Since my last report there has not been a full cycle of Committee meetings; the last Cabinet meeting was Thursday Feb 21 followed by the Council meeting March 7 At the Cabinet Meeting on Thursday Jan 17 the Cabinet discussed car parking charges. Proposals for ending the 2hr free parking scheme in Southwell were withdrawn […]

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 […]

Thank you to everyone who raised with us the problems of dog fouling on the grass verges around the Eakring Road area during our ‘Residents Door Visits’ last Sunday in Wellow. Local Lib Dem Councillor Peter Harris has contacted Kelham Hall asking them to look at installing dog bins and signs warning dog owners they are likely to […]

I have just heard from Peter Topliss the County Council’s Senior Project Engineer (Newark Area) Tel 01623 873937 that Lower Kirklington Road Southwell (between Kirklington Road and Springfield Road) will have carriageway resurfacing – Peter says that this is ‘ dependent on Severn Trent schemes in the area being complete so may be deferred to […]

Residents have already started to comment on some of the issues in our February edition of Focus that is being distributed in Southwell by our many supporters and deliverers. My thanks go to everyone who helps get out our regular newsletter fro Southwell. Other editions are sent out in the villages – and can be […]

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. […]

News from the Safer Neighbourhood Group – Crime in Southwell January 2013 THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLES A full tank of diesel was taken from a van parked on Vicarage Road on 30/01. No CCTV. A land Rover Defender had its doors stolen while parked on the owner’s driveway on Halam Road. BURGLARIES A Shed was […]