Early this morning in Grantham we learnt the result of the Deeping St James by-election to choose a new District Councillor after the previous Conservative councillor resigned. Sadly, the Conservatives held the seat but I am pleased to have secured a strong second place and shown I can provide a credible alternative to the Tories […]

With reports of numerous instances of drivers losing control of their vehicles on the Blenheim Way/Northfield Road corner on the industrial estate, it is not good enough for the authorities to put this down to driver error and do nothing to reduce the problem. If a pedestrian or a cyclist say were to be injured, simply […]

I’ve just returned home from the Lib Dem’s Spring Conference which has taken place this weekend in York. I enjoyed meeting friends, making new ones, listening to topical fringe sessions, and getting involved with the process of deciding our party’s policy. This was the first conference to be conducted under new one member, one vote […]

At the Market Deeping Town Council meeting on Wednesday, councillors agreed to seek to work with Deeping St James Parish Council to write a Neighbourhood Development Plan for the Deepings. The first step in the process will be to make an application to South Kesteven District Council to designate the combined area of the two parishes as neighbourhood area for which […]

At this week’s meeting of the Town Council, I made a proposal that the Council should adopt the practice of publishing draft minutes of meetings. I was very disappointed that this was overwhelmingly rejected. The aim of the proposal was to make it easier for members of the public to understand and engage with the […]

At this week’s meeting of the Town Council’s Planning & Highways Committee, the centrepiece issue was the planning application by Larkfleet for a commercial development between Peterborough Road and the existing Spitfire Park business park. The meeting had been advertised as an opportunity for members of the public to express their views on the proposals […]

Thanks to everyone who signed the petition to keep Market Deeping’s HSBC branch open. On Thursday, Deeping St James Parish Council Vice-Chairman Cllr Andrew Bowell, Deepings Business Club Chairman Andy Pelling, Market Deeping Deputy Mayor Cllr Pauline Redshaw, and myself, met with HSBC to discuss the planned closure. Very much as we had feared, it quickly became […]

This evening the first meeting of the Town Council’s Amenities & Open Spaces Committee was held following last month’s elections. It was a good meeting with several positive developments. We first heard a request to organise a BMX club based around the Town’s Glebe Park track, which was welcomed by all. I agree that we […]

The new members of Market Deeping Town Council gathered for the first meeting on Wednesday last week. As my first meeting as a councillor, it was an interesting experience but after careful preparation and research of the items on the agenda, I felt able to make some relevant and hopefully useful contributions. Thanks were given […]

Following yesterday’s elections, I’m delighted to have gained a seat on Market Deeping Town Council and I’m very much looking forward to working hard for our town. The elections were originally scheduled for May 7 but delayed due to the death of a candidate. Sadly I was not elected to the District Council, coming in fifth […]