April 10th, 2012 by Mark Rusling
The residents associations on Milton and Aubrey Roads need your help. They are hoping to hold a street party to celebrate the Olympics, and we are helping them out. You can view their plans here. If you can offer any help or suggestions, get in touch with the organisers through their website. See you there!
May 2nd, 2011 by Mark Rusling
During a recent street surgery in Tower Hamlets Road, residents complained about the lack of trees on their street. Although the street is fairly narrow, we have arranged for some small trees to be planted during this winter. Council officers will consult with residents to find out the best place to plant the trees.
If you think that your road could benefit from some more greenery, let us know and we’ll see what we can do!
March 9th, 2011 by Mark Rusling
Our campaign to stop speeding cars in five roads in Hoe Street has been featured in the local Guardian. Drivers regularly go the wrong way, and at speeds vastly in excess of the limit, in Milton, Aubrey, Tower Hamlets, Browns and Byron Roads.
We will be starting our petition in the next few weeks, and residents have already started to contact us with their ideas. If you would like more information, or would like to make suggestions, get in touch.
February 27th, 2011 by Mark Rusling
We have joined forces with the Aubrey Road and Milton Road Residents Associations to fight drivers who ignore speed limits and road signs and put residents’ lives at risk. Drivers often speed down Aubrey Road, Milton Road, Tower Hamlets Road, Browns Road and Byron Road to get between Hoe Street and Forest Road, and to get to Church Hill.
The speed limit on all the roads is 20mph, but that doesn’t stop many drivers. We are contacting residents to warn them of this danger, and to ask them to sign our petition. We’ll then take up this issue with council traffic officers. Below is a press release we will be sending to local newspapers.
Speed Demons
Chairs of two Walthamstow residents associations have joined local councillors to say ‘enough is enough’ to speeding cars. Milton and Aubrey Roads are often used by drivers to cut from the Bell Corner on Forest Road to Hoe Street, and as a dangerous short-cut to Church Hill.
Both have 20 mph limits, as do the surrounding streets – Tower Hamlets, Byron and Browns Roads. However, that doesn’t stop many thoughtless drivers, who often clock up speeds of over 40 mph and ignore one-way signs.
The local councillors, Saima Mahmud, Ahsan Khan and Mark Rusling, are visiting residents to warn them of the dangers of speeding cars and to ask them to sign a petition calling for action.
They said: “We are very concerned that drivers are blatantly ignoring the speed limit. By ignoring the speed limit, they are ignoring the right of residents to be safe in their own streets. We’re going to work with Barry and James to sort this out”.
Barry Coidan, Chair of Milton Road Residents Association said: “These are quiet residential streets with a lot of families and older people living in them. It is totally unacceptable for drivers to put our lives at danger just to shave a few seconds off their journey”.
James Phillips, Chair of Aubrey Road Residents Association, added: “The number of new families with young children has increased on our street and residents are worried that it’s only a matter of time before a child is struck by one of these speeding one-way drivers”.
Residents can contact the councillors through www.workingforhoestreet.org.uk to find out about the campaign.
April 11th, 2010 by Mark Rusling
Benedict, aged 4, delivering leaflets on Tower Hamlets Road!
February 27th, 2010 by Mark Rusling
Today, after helping out at the community health event in the Orford Road Asian Centre, we headed to Milton, Cairo and Tower Hamlets Roads. We spoke to over 50 residents about parking issues and crime. Some residents told us that they would like to see more police on their streets, and we are working hard to make that happen.
We attend the Hoe Street Safer Neighbourhood Team panel meetings, where we feed back your views to the local police officers. The Labour Party is also backing the 120 Campaign, to persuade the Mayor of London to allocate enough funding to Waltham Forest to bring our police numbers in line with neighbouring boroughs. At the moment, we have the same number of police as Redbridge, but the same number of crimes as Hackney.
We are very happy to take a stand with residents against crime in our area. We all live locally, so we all have the same experiences of crime – do get in touch if you would like to work with us.
February 18th, 2010 by Mark Rusling
Residents on Tower Hamlets Road have been in touch to complain about the amount of dog mess on their street. We’re working with the council’s enforcement unit to identify the dog owners and hold them to account. We need more dog patrols in the ward – Labour has pledged £100,000 extra funding for dog wardens in Waltham Forest, which will definitely help.
Let us know if things get better, or if we need to step up our efforts.
