On the 8th November hundreds of people lined Newport Pagnell High Street to watch the annual Remembrance Sunday parade of soldiers, veterans and various youth organisations. The salute was taken by Alexander Boswell, Vice Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, Cllr Keith McLean, Mayor of Milton Keynes and Cllr Phil Winsor, Mayor of Newport Pagnell. During the […]

The Lib Dem Focus Team have received numerous complaints about the damaged bollards on the pedestrian refuges on Marsh End Road, Newport Pagnell. We have been informed that at least 2 non-injury accidents have occurred causing expensive damage to vehicles. Initially MK Council were not treating this issue with the necessary priority, but following escalation by […]

Lib Dem Focus Team Ward Councillors for Newport Pagnell South have been inundated with complaints about the damaged islands/refuges on Marsh End Road, Newport Pagnell. They were damaged a couple of months ago and the islands are now unlit giving rise to risk for motorists. Meetings have been held with senior officers from the Milton […]

Following numerous requests from residents the Lib Dem Focus Team have been attempting to get the promised footpath installed between Barnsbury Gardens and Green Farm Road, Newport Pagnell. The required finance is available but after much chasing it became clear that there is a question over the ownership of the land through which the footpath […]

At the 16th September meeting of Milton Keynes Council the Council overwhelmingly supported my proposal for Milton Keynes to welcome ‘our fair share’ of refugees. The vote was 52 For, 1 Against and 1 Abstention. There were moving speeches from members of all political parties about the blight of the Syrian refugees. Local people, faith groups […]

I was honoured to have been invited to attend the Newport Muster as an invited guest and very pleased to have been able to make a donation from my ward budget towards the printing of their programmes. The muster organised five walks around Newport Pagnell. I was driven, along with the Deputy Mayor and Deputy […]

The re-opening of Willen Village Surgery is a step closer now contracts have been exchanged to keep the building in use as a health centre.  Refurbishment will now take place but  in the meantime Newport Pagnell Medical Centre are allowing people to register their interest by completing a questionnaire on their website: http://www.npmc.nhs.uk/.  Please do […]

My Focus Team colleagues and I have been getting onto MK Council for some time about all the worn white lines, which can be quite dangerous at road junctions. The Council have finally repainted several white lines at junctions throughout the ward, like at the Holland Way/Green Park Drive junction pictured. Although it is quite […]

On a recent trip round Tongwell Lake to see how things were I was surprised to see how dangerous the steps from Yeomans Drive, Blakelands to the lake had become. As an Milton Keynes Council owned facility such dangerous steps should be inspected and repaired regularly. I have reported the steps to the Council for […]

I have received numerous complaints from residents of both Blakelands and Newport Pagnell about the overgrown bushes blocking the footpath around Tongwell Lake forcing pedestrians off the path. I asked the Council to cut the bushes back, and this has now been done.