Following complaints from local residents about problems of workers from nearby businesses parking inconsiderately in The Cannons and Leary Crescent, Newport Pagnell I carried out site visits with both the police and Council officers.   It has taken about three years in total, but a residents parking scheme is now in place.

I am pleased to announce that Town Councillor Leo Montague has been selected as the Liberal Democrat Candidate for the Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope Ward. Some information about Leo below. Many residents in the north of Newport Pagnell have mentioned to us how much they miss having a Lib Dem councillor. The 5th May […]

A resident informed me that two litter bins by Harben House in Severn Drive, Newport Pagnell, had gone missing from their posts. I took this up with MK Council. They had been removed by the contractor without authority from the Council. The contractor has been instructed to put them back. One has already been put […]

  My Lib Dem Focus Team colleagues and I have been reporting all the potholes residents have let us know about, but I escalated the worst two roads to the director responsible, as they were so bad.   Good new! The Council has agreed to resurface Willen Road by the sports ground this financial year, […]

  Following complaints from residents about churned up verges in Cheslyn Gardens, Giffard Park, I managed to get the Council to install wooden posts and stop parking on verges by the canal. The area is looking much better now.

  The extra money that the Liberal Democrats got put into the budget for white lining is already starting to be spent, like here at the junction between Wedgwood Avenue, Minton Close and Smeaton Close in Blakelands.

  As well as the local elections there will be also be elections on 5th May for a Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley area, to which Milton Keynes belongs. This is only the second time that these elections have been held.   The Lib Dem candidate is John Howson. John Howson knows […]

  Following complaints from residents I took up with the Council the issue of long term parking in Newport Pagnell car parks, which meant that they were not available for workers and shoppers.   Turnover in the car parks is vital to the economy of the town.   The Council has imposed a maximum parking […]

  My Focus Team colleagues and I are receiving an increasing number of complaints from residents about the number of potholes.   We have reported all potholes reported to us to the Council for repair, including the bad ones on Willen Road and Annesley Road. Please let us know of any bad potholes in your […]

My fellow ward councillors, Paul Alexander and Derek Eastman, and I have all objected to the proposed plans for the former Aston Martin site as in their current form they would mean the loss of six on street parking places in Priory Street, where parking is already at a premium. We have suggested that the […]