After a long campaign by Lib Dem County Councillor David Kendall and Brentwood South wards Borough councillors some serious safety measures are now going to be finally installed at the dangerous bend in Hanging Hill Lane / Pondfield Lane. These messures were agreed at this weeks Local Highways Panel meeting (28/1/13) and include:
Answers have been demanded from Essex County Council regarding the gridlock in Brentwood along the A128 from the roadworks that started this week. Cllr Kendall said: "These roadworks are planned for seven months but we simply cannot have hour-long delays until August - the effects on Brentwood's economy and the problems it will create for our residents are just too severe. "I have had calls from residents and Ingrave Parish Cllr David Harman to tell me that it has been gridlocked for most of the day with some people taking over an hour and twenty minutes to do what would normally be a 15 minute journey. I am very concerned that if this project does continue for the full seven months then the economic effects on Brentwood could be very damaging with people choosing to do their shopping and spend their leisure time elsewhere. "I have demanded to be told what planning that has gone into this whole project and that no stone will be left unturned to ensure that those travelling in this area are inconvenienced as l
Ward councillors looked on in horror last week when the Tory administration, despite a vote to the opposite in 2012, decided to sell The Old House in Shenfield Road.
For two days, utter chaos has been caused by visitors to the Brentwood Centre's Koi Carp show with people parking dangerously on highway verges in Elizabeth Road, Sandringham Road and surrounding areas after the centre went ahead with their show, despite being unable to open their overflow car park due to waterlogging.
Lib Dems Cllr Karen Chilvers and Cllr David Kendall are supporting a #ShopWarley Day on Saturday 2nd February 2013, along with independent Warley councillor William Lloyd to support local traders on Warley Hill, Kings Road and Crescent Road.
Since the Tory administration took over from the Liberal Democrats in 2004 the council's waiting list for Housing has risen from 777 to 3,054 and yet there is no effective strategy in place to address the issue.
