Rob Crew: Your candidate on 3 May 2012
I’d like to introduce myself as the new Labour Party Candidate for Alphington.
I currently work for a trade union, having previously worked in local authority housing and social services. I also have experience of working for a small publishing company in the private sector and am concerned that job opportunities and services that we all rely on are under threat at a time of austerity and cuts.
I’ve lived in the South West for most of my life and am committed to bringing growth and development to the area whilst preserving the natural environment that we all enjoy.
Living just off Alphington Road, I know first-hand how difficult it can be for first time buyers to get on the property ladder, so promoting affordable housing in the city is very important to me.
I look forward to meeting as many residents in Alphington as possible in the next few months and hearing about any concerns that you may have and any ideas for the future.
Stone Lane Retail Park - Noise & Disturbances
Following the successful outcome of pressure on Savills (managing agents for this site) to deal with this issue the steel gates at the entrance have been locked at 12 midnight from July 2011.This helped to resolve the problem after 12 but noise disturbance still exists uptil this time.
Following my meeting...Read More »Cowick Barton Playing Fields Update
During the last year a new tarmac access path has been constructed using money from developer contributions at the county ground off Cowick St for infrastructure improvements in the local area. This amount of £46,328,11 has been used for this path from the northern access gate to the park ,...Read More »Alphington Road Safety Issues
Pedestrian Crossing on Church Road
We have passed on the emails we have received from residents on this issue to the Head of Highways and Traffic Management at Devon County Council to request a Pelican Crossing be installed as it is a busy route for school children. This is still under...Read More »Age UK and Community Funding
West of Exe Labour County Councillor Rob Hannaford has been working closely with the local community to ensure that these county council funds are put to good long term use. He chose to spend some of the funding on AgeUK Exeter as this will help many people across the “West...Read More »Alphington Village Development
Cllr Margaret Clark and Labour Candidate Rob Crew attended a packed meeting of local residents of Alphington School on 25th February which had been organised by the newly formed Alphington Forum. The proposals for the area of land (35 acres) in Alphington which had been identified for housing development were...Read More »Haven Banks Outdoor Centre
Building work has begun on a £5.6 million outdoor activity centre on Haven Banks, Exeter Quayside, which is a joint initiative between Exeter College, Devon County Council and other partners. The centre, due to be completed in April 2013, replaces an old activity centre and will offer training in activities...Read More »DVLA Proposed Office Closure
The Tory/Lib-Dem government plan to close the DVLA office in Marsh Barton. The office provides an important service to both the public and to the local motor trade, and lead to the loss of nearly forty jobs.
Located amongst one of Europe’s largest concentrations of car dealerships and garages, it is...Read More »Litter update at Cowick Barton Fields
As reported in our last newsletter Margaret and Rob are following up on issues surrounding the Cowick Barton Playing Fields. The issue of graffiti on the entrance sign which residents raised was reported and subsequently removed. Unfortunately it has now been replaced with more graffiti. It has been reported and...Read More »Energy from Waste Plant
Work has started on the new Exeter Energy from Waste plant at Grace Road, Marsh Barton with the plan being that it will begin processing waste in 2014. It will process 60,000 tonnes of rubbish each year from Exeter and its surrounding area to produce energy. At the moment, this...Read More »
