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 […]

  The number one priority for the Liberal Democrats is to protect the most vulnerable from Conservative Government cuts.   That is why they opposed the Council’s plans to scrap wardens for the sheltered housing schemes and successfully stopped the plan to charge our poorest pensioners for the scheme once it was saved, so they […]

  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 […]

  I am very pleased and honoured to have been chosen as the Liberal Democrat candidate for this area in the local council elections on 5th May.   I have represented residents in this area over the last 20 years since becoming a councillor for Newport Pagnell South Ward in 1996.   Together with Derek […]

  Milton Keynes Council has stopped scouting for broken street lights in residential areas.   So, if you see a light out and you want it fixed please let the me or any member of the Focus Team know the name of the street and number off the column and the Focus Team will report […]

Milton Keynes Council is currently working on its strategic plan for the future growth of Milton Keynes called the Plan:MK. It will set out the vision and development strategy for the whole of the borough for the next 15 years or so. The Council is current consulting on the Strategic Development Directions stage until the […]

  A great bunch of volunteers spend months preparing for the Annual Christmas Lights Switch On at the end of November each year.   I am pleased to have been able to make a small grant from my ward budget towards their good work.

  Damning report shows homelessness will rocket due to Tory housing bill A Local Government Association report report released on the 3rd March shows that councils fear that the Conservative housing bill will see a sell off of homes that will not be replaced and a rocketing of homelessness in communities across Britain. The survey […]