The Local elections on Thursday 2nd May will decide who represents the interests of our area at Harborough District Council for the next Four Years. Only the Lib Dem Focus Team have a record of action in Scraptoft, Thurnby, Bushby, Houghton and Stoughton. We will stand up for our area and demand better from our […]

Harborough District Council has voted by a narrow margin to endorse the Strategic Growth Plan. This would see a massive increase in housing numbers over the plan period 2031 – 2050 (16,000 of which 6,000 would be to meet the needs of Leicester City). The plan has been approved by all the councils in Leicestershire […]

The loss of local control over planning decisions is there for all to see. Drive anywhere in Harborough District and you will pass a building site. Planning permission has been granted for over 900 houses in Thurnby, Bushby and Scraptoft and a further 140 are being built up the road in Houghton. It is against […]

Over 100 people responded to the consultation on the future status of Scraptoft Nature Reserve with the vast majority opposed to the de-declaration of the site. All consultation responses on the Local Plan have been published on Harborough District Council’s website. The Draft Local Plan proposes a Strategic Development Area (SDA) of 1,200 houses on Scraptoft […]

On 24th Nov Leicestershire County council’s Cabinet considered it formal response to the draft Harborough Local Plan. Below is the submission I made setting out the concerns about the traffic impacts of the proposed SDA at Scraptoft. The proposed Strategic Development Area at Scraptoft relies heavily on improving and upgrading Keyham Lane West to serve […]

Come along to a drop-in event taking place this Saturday 7th Oct 2017, 9.30am – 2.30pm at the White House pub, Scraptoft Lane, Scraptoft, LE7 9SE. The Local Plan has reached an important stage and Harborough District Council is inviting representations from the public until 3rd November 2017. Two key areas of housing (strategic development […]

Further to the large number of emails and letters received in recent weeks about the decision by Arriva to withdraw the 56 bus from this Saturday this update sets out the latest situation. In response to the announcement by Arriva a petition signed by over 700 local residents was sent to the County Council and […]

A few weeks back I broke the news that Arriva were planning to end the 56 bus service and that Station Road would no longer get a service. The response has been incredible. A petition has been signed by over 500 people and is being presented to Leicestershire County Council. A public meeting is taking […]

In response to the news that Arriva is to withdraw the 56 bus serving Scraptoft and Thurnby, I have issued the following press statement:   Local community shocked at decision by Arriva to withdraw their bus service Local Residents in Thurnby and Scraptoft have expressed surprise and shock at the decision by Arriva to withdraw […]