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NEWS & INFORMATION - ARCHIVE
4 June 07 >COLTON TRAFFIC - update
Traffic through Colton is at an all time high with traffic using Colton Road as a 'rat run' to avoid the roadworks on the A63 near Sainsbury's. HGV's & particularly refuse lorries are now regularly using the road through Colton as a short cut. The road was never meant to take this type and level of traffic & something needs to be done. Objections need to be raised with ourlocal councillor as quickly as possible to highlight the issue. Contact: Phone:
(0113) 260 9054 All comments welcome >> To send information click here 20 April 07 >COLTON TRAFFIC The main road through Colton has always used as a bit of a 'rat run' with drivers avoiding the traffic at Sainsburys's roundabout, but is it getting worse or are people just avoiding the current roadworks? • Once finished, will the improvements at the roundabout ease this problem? • Will the opening of Junction 45 M1 reduce the amount of lorries running down Bullerthorpe Lane? • Do you think we need traffic calming through Colton? i.e. sleeping policemen- the measure we have in place at the moment don't seem to slow traffic down. All comments welcome >> To send information click here 20 April 07 >STREETLIGHTS What do you think of Colton's new street lights? All comments welcome >> To send information click here 23 Feb 07 > MACDONALD'S OPEN UNTIL 5AM 7 DAYS A WEEK? I wanted to let everyone in Colton know that McDonalds have recently issued planning notice to open until 5am in the morning 7 days a week. Objections need to be raised to your local councillor as quickly as possible as they are trying to push it through quickly. A.Whitaker Contact: or Phone:
(0113) 260 9054 6 Sept 06->HOUSE REQUIRED IN COLTON Having just agreed a sale on our house ( not big enough for 2 children and 50% of the Fisher Price Toy Warehouse) we desparately need to rent a house in Colton (schools!!!!) before Christmas 2006.
Contact: Sara Brook - sm-brook@tiscali.co.uk 9 May 05->NEW AGE TRAVELLERS IN SAINSBURY'S CAR PARK There are reports coming in to ColtonVillage.com
that there are new age caravans in Sainsburys car park, School
Lane end and also in the Thorpe Park area near the hotel.
The police are aware & the travellers are supposed to
be leaving this evening.
21 April 05 ->COLTON NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH meeting Tues 26th April There will be a large scale neighbourhood watch meeting on Tuesday 26th April 07.30pm at Colton Methodist Church with the police to discuss the increase of vandalism, personal threats & burglary in the Colton area. The Colton community officer will tell us the Police strategy for Colton and what we have to do to help them achieve it This is not a lecture on what Burlgalr alarms to buy! The aim of the meeting is to get an action plan agreed and ensure we have the resources to achieve it! LET US WORK TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNTITY AND CLAIM OUR VILLAGE -PLEASE JOIN IN & HAVE YOUR SAY! PLEASE SUPPORT US!
• A VERY SAD DAY FOR COLTON 2 Jan 05 - Old primary school demolished
A very sad site greeted Colton residents last week when work started on demolishing the old Colton primary school. It took less than 2 days to completely flatten the school which had stood on the site for over 128 years.
There has been reports of asbestos in the building but local residents believe that this is just a story to fastrack plans to demolish the school. • COLTON CRIMEWAVE? 9 October 04 - ColtonVillage.com has received reports of an increase of vandalism & theft in the area. In July youths caused over £2000 of damage to Colton Institute which included mindlessly smashing all the windows. The Institute is a central part of the community & is home to lots of childrens clubs & parties, also wine tasting & yoga clubs. Find below concerns from a local neighbourhood watch meeting regarding the issue of vandalism at the Institute & recommended action to be taken: • Additional street lighting has been requested from Leeds City Council. • Trimming and cutting of hedges
and trees has been requested to Parks and Countryside to "expose"
the parking bay, ensuring horses in neighbouring field still
have full seclusion. Please do not hesitate to call the Police on 0845 6060606 if you see anything suspicious. We need to tell them everything in order to maintain a good Police presence. If they do not receive our calls they will monitor other areas. Other occurrences of damage & theft. • Frequent instances of bus shelters being smashed. • Padlock & chain removed from gates & attempted theft of a motorcycle. • A 3ft high garden windmill stolen from a front garden. • Garden fences kicked & smashed. From the e-mails ColtonVillage.com have received so far, the general consensus is that the fast food outlets on Bullerthorpe Lane are attracting more undesirable people into Colton, thus increasing crime in the area.
Making Colton residents more aware of the problems will hopefully increase peoples vigilance & make the area a crime free zone. Have you had any instances of vandalism to your property? Anything stolen from your house or garden? Have you seen something or someone suspicious in the area? Do you have any thoughts on what is causing the problem or any ideas on what to do to to stop it? • Colton - Public House 27 September 04- Colton's new pub will be called 'Colton Mill' More information to follow.
• Colton Primary School Development 21 JULY 04 - NEW APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION.
After years of decline after it's closure in 1992, the owners of the site of Colton Primary school have applied for planning permission for a second time to build on the site. The application is to build 3 five bedroom & 2 four bedroom detached houses. Locals are very unhappy about the plans & believe that the school is a major landmark in the area & part of local heritage & should be preserved. Residents nearby are also concerned about the increase in traffic & parking availability on School lane, especially during school drop-off & pick-up times. There are also fears about the possible risk of asbestos in the building. Plans for the development can be viewed at Halton Library. What do you think? Please go to: submit info, your thoughts & comments on what you think should happen to this building. Please indicate if you want your name & contact details publishing on the site. Do you think it should be restored to it's original state or knocked down to make room for something else? Comments will be published on the site. (see below) If you would like to object to the planning application then please e-mail department.of.planning@leeds.gov.uk or write to: Mr James Bacon Development Department The Leonardo Building 2 Rossington Street Leeds with reference 'Objection to Application No. 32/272/04/FU - School Lane, Colton' Colton Primary School - YOUR COMMENTS "I believe that the Primary School should be restored to its former glory and put into use as a community/ information centre. This could incorporate facilities such as after school/holiday child care and youth groups. Also incorporated could be a community cafe and conference rooms to let, which would add an amount of sustainability. This, I believe, would help in fostering a community spirit and would give a much needed focal point within the area. I believe that the people of Colton probably pay more than their fair share of council tax, but are not afforded the same community provision as the less affluent areas of Leeds." (Colton Resident) "The
school is becoming an eyesore a dangerous site that children
and animals could become injured. "Colton
desperately needs some central point where the community can
meet. There is no "village centre" and the school
would be the perfect place to redevelop for this purpose. By the way,
I would love someone to organise a yoga class in Colton, but
is there anywhere we can go?"
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