Anti Social Behaviour- My Mother got a letter about anti social behaviour in her street and to be honest it scared her as she is on her own of a night.  I have also had youths on my car, up lamp posts, on walls and she has had litter in her garden.  The area is in need of CCTV. 

A: My colleagues in Technical Services don’t really like putting CCTV on lamp posts.

A: Cllr Bernie Mooney I also live in that area.  I will give you my card at the end.  There are troublesome families in that area.  The Police have been great though and it has improved and is being monitored. Others areas of concern are Blue Bell Woods, Breck Road suffering from vandalism and under age drinking especially at weekends. 

A: Inspector Justin Diggins, Lea Road area there is a lot of private land lords and that is where some of the problems are. We are aware of the issues and area is being looked into.

Road repairs - Father Leon Ostaszewski, Belvedere Road, may I remind Street Scene were roads need repair.  Britannia Road was done and has withstood winter.  Could people be so kind as to remind streetscene about any big gaps in roads/pavements etc.

Wheelie Bins - People bring wheelie bins down end of road for collection and they end up by my mums house so kids climb on them and damage the wall.  Could you communicate and tell people not to leave them outside my mums house? There has been a fire in the alley also.

A: We can look into this.  We have a list of collection dates so we can house call and tell them.

Update: No. two is right at the end by the alley-gate, Unfortunately there is no option for half that side but to present there, In reality there should only be about 8 properties presenting there (once per week).  Essentially we have asked these 8 or so properties to present there.  The only thing we can do is to assess how quickly bins are being returned to properties after collection. If they are leaving them out then we can letter drop the residents. We can then communicate our findings to Mr Hall. Contact: Fergus Adams, Contract Manager, Technical Services Department, Waste & Recycling, Cheshire Lines.

Litter Issues - Maldwin Road wheelie bins not emptied properly and litter is left in the road after bin collections, also Rice Lane has had few incidents re: fly-tipping

Update: If residents ever feel a mess has been left by the bin crews then we can ask them to return to rectify this. Residents must report the incident asap to Streetscene. With Rice Lane if the issue relates to within the entry. Again if residents report it to Streetscene they will be asked for further info (e.g. do they know who did it, what size is the fly-tip etc.). Depending on the answers given these incidents may be visited by the Highways Enforcement Team.  Either way the entry will be cleansed once every four weeks.

• All issues can be reported to Streetscene on 0151 606 2004 and dog fouling is 0151 606 5265 or email Streetscene@wirral.gov.uk

Vale Park - Dog walkers congregate there and on Monday a lady with 3 Alsatians and a boxer not on a lead, can something be done as someone could get hurt. It can be intimidating to others.

Update: We will continue to monitor the area but to date we have not received any communications about this problem, it is in our area so it is for the dog warden service to del with.  The issue of the dog not being on a lead is not one we/police can enforce as there is no law to say that a dog must be on a lead it just says that the dog should be under control.

Merseytravel

Q: Who is to replace Neil Scales?

A: There is an interim officer – Jim Barclay

Merseytravel Forums - are having their own forums in future around July as we have to have bus operatives there as well.  It will be hosted at the Lauries.  It is not just Arriva, we need all operatives to be in attendance to address public transport issues.

Respite

Q: Who has the respite contract gone to?

A: Mark Smith I will take this away and get an answer.

Update: Respite has not been contracted out but is provided as an in-house service at Sylvandale and Girtrell Court. Neither Wired nor any other provider has been contracted to provide any respite services.

Post Office

New post office opening in Limekin Lane, Seacombe

War Memorials

Q: last June I mentioned about war memorial and I haven’t heard anything.  Seen Andrew Mannings he has offered to put names up in his Church if some one makes plaques.  (from June 2011 - There was bomb damage in Lancaster Avenue, Liscard on 12.03.1941 and over 30 people were involved and I would like to get a plaque)

A: Michelle Gray been in talks with Mark Cambourne and veterans.  We are looking into this, need to know costs etc and we don’t have a budget for this. 

Update since meeting has taken place: Michelle Gray has met with Peter Jackson-Lee who is the Senior Architectural Technician / War Memorials Officer based at Cheshire Lines,  he is looking into this and I will keep the forum to up date with any progress. http://www.wirral.gov.uk/my-services/community-and-living/war-memorials

St Johns Church - With regards to the war memorial in St Johns Church, the Church has been sold and therefore the war memorial has been offered a new home outside park view social club. 

Liverpool Marathon Race – October 2011

Q: Issues raised that is wasn’t advertised very well, especially around closures of some roads/areas that were affected by the marathon, local residents especially around Mariners Park were not told.

A: Leaflets went out everywhere and we also spoke to the Police, press and local news. There will be event organisers that take specific processes, strategic advisory processes, traffic management team; it needs approval from statutory bodies such as Police and Council.  Traffic Manager Joey Smith had concerns after this event from feedback he had received.