The Avondale Spring

Labour calls for action on our town centre

2012-02-17T20:27:00.002Z

There have been a large number of responses to the survey we dropped out last year on the town centre and associated car-parking charges. Town centre site boarded up since 2005 There has been an...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

County Council Cuts - Local Deal or Local Steal?

2012-02-12T22:26:00.001Z

The ongoing line spun for Cameron and Osborne is that the country needs debty reduction, the last government are to blame and that if you decide that you oppose a cut, then often the term "deficit...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Residents Condemn Toilet Closures

2012-01-29T23:55:00.000Z

Survey Results RESIDENTS' SURVEY SENDS MESSAGE TO THE COUNCIL Linda and I asked our constituents in a recent newsletter about their views on the town centre. 100% of the respondents said that...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

News Update

2012-01-29T21:35:00.001Z

LEADING COUNCILLLORS FAIL TO ANSWER QUESTIONS One of the ways in which democracy functions at our council is by being able to ask a question to executive councillors (those in charge) and hold them...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

News Round Up

2011-12-30T20:44:00.000Z

DOOR TROUBLE After the Council told the BBC Northampton Radio reporter they had "no further comment" to make on a constituent's door being replaced, I had to appear on Stuart Linnell's lunchtime...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Gas Replacement ruins Verges

2011-12-29T08:45:00.001Z

GAS REPLACEMENT: THE GOOD AND THE BAD National Grid is embarking on a programme to replace 91,000km of iron gas mains around the country. The programme targets iron mains within 30 metres of...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Animal Welfare Motion Passed at Council

2011-12-19T10:05:00.000Z

On Wednesday last week, the following motion – slightly amended by Conservative councillors who believe we are already doing enough on animal welfare – was passed: “This Council will use all the...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Traders treated with contempt over car parking petition

2011-12-14T22:34:00.000Z

What an absolute farce at council tonight. Traders in Kettering - ratepayers - handed a petition to the Council to say that they believe car parking charges are too high for the immediate survival of...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Appealing a Street Lights Appeal...

2011-12-13T10:15:00.002Z

In Victorian Britain, streetlights were championed as a sign of a safe and civilised community. The evolution of local government in this time is well documented. Just like the public health acts...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Strikes Round-Up

2011-11-30T10:46:00.000Z

Kettering Borough Council more or less ran a full day of services on Wednesday last week during the biggest disruption to public services for 30 years. The reasons that the strike happened were all...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

News Round-Up

2011-11-25T08:50:00.001Z

DROP THE BILL CAMPAIGN There is a big campaign building against the Tory Government’s reckless Health and Social Care Bill. A GP, Dr Kailash Chand has set up a Government e-petition...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Secret Working Group on Playing Fields

2011-11-13T21:25:00.001Z

Green Space behind Avondale School A working group was set up by arrangement of the Borough Council's Executive in September 2011. It looked at the sites to be protected under the Qeen...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Lights Out, Thefts Up

2011-11-09T08:58:00.002Z

Don't take my word for it, residents have spoken on local radio to confirm its true: Petty thefts are rising due to the darkness that has fallen on our streets. A number of hanging baskets...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Street Light Debacle

2011-10-28T21:34:00.000Z

Another day, another set of appeals against street light turn offs refused on the grounds of community safety. On the day that the Coalition boasts of changes to police.uk to show street level crime,...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

No Action on near-miss alleyway

2011-10-14T09:25:00.000Z

Last month, I reported my concerns about parking on grass verges outside the property at Church Mews and Judtith toad that is my view is illegal and would benefit from our wardens issuing...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

More County Council Cuts and Volunteers to run Libraries

2011-10-12T05:20:00.000Z

More County Council Cuts Headline from the Chronicle & Echo Yesterday Northamptonshire County Council has started the ball rolling towards finalising its budget, and where the axe will fall on...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Sleepwalking to Disaster

2011-10-09T05:27:00.000Z

Yes, you are looking a a picture of sleeping politicians at County Hall. My thanks to a local member of the public who took this photo of some Tory politicians enjoying some shuteye during a recent...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Dahlia Road Alleyway: Before & After

2011-09-14T11:16:00.000Z

Back in January this year, I took a walk around with Council Officers to raise concerns about the upset caused to residents by passersby banging on windows of the bungalows. The bungalows are home to...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

News Round Up

2011-09-12T14:12:00.000Z

Street LightsThe decisions on returning street lights that have been switched off back to public use are coing in thick and fast. So far of the 6 requests where a serious case for the light to go...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Street Lights Switch Off March in Kettering

2011-07-31T22:38:00.001Z

Over 50 people joined a march around Kettering's town centre, chanting, "What do we want? Lights On.... When do we want it? Now"! As the pressure ramps up on Tory councillors to change their minds on...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

News Round Up

2011-07-31T14:46:00.000Z

BATH ROAD & AVONDALE ROAD JUNCTION RESURFACED After 9 seperate street doctor requests going back to June 2009, the nasty patchy road that was such a horror to drive over has been repaired....

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Ronald Tree SureStart Centre Reaches Out

2011-07-26T23:32:00.000Z

The Ronald Tree Nursery school is going from strength to strength. It has strong plans for development. There is major development and community engagement coming from the SureStart Centre, which...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

Calling Local Voluntary Groups - Give Evidence

2011-07-21T22:19:00.001Z

Hanging Baskets in Bloom at Grange Place Shops Labour Councillors on Kettering's powerful research and development committee have set up an investigation panel to review the impact of cuts to...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

News Round Up

2011-07-07T14:30:00.000Z

COUNCILLORS' CONSULTATION OPENS ON LABURNUM CRESCENT SCHOOL'S FUTURE The period for response on whether the Avondale school sites should be retained after they close and re-open at the KBA site on...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.

What happens when the lights are out?

2011-07-06T11:17:00.000Z

I am beginning to open my eyes to the change to our local streetscene that is happening as lights are switched off across our estates. A year ago, we featured an alleyway between Almond Road and...

Residents of Avondale Grange Ward (Kettering Borough Council) can get a real insight into the word on the street from Paul and Linda, their local councillors.