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SNIPPETS LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS UPDATE Editors: Preston Park (Focus 154) - Work on the Eaglescliffe As reported to you in several issues of Focus, drainage of the Front Field has been delayed by Cllr Alan Lewis 784910 local councillors have a limited budget. They the severe weather, but work has started on a Cllr John Fletcher 787652 have been grateful for your suggestions. Further new, better footpath from the Aviary down to the ideas going ahead: Cllr Maureen Rigg 785689 River. The footpath from the car park to the Focus Yarm-bound bus stop has been improved. The No 156 Feb 2010 relay masts at Poplar & Aislaby Roads new traffic lights on Yarm Road were planned www.stocktonlibdems.org.uk so that pictures from temporary CCTV long before anyone suggested building a school cameras (which can be moved around here. The nearby “pelican” crossing has been trouble spots in Eaglescliffe and Yarm) converted to a “puffin” (Pedestrian User-Friendly can be transmitted to base for immediate Intelligent) crossing, which should make it safer action. for slower pedestrians to cross. Egglescliffe School - Egglescliffe Village The footpath down Aislaby Green is closed until Green, Muirfield Road (near Blairmore the end of February for Northumbrian Water to Gardens), Durham Lane (path to work on the sewer overflow system. Chaldron Way) & Black Diamond Way Proposals for speed humps in Carnoustie & Our Campaign Goes On open space. Sunningdale Drives and Muirfield Road did not Back Swinburne/Yarm get enough public support, but a “school zone” Liberal Democrat Councillors and residents were dismayed to hear Stockton Council’s Roads. outside The Links School may go ahead when Labour/Tory cabinet agree to spend about £40,000 of Council Tax Payers’ money on Council officers are considering the possibility of funds are available. looking further at whether to rebuild Egglescliffe School in Preston Park. a dog-dirt bin near Stockton Council’s share of work on St Langdon Way. Margaret’s Play Area was delayed by the big Councillor Cunningham, Labour Cabinet member Our Labour MP, Dari Taylor, says we have never Good news on bulb freeze, but has re-started. responsible, said “Nothing will be done to consulted you over BSF. You know differently - planting which had Durham Lane is now 50 mph all the way from compromise Preston Park” All we can say is that we’ve consistently asked your opinion of the been stopped while Chaldron Way to the A66. he speaks a different version of English to us. options in Focus and in other ways. costs were studied. Council tenants are being consulted on whether The cabinet agreed to spend money on 4 studies: Though it’s too late for they want their homes to be transferred into the 1. Rebuilding Egglescliffe for 1050 pupils plus 250 The Preston Park option will take all the this spring we will be ownership of Tristar Homes Ltd (July 09 Focus). 6th formers on its playing fields at Allen’s West Quarry Rd Allotments, all the overflow carpark and able to plant more Speeding traffic (Focus No. 153 & earlier) – and expanding All Saints at Ingleby Barwick to 900 a large part of the field from there down to the river bulbs along Durham bases for temporary SIDs (speed indicator places. at the Quarry Wood side. It would also mean Lane for next spring. devices) are planned for Yarm Road & Urlay 2. Rebuilding Egglescliffe on its present school children from the south part of Eaglescliffe Next year we also hope Nook Road. site and expanding All Saints at the sizes above. transferring to Conyers in Yarm to take up the to have some suitable Seymour Grove is to be resurfaced during Half 3. Rebuild Egglescliffe for 900 pupils plus 250 6th places vacated by having Ingleby Barwick trees planted in the wet Term formers on either site and expand All Saints to children attending the school in the park. corner of St Margaret’s Play Area. 1050 by buying some extra land for playing fields. Contact us any time at: 4. Rebuild Egglescliffe on Preston Park for 1050 We’ll carry on fighting +250 and expand All Saints to 900. In the words of one resident “The council are Your Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson: [email protected], Jacquie custodians of the park”. With your help we’ll make Bell,Freepost NEA 765,Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 9BR sure that the park is still there for future generations to work, learn and play in. John Fletcher, 3 Hoylake Way, Eaglescliffe. Tel 787652. [email protected] If you’ve got comments on the school issue, let the Maureen Rigg, 4 Monmouth Dr. Eaglescliffe Tel 785689 [email protected] Building Schools for the Future Team know: Alan Lewis, 4 Broomfield Ave, Eaglescliffe Tel 784910 [email protected] [email protected] or BSF team, 1st Floor, Bayheath House, Prince Regent Street, Stockton- Or see your councillors at Ward Surgery: on-Tees, TS18 1DF Friday, 5th March, 6.30 - 7.30pm, Trinity Methodist Church, Witham Avenue Or tell us and we’ll pass them on. Tuesday, 16th March, 6.30 - 7.30pm, Egglescliffe Community Centre, Durham Lane Hundreds of you gave us contact details and we’ll Friday 2nd April, 6.30 - 7.30pm, Trinity Methodist Church, Witham Avenue try to keep you up to date. We haven’t got unlimited time so if you do hear from us by email Don’t forget your MEP: or any other means please help by spreading the Fiona Hall can be contacted at 55A Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN, word. 0191 383 0119, e-mail [email protected] We can’t do this alone, but together we can win. Liberal Democrats - Working with You Printed by SLDPS, 4 Broomfield Ave, Eaglescliffe, TS16 0ET. Published and promoted by JA Fletcher on behalf of J Bell both at 3 Hoylake Way, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 9EU, 'phone 01642 786456 EAGLESCLIFFE STATION UPDATE Cold Weather Payments Since Focus No. 153 was issued, we have learnt that design work The recent cold snap has highlighted the issue of should start soon on: pensioners and others on low incomes who are afraid to turn up the heating to keep warm because of costs and Reopening of the old station building on the platform side of the so risk hypothermia. bridge (1st floor ticket office, ground floor staff room and The current system for cold weather payments is passenger toilet). complicated. The £25 a week payments are issued Improved waiting areas for passengers on the platform. automatically to people on certain benefits when Improved passenger information including real-time screens. temperatures are below zero for 7 consecutive days. Next, attention will be given to access for people with disabilities, which However, as many as 2,500 people in the Stockton South will not be completed before late 2010: area who may be entitled to them don’t get them because Alterations/reconstruction of the existing ramps etc. on the bridge. they haven’t claimed the benefits they should. In TS16 Money is being sought for: that means missing out on £100 (4 payments). Improvements and extension to the car park. The claims system is complicated. This is why Meanwhile, proposals for a residents’ parking scheme in the Jacquie Bell, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate is calling for a simpler system without all surrounding streets have insufficient support from neighbours and are the form filling. It’s important to make claims to the benefits you deserve and are entitled to. The unlikely to go ahead. Citizen’s Advice Bureau or Department of Work and Pensions Office can help in making sure that you have the correct benefits. Preston Park Nearly 60? WARMFRONT LATEST The bad weather over winter has delayed the drainage work on the front field so We couldn’t help noticing during the snowy weather that on some roofs the snow Looking forward to a Bus Pass? there will be no events on that field this melted much faster than the roof next door. This is a sure sign that the loft Well think again! summer. The Spring Garden Festival will insulation isn’t good enough. be on other parts of the Park, as will the Keeping warm in your home in winter need not be as expensive as you might Fins & Chrome event. Other events will think if your home is fully insulated. There are grants available to some That’s the message from Gordon Brown’s Labour be in other locations around the Borough. people on certain benefits to help with this. But, as we’ve reported in previous government. Having given free off-peak bus travel to Watch out in the local press and future editions of Focus, that isn’t always the full story. everyone over 60 but not given councils enough editions of Focus for the details. The millions of pounds announced by the Government for helping people keep money to pay the bus companies, they’re now raising Meanwhile, improvements at the Hall are warm is not new money. Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes has found out that there is no money to make up the age when you can get a pass from 60 to 65. going ahead on schedule. for the slashed funding next year. Parliamentary Candidate Jacquie Bell says this is disgraceful. “It is bad enough cutting the budget for Warmfront for next year, but to pretend they are putting If you are 60 before 6th April you will still be able to more money into it for the future is appalling. Liberal Democrats will bring forward plans for get the pass.