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NEWS & INFORMATION
1st June 2010 Traffic Problems - Colton Retail Park Since the traffic lights were put in at the entry/exit to Colton Retail Park there is still traffic queing around the car park. There are reports that some people have been waiting nearly an hour to get out. The traffic trying to enter the retail park also backs up onto the roundabout & even towards the M1. There is clearly still a problem. Our opinion? - Lots of heavy hitting retailers (Sainsburys, Boots, Argos etc.) & fast food restaurants (McDonalds, KFC etc) and just one road in and out. Demand outweighs capacity. Our solution? Walk. We would like to hear your comments. The company that dealt with all the original plans is called Local Dialogue. I'm sure they are aware of the current situation & would like to hear your comments. Contact details below. Contact Scott on 0113 246 9243 or scott.royal@locadialogue.com There has been a Facebook group setup to voice opinion: or you could join the ColtonVillage.com Group - click on the Facebook logo below.
3rd Sept 2009 Traffic Improvements - Colton Sainsbury's After feedback regarding the recent proposal's for improvements to Colton Sainsburys, there was a lot of concern voiced regarding trafiic around the store. This is now to be addressed. Please find below a statement from Local Dialogue, the company working on behalf of Sainsbury's regarding the propsosed changes. To improve access to and from the site, the current entrance and exit on Stile Hill Way will undergo significant improvements. The junction will be widened to accommodate an additional exit lane and traffic lights will be introduced, improving traffic flow and safety into the store. The primary reason for the current delays in exiting the store is vehicles turning right out of the store, blocking vehicles turning left. These changes will reduce delays by enabling right turning vehicles to exit the site more easily. 30th July 2009 NEW ROUTE FOR No.18 ENDANGERS SCHOOL CHILDREN IN COLTON
Failing a rerouting, the school has asked that First Bus changes its schedules to avoid pupil peak periods. So far this has also failed. When cars are parked legally and not on the zig-zag markings outside the school, buses still have difficulty manoeuvring safely. It's feared that sooner or later a child will be killed or seriously injured on this road. The service was first routed down School Lane in February. The school, which has 250 pupils, did not qualify for a formal crossing point said Mrs Johnson. She added: "We try to encourage pupils and their parents to walk to and from school and a large proportion do so now. A First spokesman said: "We have some sympathy with the school at present but the issue of traffic management is one they need to consider very seriously. 28th July 2009 Sainsbury's extension - Public Consultation Exhibition A message from LOCAL DIALOGUE LLP This is an invitation to a public exhibition on the proposed extension of Sainsbury's Colton, Leeds. To improve the shopping experience for our customers, Sainsbury's is seeking planning permission to extend its store at Colton, Leeds. As a local resident your views are important to us, and we would like to hear from you before we submit a planning application. We would like to invite you to a public exhibition where you can view the plans, ask any questions you may have and take the opportunity to give us your comments. Members of the project team will be in store on Friday, 24 July from 12pm until 7pm and Saturday, 25 July from 10am until 2pm. The exhibition will remain on display for the following week. As well as creating a number of jobs for local people, preliminary proposals include: - Side extension to provide additional retail space for more food and non-food products We're right at the beginning of the public consultation, so if you hear of any groups or individuals who have any questions or concerns, please encourage them to get in touch with us, as we'd really like to hear their views. We're also running a Facebook group where people can discuss the plans among themselves. It can be found on http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=125330143697&ref=search 24th July 2009 Friends of St Gemma's fundraising Group - East Leeds We are setting up a new Friends of St Gemma's fundraising group at this side of Leeds. We hope to pull in keen and enthusiastic people with fundraising ideas who are living in any of the Leeds 15 and 25 districts. Our inaugural meeting will be at St Gemma's at harrogate Road on September 15th - a launch lunch. Details from Maggie Poppa on 0113 2946389 or email: yca.leeds@ntlworld.com March 2009 New & improved ColtonVillage site for 2009! It's been a while but the new improved Colton Village website has finally arrived! Hopefully the site will be easier to navigate than the last one & certainly easier for me to keep up to date. I still need to update across the whole site so please be patient. I would be interested to know your thoughts on the new look site & any suggestions you think could improve it. Please also feel free to collar me (excuse the pun) while I'm walking around Colton with my dog. He's the black & white leggy collie that you probably only see as a blur as he goes sprinting past you. (See pic below) Cheers, Graham PS Don't forget to send me information to keep the site updated. It is what YOU make it!
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