On his first anniversary as leader, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today set out plans to put Britain on a Green Road out of the Recession, creating jobs and leaving a legacy that will save energy, put money back into people’s pockets and fight climate change. The plans will cost £12.5bn, which would be paid for […]
Derbyshire County Council is now consulting on a plan to put a zebra crossing on Stubley Lane, more or less opposite the Talbot Pub. This is the rsult of long standing requests from many people. They are also going to modify the four road humps which continue to annoy a large group of motorists if […]
There was a byelection in Unstone earlier this year. A Labour Party leaflet said the 40mph limit along the main road in Unstone - which includes the the part outside the school would be reduced to 30 mph by November. Unstine is still waiting even though we are at the end of November.
I am very pleased to welcome the radical transport proposals to significantly increase long-term rail investment, introduce road user pricing to tackle pollution and congestion and hand control of buses back to local authorities which have been launched on June 3rd by the Liberal Democrats. This is due to be debated at the LIBDEM Conference in September
The additional […]
One area looked at in my meeting on site in Dronfield on Wednesday with Road safety officers from Derbyshire County Council were at the junction of Church Street and Lea Road.
At the bottom of Church Street we watched as literally hundreds of school children from Henry Fanshawe School came up in a wide stream at […]
I receive complaints on a regular basis about the road humps on Stubley Lane. These were originally put in when the school was still on site at Gosforth and many people wonder why they are still there. As a driver of a small car I have considerable sympathy with this as even driving at 15mph […]
The local magazine, Dronfield Eye, published a number of letters expressing concern at the ludicrous train “service” currently provided at Dronfield Rail Station in 2006. The instigator of the debate, Dr Peter Hayward has enlisted the support of the local MP, Natasha Engel, local councillorsand officers of the Public Transport Unit at Derbyshire County Council.
Anyone who travels regularly […]