All posts by Martin Goss

Hospital parking

1st January 2019HospitalAnne Turrell, Colchester, Colchester Hospital, David King, Health, Hospital, Martin Goss, Mile End Lib Dems, Myland, North Colchester, Phil Coleman, Turner RoadMartin Goss

The hospital has our and community support. But David King and colleagues’ have made clear they need to be better neighbours, to take account of Mile End needs as they modernise the hospital, manage traffic flows and reduce the pressure on local roads. Improvements are coming.

A new travel centre will help everyone. But we know fewer staff parking permits are a problem and can affect residents, as staff unable to park will look for spaces on local roads. We welcome steps taken to reduce that pressure, such as free use of the park and ride for three months and subsidies for car sharing and public transport use.

We will continue to monitor and press for further improvements through our liaison meetings. SHARE YOUR CONCERNS with us and we will continue to make sure your voice is heard.

New bench for Bergholt Road recreation ground

28th November 2018Bergholt RoadAllotments, Anne Turrell, Bench, Bergholt Road, Braiswick, Colchester, Colchester Council, Community funding, David King, Martin Goss, Mile End Lib Dems, Myland, North Station, Phil Coleman, Zone teamMartin Goss

Funded as part of the Cllr Locality budget a new bench will shortly be installed at the Bergholt Road recreation ground.

This request came from local residents who wanted to see more seating in the area so this bench has been funded and ordered.

It’s the little things that make a huge difference so we are very happy to support this request. We are so pleased to support the community.

Phil Coleman, Martin Goss, David King & Anne Turrell

Mile End Team

Locality budget – How would you like it spent in Mile End?

11th July 2018Community fundingAnne Turrell, Chesterwell, Colchester, Colchester Council, Community funding, David King, Martin Goss, Mile End, Myland, New Braiswick Park, North Colchester, North Station, Northfields, Phil Coleman, RosewoodMartin Goss

Phil Coleman, David King and Martin Goss each get £2000 to spend on projects in Mile End. In previous years we have funded tree planting, new benches and also purchased play equipment for the local Primary Schools in our area.

If there are improvements you’d like to see then please get in touch with the team by emailing U2US@mileendlibdems.org

Potholes and re-surfacing

26th May 2018Bergholt RoadAnne Turrell, Bergholt Road, Colchester, David King, Essex County Council, Martin Goss, Mile End, North Colchester, Phil Coleman, Pot holes, RepairsMartin Goss

One of the biggest issues we are asked about is the state of our roads and those potholes.

Therefore after much reporting and chasing by your local and county councillors we have finally had Bergholt Road resurfaced. We are happy to chase and challenge Essex Highways on your behalf to get improvements carried out and in the last year we have had success with Mill Road, Bergolt Road, Junction 28 and numerous potholes repaired. Please keep reporting and we will keep chasing up for you.

Thank you from Cllr David King

26th May 2018UncategorisedAnne Turrell, Colchester, Colchester Council, David King, Elections, Essex County Council, Martin Goss, Mile End Lib Dems, Myland, Phil ColemanMartin Goss

David wants to thank those who voted for him in the recent May elections.

The Mile End seat remains Liberal Democrat so you are represented by Phil Coleman, Martin Goss, David King on Colchester Borough and Anne Turrell is your Essex County Councillor.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any member of the team.

Electing a new Councillor on May 3rd 2018

27th April 2018ElectionsAnne Turrell, Boxted Road, Braiwick Park, Chesterwell, Colchester, Colchester Council, David King, Dominic Graham, Martin Goss, Mile End, Mile End Lib Dems, Mile End Road, Mill Road, Myland, Northern Approach Road, Northfields, Phil Coleman, Rosewood, Severalls hopsital, Tufnell Way, Turner RoadMartin Goss

On May 3^rd you have the chance to elect a new Councillor for Mile End as Dominic Graham is retiring after representing Mile End for the last 4 years.

David King has been working as part of our team for the last year and has been a great asset rolling his sleeves up and getting heavily involved in the Mile End workload.

During the last year he has personally responded to the hundreds of Mile End resident surveys we have received after we have knocked on every door and ensured everyone in Mile End has had a chance to have your say.

He has also spoken to many resident’s face to face on the door and followed up the many issues highlighted in your responses, from potholes, parking issues and facilities to holding developers to account.
He has cleared snow from the pathways of many local residents, has picked the litter and worked at the environmental concerns of residents.
He supports the rest of the team in our work to improve Mile End. This will soon include new outdoor play equipment for the Mile End playing fields.

David lives in Mile End with his family and has a long history of being active in the local community not only as a Community Councillor but as Chair of Governors for various schools in the area. David is, like us, totally against pointless tit for tat with other political parties and for a positive approach to the issues. He is part of a collective team only interested in putting Mile End first. Our regular newsletters delivered all year round will always be full of Mile End information and updates. We hope that you find them useful.

We hope that you will support David to become your newest Councillor and further strengthen our already community focussed team with his great breadth of experience. If there are any issues that we can help with, please do not hesitate to get in touch with any member of the team.

Kind regards
Councillors Phil Coleman, Martin Goss and Anne Turrell

Mile End Locality budgets

13th March 2018Community fundingAnne Turrell, Bergholt Road, Braiwick Park, Chesterwell, Colchester, Colchester Council, Community funding, David King, Dominic Graham, Martin Goss, Mile End Lib Dems, Mile End Road, Myland, North Colchester, Northern Approach Road, Northfields, Phil Coleman, Severalls hopsital, Turner RoadMartin Goss

Each Councillor gets £2,000 to spend in their area.

We have invested in the following:

New trees for Mile End to be planted in our open spaces
Sports equipment for local Primary schools
Bulb planting in two locations in Mile End
Sports equipment for children’s holiday camps at First Site
A bench on Mill Road by the gym equipment
Contribution to the “Community First Responders”
Contribution to homeless charities Beacon House and Colchester Night Shelter
Sports kit for a football club

David King said “This is a great investment in many worthwhile causes either in our local community or in organisations that help support Mile End residents.”

Highways updates for Mile End

21st January 2018HighwaysAnne Turrell, Bergholt Road, Braiswick, Colchester, David King, Dominic Graham, Essex County Council, Martin Goss, Mill Road, Northern Approach Road, Phil Coleman, Turner RoadMartin Goss

All of the pot holes on Turner Road, Mill Road and Northern Approach Road have been reported to Essex County Council for repair.

Bergholt Road is finally set to be resurfaced by Essex County Council in the 2018/19 financial year.

Most of Bakers Lane & all of Spring Lane has now been resurfaced.

UK Power Networks have been chased about the lack of functional lighting on the zebra crossing at the entrance to Bergholt Road.

Mill Road traffic calming design is being costed by Essex County Council & we hope they will shortly publish their proposed design.

Turner Road is set for major resurfacing & stabilization works due to the identified subsidence found by a leaky water main.

Bus lane cameras are also now working on Nayland Road and North Station Road bus lanes so fines will be issued.

David King, Phil Coleman, Martin Goss, Dominic Graham and Anne Turrell

Mile End Team

Hospital expansion

27th December 2017UncategorisedAnne Turrell, Colchester, Colchester Hospital, David King, Hospital, Martin Goss, Mile End, NHS, NHS Trust, Park and Ride, Parking, Turner RoadMartin Goss

Many of you have complained to us about visitors and staff parking on nearby roads. One particularly bad delay was due to a burst water main in Turner Road.

Cllr Anne Turrell helped get that resolved swiftly. Anne, David King and Martin Goss have also met recently with a senior manager from the Hospital Trust. The good news is that the Trust are thinking ahead. They are looking to improve their services. More importantly – and we pressed hard on this – they have added 180 spaces to the public car park. Some of this has recently been used by their contractors, but they will now have their own temporary parking facilities.

They are also introducing a permit system to encourage staff to leave their cars at home. And they will be helping them to use buses and or the park and ride.

They will be building a new travel centre in 2018. They have streamlined entrance and help arrangements at the hospital. We are encouraged by the attitudes, the new facilities and the investments in the hospital (and by their improved recent performance).

We hope you will see rather less congestion and more parking on site and less nearby. If the problem persists we will push the trust for more radical solutions.

We will see them again early next year and will feed-back to you then.

David King, Mile End Focus Lead

Nayland Road bus gate camera

16th November 2017HighwaysAnne Turrell, Bus lane, Bus lane cameras, Chesterwell, Colchester, David King, Dominic Graham, Martin Goss, Mile End, Mile End Road, Mill Road, Myland, Nayland Road, North Station, Phil ColemanMartin Goss

Essex County Council are adding a bus gate camera that will definitely be in operation so fines can be levied on anyone who drives through the gate either way. It will go into operation in November 2017.

It is worth being aware of this as Essex County Council will pursue anyone who uses this entrance.

A bus lane camera was recently added to the lane outside the Norfolk Pub in North Station Road and fines have since been issues.

We don’t want to see anyone receive a fine.

David King, Dominic Graham, Phil Coleman, Martin Goss & Anne Turrell