Following the announcement by Yellow Buses of the withdrawal of the 4d and 27 services from Merley and Bearwood on 3rd November, I have been working with Annette Brooke MP and we have now finalised arrangements for two public meetings as below. All residents of Merley and Bearwood are invited to attend. We have picked […]

On Friday 27 September, in response to the numerous contacts from local residents about the imminent withdrawal of the Yellow Bus services 27 and 4d, I was allowed to address the members of Poole Council’s “Route and Branch Member Working Group” which considers bus routes and subsidies across Poole. My full submission is shown below: […]

At the last Area Meeting an agreement was reached for the installation of traffic lights and a right turn from Oakley Lane onto Oakley Hill. This will ease traffic flow out of Oakley Lane and will reduce u-turns at the nearby A31 roundabout. The aim is that this will also speed up the bus connections […]

There was overwhelming support from your local councillors at the last Area Meeting for there to be a 20mph. zone around Merley First School. A large part of Harrier Drive, Oakley Straight and Sopwith Crescent will have parking restrictions within this zone, and there will be zone warning signs installed. These signs will be large […]

After much pressure from your local ward councillors, the MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, and the residents of Arrowsmith Road to reduce the speed limit approaching the dwellings to 30 mph, the review of speed limits for local roads was put before the Council’s Transport Advisory Group recently. The police explained that they […]

Annette Brooke MP and Councillors Peter Maiden, Daphne Long and David Brown have at last made some headway in negotiations with Poole Council and the Bus Companies over the ongoing bus problems in Sopwith Crescent. Pressure from your Lib Dem representatives and local residents has resulted in some action from the Borough of Poole. The […]

An appeal for volunteers has been made by Merley First School, who need more volunteers to keep their walk to school programme running. Annette Brooke MP, Liberal Democrat Childrens Spokesperson, joined the school during the International Walk to School week in October last year, which aims to encourage community safety and reduce congestion and carbon […]

Councillors Peter Maiden, Daphne Long and David Brown reported in the last Focus about parking problems around Harrier Drive. The area suffers from a lack of available spaces at school pick-up and drop off time. Local residents have complained that their drives are being obstructed and cars are parking in dangerous places when dropping off […]

A new 30mph SID was installed along Knights Road in May after lobbying from your local Lib Dem team on behalf of concerned residents. We hope it will encourage people to stop speeding near the junctions with De Courtenai Close, Crusader Road and King Richard Drive.