North Somerset (parish) Council posts

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[Chris from Nailsea]

I may have been a little unfair.   From "About Tim Bowles"

... I’m also determined to make transport a priority like a new station at Henbury and Horfield, speeding up the Portway Park and Ride station, and increased services from Sea Mills and Shirehampton stations.

No mention, however, of re-opening the Portishead Branch line for passengers. 

[rogerw]

Not within his remit. It lies within North Somerset.

[Chris from Nailsea]

I know.  That's why I posted with a 'lips sealed' emoticon.

What a wasted opportunity, though.  Nigel Ashton and Elfan ap Rees should be hanging their heads in shame, for taking such a unilateral decision to opt North Dibley out of the whole West of England mayor venture.

[Chris from Nailsea]

Please don't take this the wrong way, but the addition of North Somerset would not of changed the result, just the responsibility of the winner.

No, it wouldn't have changed the result at all - and nor did I suggest that it would have done so.  But the inclusion of the innately conservative, and safely Conservative, North Somerset Council would have made the new Conservative West of England Mayor's position all the more powerful in deciding issues such as transport, housing and business development.

 

[ChrisB]

News of a mixed variety. According to the latest circular from north somerset parish council on the subject:

You sure about that? Must be the largest PC in the country :-)

[Bmblbzzz]

News of a mixed variety. According to the latest circular from north somerset parish council on the subject:

You sure about that? Must be the largest PC in the country :-)

Could be a mistake, but could be FTN expressing his opinion.

[Chris from Nailsea]

The correct name is indeed North Somerset Council.  However, those of us who live and/or work in the local area, and often have to wonder at the perverse decisions and actions of our local council, have been known to refer to it rather derisively as North Dibley Council, or North Somerset Parish Council.  Myself included. 

May I offer our apologies for any confusion this may have caused to readers from outside our parish. 

[TonyK]

May I offer our apologies for any confusion this may have caused to readers from outside our parish. 

Similarly, the use of lower case for the names of authorities choosing not to join the West of England Combined Authority.

[Red Squirrel]

May I offer our apologies for any confusion this may have caused to readers from outside our parish. 

Blessed be the fruit.

[chuffed]

The inclusion or lack of a space between North Somerset Parish Council in action and North Somerset inaction can really only be appreciated by those who are unfortunate enough to live in the aforesaid areal. The latest bout of  Uriah Heep hand wringing by the current leader and deputy over the number of homes required to be built by the government,over the next few years, is hypocrisy at its most nauseous.

[TonyK]

Makes me wonder why we need the Western Super Mayor (thanks, bignosemac!) and the extra layer of bureaucracy. I thought he was supposed to innovate and drive transport forward, not the opposite.

[alan_s]

Ironically in North Somerset we had no say in the Metro Mayor, therefore he should have no say in our Railway!

[TonyK]

Ironically in North Somerset we had no say in the Metro Mayor, therefore he should have no say in our Railway!

That is just one example of how north somerset parish council isn't as detached as is made out.

At the risk of banishment to the pedantry step, I shall point out that NSDC had a say, but opted out. That might prove either a jolly good idea, or bring about the demise of the Western Super Mayor, or both.

[chuffed]

I use a route to travel into the nearby city which was operated by single deckers until the bus operator decided passenger usage warranted the use of double deckers on the route. To be fair on the operator they did run a 'clearance run' and noted a number of instances where overhanging tree branches were (in danger of) fouling the upper deck and notified the LA of their concerns and locations. The LA claimed that they had no budget and could't be arsed to do anything.

On the first day of the 'double decked' service the third outbound service of the day from the city collided with one of the obstructions identified and knocked out the front upper deck windscreen. The LA then found the finance to instruct a tree surgeon to carry out some tree loping work THE NEXT DAY.

Not in Cornwall this year

Sounds like Dibley Parish Council aka North Somerset and the Portishead bus routes. I would love to see a tree lope along the aforesaid branch line, but I will settle for some further lopping just now. If an oak and an ash got so entangled might they be said to be eloping ? Ahhh...... I'll get my coat.



Edit note: Quote marks fixed, for clarity. CfN.

[Chris from Nailsea]

I have lost three or four nearside wing mirrors on my van, due to the frequent need to tuck in to the hedge to allow oncoming vehicles to pass, but having occasionally fouled the outstanding foliage where the hedge has been strimmed - but only between ground level and just below the height of my van's wing mirror.