Highfield Ward, Widnes, Halton
Tonight the second planning application from Widnes Golf Club was unanimously refused by the council and it was unanimously agreed by the committee that the Council defend its refusal decision at the appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. Text of what I said is copied below, Widnes Golf Club did not bother to send anybody to […]
I am hearing that Widnes Golf Club are coming close to putting in a planning application to build houses on the designated Green Space. As many will know, I am absolutely opposed to this Green Space being developed and have been campaigning against it for a number of years. Please join me by signing my […]
Thank you to Ashley High School Student Council for inviting me to attend their council meeting this morning to explain what I do as a councillor and a Question & Answer session – very interesting and challenging questions. Always a pleasure to go in to speak to the students and staff at Ashley High School. […]
I thought with the weather I might be on my own today but was very pleasantly surprised. Big thank you to Peter F (+ Louis the dog), Peter T, Karen, Laura and local kids Lottie, Elsa, Tia, Austin, Scott and the two Lily’s for joining in today’s Kingsway Litter Pick. We cleared the Biggie field […]
Thank you to Peter T, Charlie, Angela, Rachael and Laura for joining in today’s litter pick with me. We managed to do Milton Avenue, Masefield Avenue, Stewards Avenue, Scott Avenue, Browning Avenue, Hood Road and Kipling, Wordsworth and Burns Cres and a section of Lowerhouse Lane. We collected four bin bags full, had a nice […]
Proud to have been invited to attend the Widnes Royal British Legion & Royal Artillery’s Schools’ Poppy Appeal Awards this morning. The event was for the Widnes Royal British Legion & Royal Artillery to say thank you to the Widnes school children/schools who helped to smash the Widnes Poppy Appeal record in 2018. It was […]
Lovely time at lunch time with the Widnes Viking’s Golden Generation members who help out at the Chemics Cafe. Thanks very much to Peter for inviting me, really enjoyed meeting everybody and their brilliant Widnes chant. Luckily I had black & white on but it’s not a requirement. I’d encourage anyone interested to drop by […]
A community clean up of Stewards’ Brook will take place on Saturday 18th March. Stewards’ Brook is the wooded area between Stewards Avenue and Foxley Heath. If you would like to volunteer for this community clean up please contact me so that I can keep you updated. You can also find the clean up listed […]
Dear Resident, It’s been a busy few weeks in the Kingsway Ward. The Spring Clean on Saturday 19th March was very successful , building further on last year’s event; with many residents taking the opportunity to get rid of their unwanted items and volunteers helping out to do a Litter Pick. You can read the press […]
Dear Resident, A number of you have contacted me regarding the situation with the temporary traffic lights on Liverpool Road, near Foxley Heath and the Frank Myler Pavilion. I understand the frustration these works are causing, as I’ve been caught up in the traffic there on a number of occasions in the last week or […]