The neighbourhood warden team covering our area has been hard at work dealing with problems raised by residents and local councillors, including a number of reports I passed across in the last month. Their report is below for the villages in the Framwellgate Moor Division. This is just part of the work they undertake on a daily basis.

If there are any issues similar to the ones below which you feel need addressing please call me on 01913725866 or email me at mark.wilkes@durham.gov.uk.

FRAMWELLGATE MOOR /PITY ME

• Fly tipping has been removed from the Ghyll field road field area. A resident in the area has been issued with a warning letter as we found evidence in the fly tip relating to there address they have also been advised as to their duty of care for disposing of there waste in the correct manner.
• Patrols have been increased around the Arnison Centre and Abbey Sports Centre due to complaints of dog fouling. These patrols will continue.
• Litter patrols carried out around County Hall and the DLI museum for people not disposing of their cigarette butts correctly. Pocket ash trays have been handed out to members of the public and to Durham county council employees.
• Visit made to a commercial property in the Framwellgate Moor area to advise them on the appropriate way to dispose of commercial waste due to a skip in the area causing issues with litter and fly tipping.
• Foot patrols of Lund Avenue, Front Street and surrounding area around the school/college have been carried out over the lunch time period.

BRASSIDE

• Several litter picks have been made on the road that leads from Frankland prison to Finchale Abbey. Litter patrols in this area are ongoing including the occasional evening patrol to try and target cars parked up in the lay by’s.

WITTON GILBERT

• Due to regular complaints of overflowing bins In the Witton area wardens are checking the bins whenever possible. If bins are full requests are made for them to be emptied ASAP on top of the weekly rounds the cleansing team make.
• A request has been made for bushes in the Green Lea garage site to be cut back. Due to birds nesting this is not possible at the minute but will be done as soon as the nesting seasons over.
• Dog fouling/litter patrols carried out throughout the village particularly the Oak Lea area.

Litter clearing procedure has been started on a property in the Oak Lea area.

BEAR PARK

• Regular dog fouling and litter patrols in area.
• Graffiti arranged to be removed from Bo dinners shop.
• ASB issues being addressed by Wardens, Police and ASB officers on Auton Style and surrounding areas.
• One fly tip on Colliery Road of builders waste, cleared by Warden.
• Dog foul complaint received from Taylor Road.
• Verbal warning given to a resident  in regard to household waste stored in back garden of the property. Housing officer informed that the resident may be subject to a litter clearing notice.
• Rubbish removed from the wooded area next to the allotments on Colliery Road.
• Regular proactive patrols in the area.