PC Gary Sipson has now taken up his post as Southwell, Caunton and Sutton-on-Trent Neighbourhood Beat Manager. For the time being, PC Sipson will continue to cover the Farnsfield, Lowdham and Bilsthorpe Beat where he has been the PC until a new PC is appointed. I am lobbying to make sure that this is very […]

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 […]

Thank you to the many residents who told me about the potholes, eroding footpaths and broken verges on Crafts Way and Kirkby Close. It is a shame that the County Council repaired some of the pavements and a short stretch of gutter, but did not fix everything. What a pity that time was wasted by doing half […]

Verity Cowley of the BBC has posted these pictures taken on Thursday Dec 20 at about 10am of flooding in Southwell. See her pictures on Twitter @veritycowley Park Lane Nottingham Road junction Highways engineers have been called to look at the bridge on Church Street, as I am told by residents that the water is […]

Nottingham City Transport, has named 100 Southwell-Nottingham bus driver Jim Armstrong from Newark as the winner of its 2012 Seasonal Driver Award. To qualify for NCT’s Seasonal Driver Award, drivers need to have 12 months service, 100% attendance, no live disciplinary awards or blameworthy accidents, and a clean driving licence. They are then assessed by […]

PC Tony Hayes and PCSO Richard Dunn have reported a number of crimes in November this year. Crime remains low – and Southwell and safe place to live – but residents are alerted to these crimes. I hope that we can all work together to make Southwell and even safer place to live and work. […]

Lorries continue to endanger villages. More and more residents are contacting Peter Harris and the Lib Dem team on an almost daily basis to say that lorries and speeding vehicles are making the village dangerous and noisy, with one resident nearly getting knocked over by a European Lorry. The Broken Promise In 2009 the Conservative […]

A number of issues that I raised in my last report are still not fully disclosed. However, the debate on whether there should be a new Leisure Centre situated on Bowbridge Road, although not the detailed costs involved is now more open, after I raised the matter. One main decision agreed was to pursue the […]