On tonight’s (11th November) East Midlands Today ran an article about 19 councils promoting a connection of the existing Nottingham Tram network to the proposed HS2 station, East Midlands station and Derby. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34782082 The extension of the of the Toton Line towards to proposed HS2 station is an obvious next step but I have to […]

Old planning notices have been left all around our area by the Council. The Council have to put up planning notices around the area to tell residents of any applications that might affect them. These notices are usually attached to lampposts but the Focus Team have seen them wrapped around trees. Local Campaigner Saghir Akhtar […]

The problems with litter on Newland Close continue. Local Campaigner Michael Thomas reported this area to be cleaned. The Council cleaned the area once but had to be called back to finish the work. A couple of weeks later Michael picked up two bin bags full of rubbish. Michael said “There seems to be a […]

The Focus Team have been out and about over the summer. Given the bad weather it is not surprising that there are plenty of problems with flooding. Saghir Akhtar has meet with residents on Redbourne Drive where better drains are needed at the junction with Beechdale Road, Ennismore Gardens which suffers from poor drainage and been told of […]

Complaints about trees needing cutting back have been sprouting up all over the the place! The Focus Team reported trees on Robins Wood Road (between 31 + 37), Melbourne Park backing onto Staindale Drive, and in the ‘island’ on Manville Close. Overgrown bushes on the alleyway from Southwold Drive to Radford Bridge Road make it […]

I first asked the Council to get the hedge around the Aspley Lane allotments cut back in November 2008. Two years later and the work has finally been done! The delay has been due to sorting out who is responsible. Although it is the private allotment holders who are responsible for the work, many no […]