by Mary Sherwood & Nick Davies | Jan 24, 2020 | Environment, Equality & Human Rights, What Local Politicians Do, What We Care About
The council’s Policy Development Committee (PDC) for Poverty Reduction, chaired by Mary, is working on a policy to ensure that the benefits of green infrastructure are enjoyed by all our communities. It has been known for a long time that Swansea is a county of two...
by uplandslabour | Sep 18, 2017 | Environment, Mary Sherwood, Personal Blogs, What We Care About
Many years I go I acquired a hilarious Excel spreadsheet which tells you your “Ideal Job” when you type in your name. Playing around with middle names and initials gets different results – my friend Roz Ward, “Office Numpty”, aggrandised herself to Rosalind...
by Nick Davies | Aug 24, 2017 | Environment, Nick Davies, Personal Blogs, Sustainable Transport, What We Care About
I am the Council’s Sustainable Transport Champion. Sustainable transport is any form of transport other than the private car: public transport, cycling and walking. Affordable and integrated transport is vital for increasing employment and economic activity,...
by uplandslabour | Aug 5, 2017 | Environment, HMOs, Nick Davies, Personal Blogs, What We Care About
The number of letting boards in Uplands and Brynmill, advertising vacant Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) is a matter of local concern. It makes the area look shabby, as if no one wants to live here. Letting agents keeps these up all year, even if there isn’t a...
by uplandslabour | Aug 5, 2017 | Environment, Nick Davies, Personal Blogs, Sustainable Transport, Traffic, What We Care About
Cllr Nick Davies has met with school staff, residents and PCSOs about the problems caused by traffic congestion in the streets surrounding Brynmill and Brynymor Schools, in Brynmill, and Oakleigh House School on Penlan Crescent and dropping off and picking up times....
by uplandslabour | Aug 5, 2017 | Environment, HMOs, Nick Davies, Personal Blogs, What We Care About
For many years, the number of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Uplands and Brynmill has grown to unsustainable levels. The over-density means that we have ‘ghost streets’ and poorly managed, shabby looking HMOs, with refuse piling up outside, are bad for...
