all residents in the ward…
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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 went to the last City Council meeting before the election. The March meeting is the most important meeting of the year because we have to agree the budget. I seconded Coun Tracey Mitchell’s amendment, which called for a cross-party working group to look at efficiency and saving opportunities before next year’s budget.…
