Paul Burstow visited Stonecot Hill on Friday (19 October) to talk with local traders and residents about parking facilities and improving the area.

Sutton and Cheam’s Liberal Democrat MP walked the length of Stonecot Hill’s shopping parade to assess the difficulties caused by current parking regulations and the state of the street scene generally.

Mr Burstow will be writing to Transport for London to clarify the parking consultation process which will start in November, following a petition from 2000 local people. He will also encourage progress on various street maintenance issues.

The police’s Stonecot Safer Neighbourhoods Team has published its latest newsletter, keeping local people up to date with police priorities and activity in the area.

The police’s local priorities for Stonecot ward will be:

• Anti social behaviour at Kimpton Industrial Estate and Stonecot Hill
• Graffiti
• Theft from motor vehicles

There is also news on the new Safer Parks Police, volunteering as a special constable and helping young people in police custody and advice on keeping a watchful eye for terrorism.

Download the newsletter as a PDF file

Paul Burstow MP will be visiting Stonecot Hill at 10am on Friday 19th October 2007 to discuss parking arrangements with local traders and residents.

Mr Burstow will be spending approximately one hour in the area to see for himself how local parking can be improved and how he may be able to help local people’s campaign for a better deal on the Red Route from Transport for London.

If you would like to speak to Mr Burstow on the day, please contact Adrian Short on 020 8286 6696 to be added to the schedule.

In August, local people collected 2004 signatures on a petition to mayor Ken Livingstone and Transport for London asking for a full public consultation on Stonecot Hill’s parking. There has been no official response as yet.

Mr Burstow has been member of parliament for Sutton and Cheam since 1997.

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Photo copyright (c) Paul Burstow.