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I'm a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth; this blog mainly covers that, sometimes general politics and policy and occasionally anything else that takes my fancy.
Category Archives: Shaftesbury
Poo and dumps
The two big issues that came out of the Shaftesbury Let’s Talk were dog fouling and fly-tipping. Poos and dumps. These were unsurprising, several had written to us before to raise the issues and they are running problems. I often report fly-tips and have raised the issue of dog fouling repeatedly. But these are problems
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Tagged dog fouling, fly-tipping, let's talk
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Shaftesbury’s big issues
Having posted about the behaviour of the crowd at the Shaftesbury Let’s Talk event I have remained silent on the issues raised, in part because there were some I wanted to cover in a bit more detail, in part because – despite being there – I had formed the opinion it would be a harder task that
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Tagged issues, let's talk, ward
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Benevolent mob rule in Battersea
Last night was the Shaftesbury Ward Let’s Talk event. I’ll confess surprise at the turnout, especially as it was not the most clement of evenings, and should perhaps review my previous scepticism to this type of meeting because of the way the meeting self-managed. I will save most of the topics raised for another post
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Let’s Talk
The Shaftesbury ward ‘Let’s Talk’ event takes place a week today, Thursday, 21 March from 7.30pm at Shaftesbury Park school. The meetings are an opportunity for residents to come and tell local councillors and council officers what is important to them. There’s no need to register so you can just come along. Having advertised it
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Johnny Fly, Lavender Hill, licensing application
The council have received a licensing application from Johnny Fly, 145 Lavender Hill. They are seeking a licence to sell alcohol for consumption on the premises between 10am and 11:30pm seven days a week, and to provide late night refreshment between 11pm and midnight seven days a week. It is difficult to know what to
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Tagged Lavender Hill, licensing
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Boris bike applications
Further to my post on the Boris Bike scheme in Wandsworth and Shaftesbury (and being parochial) the planning applications received for locations in, and near, Shaftesbury ward are: Ashley Crescent (2013/0435) Clapham Common Northside south of Grove Mansions (2013/0433) Eckstein Road j/w Comyn Road (2012/5713) Eckstein Road/St John’s Road (2012/5714) – Approved Dorothy Road (2013/0078)
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Tagged Boris bikes, planning
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Boris Bikes in Shaftesbury
The expansion of Boris bikes into Shaftesbury has been touted for a long time, and the proposed sites have been (sort of) public knowledge for a while. However, the process of installation has moved onto the more formal stage with TfL starting to apply for planning permissions where necessary. Shaftesbury ward, and especially the Shaftesbury
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Tagged Barclays, bike hire, Boris bikes
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Travelodge update: it’s in Clapham Junction
Victory, perhaps, with Travelodge’s naming. As Travelodge gets closer to completion they’ve started adding some signage, including one referring over its door naming it as ‘London Clapham Junction’. I’m not a Battersea fundamentalist, so I’m happy with that. I’ve no idea on the timescales involved in Travelodge signage, but would assume it was produced before
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Travelodge get it wrong over Battersea
I recently claimed that I was never grumpy, which someone challenged, telling me that my attitude towards those who mistook Battersea for Clapham was textbook grumpiness. I corrected them. My attitude towards those who make such simple geographical mistakes is best described as righteous anger. Or maybe righteous wrath. It is currently aimed towards Travelodge,
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Battersea Mess licensing decision
And as I’m in something of a licensing groove, or rut, I may as well update on the decision of the Battersea Mess licensing review, which has been published today. In short: do nothing. The resident who requested the review had moved and decided not to attend the hearing. After listening to the evidence of
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