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by Paul Scully | Mar 11, 2009 | News |
I’ve come across a map which may be helpful for residents living near the War Memorial to show what the NHS have planned for the site. Click on the photo to enlarge it.
The site has been split into three for administrative purposes.
- Ashcombe House is the dark block to the south which is currently being rebuilt as flats to allow disabled people that use large, specialist wheelchairs a greater degree of independence.
- The land to the north (the light grey block) will be given to the Council in exchange for Cedar Close (the area marked by the dotted line to the west). This will have new buildings to house the residents of Cedar Close in more modern facilities.
- The land around the current footprint of the actual hospital and Cedar Close will be sold to fund the reprovisioning.
It is assumed that the land sold will be for residential. Since there will be no plans until developers get interested in the land, everything is based on best guess. I can envisage either two cul-de-sacs or one road joining The Park and Salisbury Road. Since the area lies in between a low-density housing area and a Conservation Area, there will be limits on what development can be acheived on this site, so we are afforded some protection as neighbours. (I live opposite Cedar Close on Salisbury Road, so this will directly affect me too.)
In the meantime, the battle to keep the land available for public use continues. Local Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, Ken Andrew has collected a substantial petition demonstrating public support for his campaign to save the hospital and will be holding a public meeting -details to follow. You can also still join the Facebook Group “Save Carshalton War Memorial Hospital”.
by Paul Scully | Mar 11, 2009 | News |
The Daily Mirror reports that Leicestershire County Council have spent £6,000 on fitting Sat-Navs to fourteen lawnmowers because they get lost in the long grass. Interactive maps will also help check whether the grass has been cut or not. A spokesman from the National Allotment Society called it ‘bonkers’ and ‘a waste of money’ saying:
“All it takes is for someone to look out the window and see if the grass needs cutting, you don’t need a satellite to tell you.“
(Just to confirm that April 1st is still some way away.)
by Paul Scully | Mar 11, 2009 | News |
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart often throws up great commentary. This is an excellent example.
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by Paul Scully | Mar 3, 2009 | News |
Recently, I wrote about the LibDem’s frankly odd response to the snow when they cut £20k from the Winter Highways Maintenance Budget, whilst looking out of the window at people sliding around on the ice outside the Civic Offices.
At their Cabinet meeting a few days later, the Lead Councillor scoffed at the Evening Standard and others who had commented on this blinkered approach.
It took a question by Councillor Cliff Carter to finally shame the LibDems into realising that Sutton’s roads had more holes than a slice of Emmenthal. We’ve already got the raised obstructions in speed bumps, the potholes that have formed after the frozen conditions are a result of nature’s way of evening things up a bit. The LibDems were forced into an emergency change in their budget, taking £250k from their contingency fund to fill some of the holes.
Interestingly they have spent all of their contingency in this current year. They haven’t identified any more cash, so watch this space to see if they can last the coming year without scratching around raiding another pot of cash. Either way, it was good work by Cliff to get across the clear message that residents have been saying for the last few weeks.
by Paul Scully | Mar 3, 2009 | News |
Within 24 hours of presenting their budget, the LibDem Council in Sutton have had to find another
I’ve come across a map which may be helpful for residents living near the War Memorial to show what the NHS have planned for the site. Click on the photo to enlarge it.
