Racecourse Road from Upton Road to Rolleston, the old railway track, has been barred and gated by Southwell Racecourse. The road was gated to prevent cars using it, on non-race days. But it was always available for cyclists and walkers. Now the road has been barred to everyone. A Facebook Page opposing the measure has […]

 The appointment of John Dodd as the Head of both Dean Hole Caunton and Manners Sutton Averham is welcomed. Small schools are finding it very hard to appoint new headteachers. The retirement of the head at Averham meant a potentially difficult time for one of the three schools [Kneesall, Dean Hole and Manners Sutton] in […]

Thank you to everyone who raised with us the problems of the road surface on Potter Lane during our ‘Residents Door Visits’ last Sunday. Local Lib Dem Councillor Peter Harris has reported in the following potholes for repair: Between Appleby & Shardales – Reference No: 102671916 Around the manhole cover outside Mowcroft – Reference No: 102671940 […]

We all know that cars and HGV lorries are being driven too fast along Newark Road and through our village. We have been in contact with the Conservative run District and County Council to ask them to move the 30mph zone sign to the entrance of the village to help slow traffic before it enters the village. The […]

Since my last report there has been a full cycle of Committee meetings; the next Cabinet meeting is Thursday Feb 21 evening. At the Cabinet Meeting on Thursday Jan 17 the Cabinet raised the rent for houses in Southwell, some increases will be over 6% on top of rises of 6.8% in the previous year. […]

As in Southwell Town Council there are fewer meetings of the District Council in December, and the new cycle of meetings has only recently restarted. One of the key decisions was taken at the Planning Committee. In January the Committee decided to reject the plans for the two turbines on the south side of Brackenhurst […]

The County Council has introduced changes to the Bus services. Some of these changes were made before the ‘consultation’ with villagers was over! One change – the removal of the bus through Caunton to Norwell as a regular bus and a move to a ‘Phone Bus’ is a particular problem, A local campaign has managed […]

Our local Police team has told me that St Mary’s Church in Carlton on Trent has had a considerable amount of Heating Oil taken from the rear of the church between 12.30pm on 29/10 and 8am yesterday. Richard Dunn says that  ‘anyone who uses this kind of fuel to heat their homes need to be aware […]

Bizarrely, the County Councillor for Southwell has submitted a request under Freedom of Information for all my enquiries from the County Council. In the last four years I have made nine requests: 1. Nov 2008: the Minster School replacement sports pitch 2. Dec 2008: Submissions made by Members for improvements to the road and pavement […]

Due to the six week cycle of District Council meetings – compared with the monthly cycle of Southwell Town Council meetings, there was little to report directly tot he Town Council this month. The Cabinet meeting is to be held on Thursday Oct 18 and there are a number of important issues on the agenda […]