What can the council do about speeding cars?

Unfortunately not a lot. The speed limits on the roads are there in collaboration with specialists in road designs. Anyone exceeding these limits is breaking the law and therefore speeding becomes the responsibility of the police. If you see excessive speeding, or other traffic violations, you would need to report this using the non-emergency number of 101.

The council can, on limited occasions, conduct a traffic monitoring survey. These are usually planned a year in advance but if you feel a particular area is in need of one then get in touch and I will request this.

There is an increase of fly-tipping, what can be done to clear this?

There are 2 answers to this issue.

If the fly-tipping has occurred on council land, such as car parks, roads or grass verges the council maintain, then contact me by email and I’ll get that cleared up as soon as possible.

If the incident occurs on land not owned by the council such as fields, then the council do not have a legal right to trespass on that land to clear the rubbish and this now becomes the responsibility of the land owner. Just like it would be if someone dumps rubbish in your front garden, you would need to remove it.

I would urge you to email me as I can check who owns the land and get this cleared if it happens on council land.

My bin hasn’t been emptied and it usually gets done first thing.

The bin crews work up to 5:30pm and they may just be running late. Please leave your bin out until this time. If, for any reason, your bin does not get emptied by 5:30pm, we would ask you leave it at it’s usual kerbside location and we would aim to get it the next day. Further information can be found HERE