Quarries
D Morgan has put in another planning application to extract over 1 million cubic metres of sand/sandstone from Bold Heath Quarry and replace with demolition and excavation materials (ie landfill).
Halton Greens have opposed this application because of: pollution - noise and dust; water table pollution issues; heavy traffic increase in an area bursting at the seams with such; methane emissions (effects re climate change;) and inconclusive research indicating problems re foetal development in local areas where landfill sites are sited.
Please send your objections to Melanie Hale c/o Town Planning Town Hall, Victoria Square St Helens, Merseyside WA10 1HP (Closing date 30th September)The application number is P/2008/0914
If you want a template letter please phone 0151 423 1692
Green Belt Pex Hill
There is a possibility that there will be an application to build 300 houses on green belt land in Cronton. If you're concerned please attend the meeting that's been arranged at the Fords Club behind the Hillcrest Hotel Cronton on Tuesday 30th September at 7pm
Thursday 18 September 2008
Friday 12 September 2008
Bus Service to be axed and an iconic bridge
It seems that Arriva are to axe their number 6 service Warrington - Widnes - Liverpool route next month.
They're justifying this by saying that the service is uneconomic with passenger numbers dropping.
Such a decision at a time when we ought to be encouraging public transport use, owing to issues such as climate change and ever rising fuel prices which will inevitably drive people out of their cars, seems extremely short sighted.
The hundreds of thousands of pounds spent by this council on promoting the second mersey crossing and the hundreds of millions to be spent on the bridge if the project goes ahead would be better spent on ensuring the development of cheap and efficient local public transport systems.
Local residents would be more likely to gain socially and economically from such developments than an iconic bridge were most of the traffic will be through traffic.
They're justifying this by saying that the service is uneconomic with passenger numbers dropping.
Such a decision at a time when we ought to be encouraging public transport use, owing to issues such as climate change and ever rising fuel prices which will inevitably drive people out of their cars, seems extremely short sighted.
The hundreds of thousands of pounds spent by this council on promoting the second mersey crossing and the hundreds of millions to be spent on the bridge if the project goes ahead would be better spent on ensuring the development of cheap and efficient local public transport systems.
Local residents would be more likely to gain socially and economically from such developments than an iconic bridge were most of the traffic will be through traffic.
Thursday 4 September 2008
Lorries in Halton View area
I did a quick sample of whether people felt there had been any significant reductions in HG traffic over the last couple of months in the area and the overwhelming response was that their hadn't been any changes.
So later in the month we will be contacting Halton Trading Standards to organise a Lorry Watch pilot scheme (hopefully covering at least BG Lane and Mmoorfield Rd).
Residents will be notified about the scheme and there'll be a request for volunteers.
If you'd like to be involved in the planning of the scheme please let me know. All are welcome!
Phone: 0151 423 16921
So later in the month we will be contacting Halton Trading Standards to organise a Lorry Watch pilot scheme (hopefully covering at least BG Lane and Mmoorfield Rd).
Residents will be notified about the scheme and there'll be a request for volunteers.
If you'd like to be involved in the planning of the scheme please let me know. All are welcome!
Phone: 0151 423 16921
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