Managed to get the snow clearing teams out to a few areas in the last few days to improve road conditions, including on Newton Drive and Lund Av. to get access to the School and Doctors surgeries. Staff also responded to my requests to help clear footpaths at the shops in Framwellgate Moor. All credit to the streetscene team.

Council is filling grit bins as quickly as they can and along with Newton Hall councillors I have put in requests for grit bins in a few areas including Ghyllfield Road and the surrounding streets.

Our requests for grit bins at The Avenue, Pity Me and Durham Terrace, Fram Moor were refused so I arranged for sacks of grit to be put there using local funds, as well as down in Brasside where I have been waiting since the 10th December for an answer as to whether or not the village can have a grit bin – really does take the mickey that the council can’t give me an answer in SIX WEEKS! There isn’t a single grit bin in the village.

I have had a lot of requests for estate roads to be cleared and the council is doing as many as they can at the moment. If there is a serious issues somewhere please let me know.