Rob Hannaford: Your candidate for 3 May 2012
Local Labour Party members have re-selected Rob Hannaford, who has lived in the ward for over a decade, to be their candidate in St Thomas for the City Council Elections on Thursday 3 May 2012. Rob has been a City Councillor for St Thomas since 2004, and in addition to this has previous experience of being a Town, District and County Councillor. In these roles he has served on many committees, taken on the roles of chair, been a Deputy Mayor, lobbied and campaigned for local people, and secured neighbourhood improvements.
On the City Council he has taken a particular interest in the Community Scrutiny Committee, and the policy areas that it covers such as play areas , parks, and housing. Furthermore he has served as the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Leisure, and is now in his second term as Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Involvement . He was a Governor at the Cowick First School, and is a founder Governor of the West Exe Children’s Centre that replaced it, and is also currently a governor at Montgomery School and Bowhill School.
Rob adds; “It’s a great privilege to represent St Thomas on the City Council. Over the years I have done my best to dedicate my time, energy and efforts to represent and care for St Thomas. We all know that our local area is a very special part of Exeter, and that despite being a busy urban environment we still have a real sense of community pride and strong neighbourhoods. This is all strengthened by our various schools, neighbourhood watch groups, churches, charities, sports teams, and local associations – together we are a community. If re-elected again I will carry on concentrating on local grass roots issues and neighbourhood concerns.”
St Thomas Investing in the Community
In 2011 all of Devon’s County Councillors were given an equal one off share of the remaining capital funding from the sale of Exeter Airport to use in their local areas in addition to the normal annual allocation of community funding. St Thomas County Councillor Rob Hannaford has been working...Read More »Exe Bridges Car Park
After a Labour Party campaign led by local Councillor Heather Morris, we are very pleased to confirm that shoppers will no longer incur parking penalties if they temporarily leave the site.
In the past local people were penalised with a parking fine if they left Exe Bridge Retail Centre to visit...Read More »Road Signage in Barton Road
Concerns about new signs in and around Barton Road have been taken up with the Highways Department.
Please keep us informed of any other signage problems....Read More »The Former Showman Pub
Several residents have contacted Rob about the former Showman Pub on Cowick Street . Although its apparently being rented out, there is no trading activity, and the building is becoming derelict, and also a magnet for graffiti & fly posting.
Rob Hannaford is pursuing various options with City Councils Environmental Health...Read More »Pinces Gardens - Happy 100th Birthday
The much loved and historic Pinces Gardens are to celebrate their centenary this year. Labour led Exeter City Council are investing £55,000 to preserve the historic gate house, that in future may be put into community use, and resurfacing works to paths around the parks. Unlike the local Lib Dems...Read More »Riverside Leisure Centre
Labour City Councillors have been dealing with a range of problems and issues at the leisure facilities in Exeter that are managed by Parkwood Leisure. The Riverside Leisure Centre in St Thomas has been the focus of some of these concerns which have included faulty lockers and hair dryers.
Rob Hannaford...Read More »St Thomas Community Grants Update
Last year Labour Led Exeter City Council set up a new community grants programme. Working with the other City Councillor for St Thomas, Cllr Rob Hannaford jointly agreed to support the following projects with the £1,500 budget: Age Uk – Men In Sheds project based in Wardrew Road St Thomas Methodist Church...Read More »School Crossing Patrols in St Thomas
Many residents will already be aware of the Conservative-dominated County Council’s decision to make cutbacks to local school crossing patrols, including when existing crossing people retire. Late last year, without a proper consultation, existing patrols were cut to St Thomas Primary School and Montgomery School. Cllr Rob Hannaford has been...Read More »St Thomas Road & Pavement Progress
Last year we were very pleased to report that we had successfully campaigned for extra highways investment for pavements and roads in St Thomas. The places to benefit include: Alphington Road, Buller Road, Cowick Lane, Nelson Road, Church Road, Cowick Street, Redvers Road, Old Vicarage Road, Brunswick Street, Cambridge Street, Albion...Read More »Bowhill School Expansion
Due a chronic shortage of school places in the West Exe area Devon County Council is consulting on plans to expand Bowhill School.
The plans include the demolition of a detached extended HORSA building, and construction on the same site of a two storey building comprising multi-use hall, production kitchen, four...Read More »