Residents have asked if this alley that runs down side of the Riffle Butts Pub can be added to the street cleaning rota. Also can lights be sited as children use the alleyway as route to and from school
Cllr Ray Farmer has asked the councill to look at adding to street cleaning rota .He has passed request for lighting to BCC
VIGILANTES angry at a lack of safety measures have taken matters into their own hands. They’ve drawn road markings near a junction in Abbey Barn Road, High Wycombe, in an effort to slow down drivers.The work has been welcomed by residents who say the stretch is notorious for collisions and speeding motorists.They are making a statement that the county needs to pick up. Residents say the junction, which links Abbey Barn Road to Wycombe retail park, has seen up to five collisions recently. An oil spillage was even caused after a car ploughed into a telegraph pole.The junction faces Marsh First School and there are fears children could be hit in an accident.
Cllr Trevor Snaith is in discussion with Bucks County Council and is pressing for action to resolve the issues before we have a major accident.
Whilst canvassing in Lane End, I have again been shocked by the level of noise that some residents have to put up with from the M40. I have met many residents who have to live with a constant background roar from the M40. Last weekend we were treated to some beautiful weather, but I cannot imagine relaxing in my garden at the weekend with the noise of a busy motorway in the background.
Last night, Wycombe District Council passed the following motion:
‘This Council wishes to place on record, its serious concern at the level of noise produced by traffic on the M40 as it traverses the district and the blight this causes the communities that border the motorway. The Council considers that all practicable means should be taken by the Highways Agency to mitigate this noise and wishes to support local residents whose quality of life is affected by noise pollution in their campaign for the necessary works to be carried out.’
Your Liberal Democrats councillors, of course, supported this motion. But it does not go far enough. This motion does not actually commit your Council to any kind of action – instead, it simply abdicates responsibility to the Highways Agency. Of course, the Highways Agency are responsible for the M40. But I believe that the District Council could and should:
This is not a new problem, residents have been campaigning for too long without any real action being taken. With only three weeks to go until the election, this motion will not placate the long suffering residents of Lane End. It is time to elect councillors who will take action.
To read more about the M40 noise camapign, visit http://www.m40-chilterns.org.uk/
Neil Timberlake has pledged to support the campaign by the M40 Chilterns Environmental Group to cut traffic noise from the motorway. The M40 group and local Lib Dems want the Highways Agency to bring forward their plans to re-surface the carriageway with less noisy material, and to insist on higher quality sound barriers to protect residents from the worst of the noise.
Neil Timberlake is a transport professional, with a relevant degree, and believes that as a councillor he will be even better-placed to help the campaign. Neil says “The M40 is far busier now than anyone could have envisaged when it was first built. Traffic flows 24 hours a day 365 days a year. It is clear from talking to local people, and from survey replies, that traffic noise is a blight on many people’s lives. I am more than happy to back this campaign.” Speeding There are a number of ‘hotspots’ in the Lane End area where speeding is a concern. The Marlow Road out towards Stokenchurch and through Cadmore End has a speed limit of 50. Neil Timberlake says this is unacceptable, particularly near Cadmore End School and where there is no adequate footpath. Park Lane is also a concern, and many residents there have asked Neil to campaign for a speed camera or some form of traffic calming. The Liberal Democrat Focus Team are taking up issues on your behalf – we’ll keep you informed in a future edition of Focus.
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