Please take a moment to read and sign this petition, from the respected 38 Degrees.

Click here.

SID stands for Speed Indicator Device. These are the little flashing signs which tell you if you’re driving over the speed limit.

In 2011, the council allocated one to each Area Board, with criteria for where they could be used based on crash rates and ambient road speeds.

Towards the end of last year Wiltshire Council told parish councils they’d have to take over the costs of the scheme if they wanted it to continue.

Parish and town councils declined the invitation, so WC says SIDs will now be scrapped.

Last summer WC consulted on the future of the green waste service, offering three options:

1. A three month suspension of the kerbside garden waste service with no collections taking place in December, January and February.

2. A five month suspension of the kerbside garden waste service with no collections taking place in November, December, January, February and March.

3. To introduce a chargeable kerbside garden waste collection service instead of the current service

Currently, only 10 percent of green waste is collected between December and February, and 25 percent is collected between November and March. The third option would see a charge of £40 per bin per year.

Here are the results:

Option 1: 9492 votes

Option 2: 4716

Option 3: 893

None of the above: 416

A clear result, with only 6% supporting a paid-for service, and 92% supporting a winter break.

So what is the Tory administration doing? You’ve guessed – after the extensive and expensive consultation they’re taking the option almost nobody wanted, and as of April if you want a green bin collection you’ll have to pay for it. A new ‘Green Bin Tax’ will be introduced, while residents are saying that they already pay enough council tax.

After a long fight, Sussex Rd is now on the council’s programme to be resurfaced in the financial year 2015/16. It should be done sooner rather than later.

I am still fighting to get Ravenscroft and Montague Rd on the list too.

Also on the list are works on Harnham Rd, but there are no details at the moment. Details will follow in due course.

Old Blandford Rd is still to be completed and works are imminent (after a legal cock up!)

Folkestone Rd was recently resurfaced too.

Wiltshire Council are soon to embark on some pavement repairs and replacement around the City, which is very long overdue!

If you know of any pavements that are in need of replacement or repair in Harnham, then please do let me know as soon as possible. I will then do all I can to get them included in any programme of repair/replacement.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year. I hope you had a great Christmas.

Just to say that it’s an honour to represent you in the council. Harnham residents always come first; and that as a lifelong Harnham resident myself, Harnham is always on my agenda.

Hurrah! Some of Harnham’s roads have been resurfaced, after what seems like years of waiting.

Folkestone Rd and Old Blandford Rd have now been done and almost completed. The Harnham Rd/Saxon Rd junction is in the pipeline, and due to be done, i’m advised early next year.

Other roads in Harnham are planned to be done in due course. Watch this space!

The traffic proposal for Hollows Close and Folkestone Rd, have finally been approved by Trowbridge. This has been after a very long campaign by residents in both streets, who have long campaigned for a permit scheme, as exists in Saxon Rd.

Wiltshire Council has however, slightly amended the scheme after public comments during the public consultation. The proposal was for a blanket motor vehicle ban, except permit holders, Monday to Friday, as in Saxon Rd, but Highways officers, after the public consultation, amended the scheme to be permit holders only Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 9.30am and 2pm to 6pm. This covers the ‘problem’ times that the roads suffer, particularly during the school run.

Please click here to see the full report.

The works will now go to the Council’s contractors for implementation.

Trowbridge has approved traffic restrictions for Parsonage Green, after a very long bureaucratic process.

The works will go to the council’s contractor to implement the lines, which I hope are going to be done sooner rather than later!

I will post more when I hear anything.

The pedestrian crossing on Coombe Rd, which links Harvard Heights to Bouverie Avenue, has been given funding to improve it and make it more visible to approaching drivers.

Several residents had contacted me about the state of the white railings and the crossing in general. I then  took the matter up with the Salisbury Community Area Transport Group, which I Chair, and the members there agreed that something needs doing.

I will be working with the Highways officer on this, but signs for approaching drivers are needed to warn them of the concealed crossing. Also, a coloured road surface on the crossing itself to help users.

Although not ideal, this crossing is very widely used by locals.