4 David Mowat WARRINGTON MATTERS Covering Appleton, Bewsey, Chapelford, Cuerdley, Dallam, Grappenhall, Great Sankey, Hatton, Latchford, Lymm, DELIVERING HOW TO CONTACT Oughtrington, Penketh, Stockton Heath, Stretton, Thelwall, Walton, THIS REPORT WAS Westy, Whitecross and Whittle Hall. David PRODUCED AT NO BETTER TRAIN Mowat MP COST TO THE TAXPAYER David is keen to hear your views. SERVICES It’s easy to get in touch. Write to him: Warrington PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE IN WEST House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA CONSTITUENCY OFFICE Matters WARRINGTON 1 Stafford Road, Warrington, Cheshire WA4 6RP Transport Special David has been lobbying to get Government funding for a new station Telephone with David Mowat MP for Warrington South in West Warrington in order to attract PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE better quality train services for 020 7219 7178 commuters. An opportunity now exists for west CONSTITUENCY OFFICE Warrington to have semi-fast services to 01925 575 299 Liverpool and Manchester, with fewer [email protected] stops in between. Residents in Birchwood already enjoy these services. www.davidmowat.org.uk Unfortunately the existing station in NEW BRIDGES Sankey couldn’t accommodate the facebook.com/DavidMowatMP volumes of commuters who would be @mowat4ws likely to use the improved service. David Artist’s impression of the new station which will have more parking space and has managed to secure funding from the better facilities for disabled people Government to build a brand new station near Chapelford with better facilities – FOR WARRINGTON including access for disabled people. of the congestion around Chapelford as residents Better rail services are also likely to ease some choose to commute to work by train rather than by MP SURGERY car. David holds surgeries every Friday at his One bridge confi rmed – another in constituency offi ce in Latchford. If that presents a diffi culty for you, please call the offi ce and we will try to make alternative HS2 UPDATE arrangements. the pipeline David speaks at a public Drivers in Warrington who David is continuing his battle against the HS2 meeting for concerned are fed up of waiting in traffi c residents in Lymm Spur which will link High Legh and Wigan. Whilst jams now have something to supportive of the overall concept of HS2, David David Mowat MP believes that this particular section of track is costly cheer about – thanks to local House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA and unnecessary. MP David Mowat. Sir David Higgins, the Chair of HS2 Ltd recently Would you like to help David’s campaign? David led calls for a new bridge produced a report on the HS2 project which called for Sign up now at: to be a part of the Local Growth Dear Resident further consideration of the Wigan Spur to see whether Deal which refl ects all the top I’ve decided to devote this edition of Warrington South Matters to it represented value for money. www.conservatives.com/team2015 infrastructure projects in Cheshire David continues to lobby Transport Ministers and and complete the short registration form. and Warrington. transport issues because I know how important these are to many HS2 Ltd to have this section of track The Conservative-led Government families. dropped from the overall agreed and have allocated funding Traffi c builds up in Over 4,500 people returned my Transport Survey over the summer project. for a new bridge which will link Stockton Heath and told me how they thought the roads, railways and cycleways in Chester Road with Bank Quay Warrington could be improved. Inside you will fi nd some of the FOLLOW DAVID station across the River Mersey. results from that survey. Traffi c using the bridge will now be able to travel between the I’ve already started to take action and reported some of the most ON SOCIAL south and west of the Borough damaged roads you mentioned to the Council. Roads such as without using Warrington’s most Cromwell Avenue in Great Sankey, Gainsborough Road in MEDIA notorious pinchpoint – Bridgefoot Latchford and Dudlow Green Road in Appleton. David is now available on roundabout. There are also some articles about what I’m doing to improve our Social Media! You can Construction of the new bridge roads and railways – based on what you told me you wanted to see. follow him on Twitter is due to be completed by 2017. SAVE THE DATE @mowat4ws or ‘like’ him on David is now lobbying the Government for a new high level crossing Best wishes David is organising his 3rd Annual Jobs Fair on facebook facebook.com/ over the Manchester Ship Canal, linking the A56 at Moore with the A57 at Great DavidMowatMP Friday 6th February 2015 at the Parr Hall. Doors Sankey. The Government is in favour of the principle of this proposal and is looking David Mowat for ways of funding it after David raised the subject directly with the Prime Minister. will open at 10am. Last year over 850 people David will be posting photos, You can watch David’s question and fi nd out more about the bridge proposals by David Mowat MP attended the jobs fair with hundreds getting follow- video clips and news articles visiting www.davidmowat.org.uk/shipcanal Member of Parliament for Warrington South up conversations with local employers. on what he has been doing both in Warrington and in Westminster. This publication has been funded through donations to Warrington South Conservatives. This newsletter has not been funded by the taxpayer. Promoted by Paul Kennedy on behalf of David Mowat MP both of Warrington South Conservatives, 1 Stafford Road, Warrington, Cheshire WA4 6RP & printed by Mortons Print Ltd, Morton Way, Campaigning for you on the issues that matter… Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 6JR. 2 David Mowat WARRINGTON MATTERS Contact David by phone 01925 575299 Campaigning for you on the issues that matter David Mowat WARRINGTON MATTERS 3 Over 60% of Only 18% of people rated the people rate condition of their 69% DAVID’S road average public transport TRANSPORT or worse. to be bad or SURVEY RESULTS of people think the tolls on worse. Regular and more detailed updates 60% the new Runcorn Bridge will are available on David’s Facebook What would page facebook.com/DavidMowatMP make no fi nancial difference to encourage you 38% 26% themselves or their family. would like would like to use public to see more to see more How would you rate the buses routes 8% 35% 45% BUT over 60% transport more condition of roads in of people think congestion Very bad Bad Average frequently or 8% Warrington overall? 60% will be worse in Warrington. would like to improve your see cleaner Just over 40% of buses people rate their street lighting to experience? be good or better. TOP 3 RESPONSES of people say their street is not 60% on the best way of avoiding traffi c problems caused by the canal. 50%cleaned frequently enough. 1. Use the canal more at night 2. Build a new high level bridge 7 OUT OF 10 people rate the condition 3. Share more information with motorists of people would like to of pavements to be average or worse. about ship movements Conservatives in Government are see more ships using the investing in the North West Manchester Ship Canal, with for David’s long-term Confi rmed in the National Infrastructure Plan: thought given to the effect on proposals to build a • Junction improvements at the Lymm Interchange to improve the 43% Warrington. OVER 60% new bridge across the connection between the M6 and M56 say more cycle • M56 to be widened to 4 lanes from the Bowden roundabout to the paths would Ship Canal between M60 OVER 47% rated the current SUPPORT Walton/Moore and • Smart Motorway Scheme installed on the M62 from Birchwood to encourage train service from Warrington the Eccles Interchange to provide extra capacity during the busiest them to cycle good or very good. Great Sankey. periods. more frequently David says, “This investment will be a real boost to those who live in Warrington, but work in Greater Manchester. It will also help boost of people would businesses, grow our local economy and help hardworking families in 80% The Conservative- Warrington get on in life.” 26% like to see 38% OF PEOPLE of people led Government has Other Transport News: improved road junctions. support the • Construction has now begun on the new Runcorn Bridge which will say they would be more likely to support Northern Hub invested £600m in the be an important part of our region’s transport infrastructure. Sadly project 8% HS2 without the ‘Wigan Spur’. No Northern Hub project the previous Labour Government insisted on using tolls to fund the 12% bridge and the current Government has continued that policy. 28% Unsure which will improve rail would like to • David has been meeting regularly with Peel Ports Ltd to discuss the connections from Warrington impact of the Manchester Ship Canal. Peak time bridge swings were see more favour a new railway station in Chapelford down by a third in the fi rst half of the year, but David continues to to other northern cities such press for further reductions. cycle lanes. to partly replace Great Sankey for www.davidmowat.org.uk 37% as Leeds and Sheffi eld. Further updates are available at Penketh Station. Only 18% opposed a new station. THIS REPORT WAS PRODUCED AT NO COST Campaigning for you on the issues that matter TO THE TAXPAYER David Mowat MP Working Hard for Warrington South.