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Mon 30th Jun 2008:

Keeping our allotments in use.

The allotments in Avon Road, Chelmsford are now all ready for keen, green-fingered residents or just people who want a bit of space in which to grow flowers or vegetables. This follows lobbying by local councillor, Liberal Democrat Simon Jones, after he was contacted by local residents, frustrated with delays at the borough council in the allocation of sites.

Wed 18th Jun 2008:

Back our Post Offices - save the card account.

Chelmsford Liberal Democrats are backing calls to save the Post Office card account, which currently helps keep open local post offices around the country. The Government has added uncertainty to the future of the Post Office network by putting the Post Office Card Account (POCA) out to tender. If another organisation such as PayPoint or an international bank wins the tender, the Post Office Network will lose a vital part of their business, with further closures likely.

Sun 8th Jun 2008:

Lib Dems dig in for Springwatch.

On Saturday, local Liberal Democrats joined a range of BTCV volunteers and residents of the Brownings Avenue / Eastern Crescent area to build garden areas on the field in between. It was all part of the BBC Springwatch project. Local ward councillors Graham Pooley and Jude Deakin, Cllr Alan Arnot (Patching Hall) and Parliamentary Candidate Stephen Robinson took part in the digging and planting process.

Wed 9th Apr 2008:

Plans to bring St. Peter's pond back to life.

Councillor Nichols recently took a complaint from a local resident about the dumping of rubbish into pond at the rear of her property. Since then great strides have been taken to bring the pond, situated in St. Peter's College playing field, back to life.

Mon 10th Mar 2008:

Cllr. Nichols highlights the waste of Easter Egg packaging.

Liberal Democrat Councillor Gloria Nichols has been highlighting the wasteful packaging that comes with the Easter Eggs we buy from the high street. Councillor Nichols decided to speak out about this after she found she was unable to buy any Easter Eggs that did not come with excess packaging.

Sat 21st Apr 2007:

Lib Dem campaign for Trent Road cash machine pays off.

Trent Road's free cash machine is due to be installed by HSBC on April 24, following a campaign by Lib Dem Councillor Simon Jones.

Tue 27th Feb 2007:

New cash point in Trent Road following Lib Dem campaign.

Residents of a Chelmsford estate are celebrating the news that HSBC Bank are to provide a free cash machine at their local shopping parade. They will install the machine on the site of the existing telephone kiosk in Trent Road, following action by local Lib Dem Councillor Simon Jones.

Fri 2nd Feb 2007:

More Avenues parking relief; other Highways issues delayed.

At long last, notices are being published for the extension of residents' permit parking schemes to Fourth and Fifth Avenue. The lay-bys in Broomfield Road are also proposed to have parking restrictions on them. If matters go as planned, the schemes could be in place by the Spring, but to date progress has regrettably been much slower than anticipated - thanks to the Conservative County Council.

Avenues / University footpath saved.

Plans to divert footpaths running from the end of the Avenues to Bishop Hall Lane have been stopped. A campaign by local residents and Liberal Democrat councillors has succeeded in preventing the diversion proposed by Anglia Ruskin University.

Wed 31st Jan 2007:

Campaign success - new Post Office in Broomfield Parade.

A Post Office will reopen on 26th February on Broomfield Parade, off Patching Hall Lane. This follows a long campaign led by the local Liberal Democrats. They collected 1500 signatures on a petition to first try and prevent closure until a new Post Office was in place.

Tue 23rd Jan 2007:

No New Post Box for Chignal Road area.

Hundreds of residents in Chelmsford have been disappointed by Royal Mail failing to deliver a new Post Box. 150 residents of the Chignal Road area signed a petition to have an extra box placed on Chignal Road at the Kennet Way bus stop. But Royal Mail have said it would not be cost effective or viable to provide a box at this place.

Sun 19th Nov 2006:

Action for Wellington Close Residents.

Residents of Wellington Close, off Queensland Crescent, Chelmsford, are delighted that their overgrown side and rear pathways have been trimmed back following pressure from local Lib Dem Councillor Simon Jones. The paths were badly overgrown with brambles and weeds, and have now been cleaned up and trimmed by Chelmer Housing Partnership.

Fri 6th Oct 2006:

Get weeding those pavements!

The local Liberal Democrats have attacked Conservative-run Essex County Council for allowing weeds to take over some of the pavements around Chelmsford. Lib Dem Councillor Simon Jones (St Andrews ward) has written to the Essex Chronicle in response to an earlier letter.

Fri 7th Oct 2005:

Broomfield Parade Post Office in National Spotlight.

Chelmsford's Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesman Stephen Robinson raised the Broomfield Parade Post Office closure to national level when he featured it in his speech at the national Lib Dem conference in Blackpool. He told delegates from across the country that this was, "not some little local difficulty but a national disgrace by Tesco, who, despite posting record profits, were riding rough-shod over the needs of small urban communities by closing in-store Post Offices in the pursuit of greater profits."

Wed 7th Sep 2005:

Broomfield Parade Post Office extension "considered" - Charman.

Lib Dem Cllr. Peter Charman has announced that Tesco is considering a further extension to keep the Post Office on Broomfield Parade open while negotiations with the Post Office continue. He went on, "I'm also delighted that, after we put pressure on it, the Post Office has agreed to waive the fee of over £10,000 for a new Postmaster".

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