Whenever local elections take place, as they will do next week, it means that some connections are inevitably broken, and new ones need to be made. Whilst much of being a councillor is by nature local, there are important connections between local authorities, especially within regions. What I didn’t realise when I became a councillorContinue reading “Regionally Connected”
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Slowing traffic saves lives
Road safety is one of the issues that my colleague Cath Davis and I have committed to making a difference on, because residents have told us how much it bothers them. For the last year or two it has sometimes felt like we’ve been pushing water uphill, but lately we have started to see someContinue reading “Slowing traffic saves lives”
Perennial Parking Problems
Too many cars and not enough kerbside create an equation that is tough to solve. More than half of the homes in our ward date back to the early part of the twentieth century when car ownership was practically zero. These properties are built in terraced rows, and many are ‘Tyneside flats’, meaning that theContinue reading “Perennial Parking Problems”
Green Jobs Transition
That change will happen is an inevitable part of life. Anticipating it, and managing it well, is incredibly important. Still being a relatively newbie councillor I continue to be involved in a range of things that are intended to help me get to grips with the full scope of the role. Earlier this year IContinue reading “Green Jobs Transition”
Wilson’s Weekly 