by Mary Sherwood & Nick Davies | Jan 24, 2020 | Equality & Human Rights, What Local Politicians Do, What We Care About
The Policy Development Committee (PDC) for Poverty Reduction, chaired by Mary, meets monthly as either a formal, public meeting or an informal working group, to discuss ways to improve life for people on low incomes and to develop policies that will help. PDCs are...
by Mary Sherwood & Nick Davies | Sep 14, 2019 | Traffic
The Broadway junction has been an area of known traffic congestion for many years. Being such a key route for schools and colleges, the afternoon build up typically starts around 3pm on term time weekdays, creating problems for everyone, particularly those who rely...
by Mary Sherwood & Nick Davies | Jul 26, 2019 | What We Care About
Why do we have huge parking problems in Uplands? Students. That’s one way of looking at it. Another is: Why do we sometimes have no parking problems in Uplands? Students. When students depart, remaining residents can park. Other areas of Swansea are chock-a-block...
by Mary Sherwood & Nick Davies | Jul 26, 2019 | What We Care About
There is an argument that the vast majority of global warming is caused by large companies, and the governments of nation states including the UK keep letting them get away with it. Decisions made by a relatively small unitary authority cannot begin to address even...
by Mary Sherwood & Nick Davies | Jul 26, 2019 | Democracy & Participation, News
At the last Council meeting it was great to see so many people in the public gallery asking well-considered questions. Engagement like this is great for Swansea and the Council. Why was the gallery so full? Principally because the Council was due to vote on a...
by Mary Sherwood & Nick Davies | Jul 26, 2019 | HMOs, News
Last year, a planning application to convert the former Tofts Building at 60 Bernard Street into a 17 unit student accommodation block provoked a lot of local opposition. Nick and Mary campaigned against it, but before it went to Planning Committee it was thrown out...
by Mary Sherwood & Nick Davies | May 27, 2019 | News, Personal Blogs
Councillors are always busy but 20th – 25th May 2019 was full of such interesting meetings and events I thought I’d share it as an example of the range of things we do int he process of representing residents and fulfilling the manifesto on which we were...
by Mary Sherwood & Nick Davies | May 8, 2019 | News
Jack Murphy’s is planning to take over the old Wasabi building. The premises already has a licence for the supply of alcohol until 11pm Monday to Saturday and 10:30pm Sunday. They have asked to extend these hours to midnight Monday to Thursday and 2am Friday to...
by Mary Sherwood & Nick Davies | Mar 5, 2019 | News
This month’s report focuses on news from the Council Chamber, which saw the adoption of both the LDP and the Budget, on February 28th. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN – with HMO safeguards at long last The LDP was finally presented to Council … along with some disappointing...
