Ribchester Road Access Issues to A59

The issue of flooding on Ribchester Road heading towards the A59 has been a notable source of frustration over the past couple of days requiring Ribchester residents to take detours. My own thoughts are that the drainage problems on Ribchester road should be easily remedied but don’t seem to have been to this point…

I wrote to the Councillor for Clayton Le Dale and Salesbury Louise Edge today to prompt her to take action as it’s an issue based in her ward but affects Ribchester residents massively. There’s a kind of protocol that I can’t go and deal directly with things in other wards, therefore I have to lobby the Councillor for that ward.

At the same time Maya Ellis MP has been in contact with Lancashire County Council directly to seek a speedier resolution to this and other standing water issues across the Ribble Valley more broadly. I’ll be working in partnership with Maya and her office to find a quick resolution which delivers a positive outcome.

Photo courtesy of Guy Mason

Welcome to My Brand New Blog

This week I was at a Ribchester Parish Council meeting where I had a few things I wanted to report back but realised that there was too much dry stuff to give an entertaining report. I realised that I need a fresh outlet to report back activities at Ribble Valley Borough Council. Another brilliant idea hit me and I suddenly remembered that a few years ago I started a blog writing theatre reviews and various over opinionated thoughts on various matters related to Theatre, life and eventually politics. This blog might be that solution to being lifting a lid on the occasional mystery of Local Council meetings.

This new blog will, you may be relieved to read, be limited to my activities as a Borough Councillor and occasionally some of my campaigning activities for Ribble Valley Labour or even the broader party.

This will be a less sweary blog than previously, as I’ve promised my Group Whip that I wouldn’t swear. The Theatre blog occasionally got me into trouble with angry Producers. I do hope though to be no less insightful and the previous cutting barbs aimed at poor Theatre productions may occasionally be sent towards rubbish political decisions from other parties.

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