Taking action on overhhanging hedges

Your Lib Dem team are taking action to tackle overhanging tress and hedges around our area.

Councillor Carmel Preston says “Overhanging branches are a danger to pedestrians. Its important that householders take care to prune any hedges which overhang the pavement but its also vital that the council tackle all bushes on their property”.


If you know of an area where overhanging branches are a problem please let your Lib Dem councillors know.

Pruning Trees on Bakers Lane

Residents have contacted your Lib Dem team to ask for action to be taken to tackle the overhanging trees along Bakers Lane.




Councillor Sue McGuire inspects the trees on Bakers Lane.
As Councillor Sue McGuire explains

"The Trees and Woodlands Departmet have inspected the trees along Bakers Lane and have confirmed that they do need pruning work to be undertaken on them.This pruning work will include pruning branches over properties, the highway, removing dead wood and thinning the crowns of the trees where needed.

Sue added

"The trees that stand on Bakers Lane are Plane trees, and because of this they can only be pruned during Autumn/Winter when the leaves have fallen. This is due to the leaves being hairy and collecting dust and pollution which makes it very difficult to prune during Summer. The work will therefore be completed later on in the year after the leaves have fallen."

Councillor Carmel Preston said

"The trees look great and really add character to the road but its important that they are managed and maintaned properly otherwise they can easily become overgrown."

Further Action on Hawkshead Street

We have posted details on a number of actions taken so far to improve conditions along Hawkshead Street however we are concerned that more action is still needed. As a result of this Councillor Sue McGuire has met both the Highways Maintenance and the Cleansing Managers at Hawkshead Street to show them in person the problems being expereinced here.

As Sue McGuire explains "Although a number of pot holes have been filled in following our initial request not enough has been. Following the site visit the Highways Manager has confirmed that more of the eroded areas and pot holes will be filled in."

Councillor McGuire added "There is still an on-going issue with weeds and litter which needs to be tackled however as a start I am pleased to report that direct action has been taken to tackle the weeds on the odd side."

Other issues to be tackled:
Street light obstructed by overhanging vegetation
Double Yellow line at the Queens Road junction has been obscured by recent road patching.

As always you Lib Dem Team will report back any further action

Residents in The Lawns are relieved

Following action by your Lib Dem team, residents in The Lawns are relieved to find that the dead and dying trees at the back of Melton Grange have finally been cut down and the whole area tidied up.

Residents first raised concerns when Melton Grange closed as a residential home and received planning permission to be converted into flats. As residents explained it looked like the site at the back would be left untouched with the dead and dying trees becoming increasingly more dangerous to our homes and gardens.

As Sue explained

"Tree Preservation Officer recommened that two Cupressus trees which were dead should be felled immediately since the bottom 1m of bark has been stripped casuing them to be 'ring barked' which has resulted in them displaying basal decay and initial cracking making them potentially dangerous. He also asked for the developer to take action to tiday up the site and I am very pleased to say that this has now been done."