As regular readers of this blog will know cleaning up the Redlands area is something that Glenn, Kirsten and I spend a lot of our time on . At a Borough-wide level, our recent victory on bulky waste collections is just part of our ongoing campaign to make Reading as a whole an nicer place to live.
Picking up from where my recent post on the problem of litter left off, I'm pleased to report that the Council has listened to us and agreed to install two additional litter bins on Elmhurst Road and to monitor the area to ensure litter levels are kept under control.
In other news the Council's Streetcare has agreed to remove rubbish from Bamburgh Close, Hadrians Walk West and to carry out a deep clean on Hexham Road following requests from the Lib Dems.
A team of hardworking councillors' work is never done, however. In a busy urban area, no sooner is one issue tackled when another one rears its head.
A resident contacted me today about rubbish being dumped in an alley-way linking Hatherley Road and Donnington Gardens. I have written to the Council's HMO Licensing team asking them to investigate.
When I stood for election in 2006 this was a massive problem in alley-ways on Foxhill Road and Addington Road. I'm pleased to say my campaign for alley gates gained via Safer Reading Campaign funding successfully resolved that problem and also helped reduce opportunities for burglars and anti-social behaviour.
Graffiti, specifically tagging, sadly also continues to be a major problem in Redlands and Katesgrove at the moment, as highlighted in the Evening Post today. We have been reporting any graffiti we see as often as we can to be removed.
If you come across graffiti in your area please report it to the Police on 0845 8 505 505 so it can be logged on their database of tags. The Council will also remove the graffiti free of charge - call Streetcare on 0800 834 035.
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