I confirmed at Witton Parish Council on Tuesday that the County Council will shortly be replacing bus shelters in Witton |Gilbert. I have made sure that these will be fully enclosed rather than the lean-toos we have seen in the past. The works will also include raising kerbs to improve disability access. Allthe shelters on Front St as well as the one outside the Primary School willbe replaced, along with an additional new shelter near the Travelers rest. The rest of the shelters in the village where necesary will be repainted and damaged glass/perspex replaced.

The Pedestrian Island I have been arranging to be installed near to the McColls on Sacriston lane is to go ahead with work expected in November subject to weather conditions. This will make it far safer to cross the road in the centre of the village.

The outdoor gym looks set to go ahead shortly on the playing fields behind Cooper Hall with funding from the AAP, Councillors Neighbourhood Budget and the Parish Council, the first of hopefully much more improvements to play facilities in the village.

I am also chasing up repairs to equipment at Findon Avenue which the Parish was promised would be carried out.

All the the footpaths along the whole length of Sacriston Lane allthe way to Sacriston have now been cut backand resurfaced following my requests last year. This means that every footpath on Front St and Sacriston Lane has now been resurfaced in the last year.

I am still pushing for resurfacing on Rose Lea and specifically an area going onto Findon Av which is in a terrible state.

The police have been dealing with some fire problems in the Witton area. If anyone sees anything please call the police immediately.