North East meeting in April

Permits not the answer

Councillors at the North East Community Assembly recommended that the parking permit scheme around the Northern General Hospital be turned down.

Residents around the area had been consulted widely by the Council and voiced their views at several public meetings. Most people felt that while there was some parking problems, permits were not the answer.

However, four streets – Crabtree Close, Fairbank Road, Norwood Road and Blyde Road, who indicated they would like some parking restrictions, will be consulted further.

Funding Agreed

Over £360,000 of funding for the area was also agreed at the meeting, which was attended by about 50 people at the Chaucer Business and Enterprise Centre. Included in the funding for Burngreave was more Bring Out Your Rubbish days, further Community Chest funding, funding for additional street tree pruning and the continuation of the Saturday afternoon opening hours at Burngreave library.

NEAT team tackles grot spots

One of the projects that Councillors agreed to fund was for the NEAT team (Neighbourhood Environmental Action Team) to continue work in the area. This team responds to requests from local residents to tidy up the area and improve ‘grot spots’ and is made up of young people who are gaining training and work skills. In the last few months the team has:

• Cut back vegetation on footpaths, gennels and walkways, especially where this is growing from neglected private land such as Kirton Road

• Removed litter and small scale fly-tipping and small areas of graffiti

• Planted and maintained the flowers that you can see on roundabouts such as Herries Road

• Removed self-set trees and done minor tree works

• Joined in community clear-ups in areas such as Shirecliffe

Over a third of the NEAT trainees will go on to gain paid employment.