WRIBBENHALL, WOLVERLEY AND COOKLEY County Council Division
9 03, 2017

Cookley Sebright School Dispute with Contractors Goes on.

March 9th, 2017|Cookley|

In his autumn newsletter Gordon reported that following a request from the Cookley Sebright School Governing Body he had stepped in to resolve long running complaints about a trail of defects arising from the extensive works carried out between February 2013 and January 2014.

“Having […]

7 03, 2017

Gordon Resists Pressure for Double Yellow Lines in Cookley

March 7th, 2017|Cookley|

A leading District Councillor has criticised Worcestershire County Council for not supporting his request for the introduction of double yellow lines in Lionfields Road and for an extension to those in Lea Lane.

Gordon points out that for a road traffic order to be issued […]

7 11, 2016

Campaign to Save Bus Service

November 7th, 2016|Cookley|

Worcestershire County Council has informed County Councillor Gordon Yarranton that it will continue to fund the 9/9a bus service until January 2018.

Gordon has been leading a campaign to keep the service running in support of local residents particularly the elderly and students many of […]

5 11, 2016

Cookley Sebright School Dispute with Contractors

November 5th, 2016|Cookley|

Gordon has stepped in to resolve long running complaints about a trail of defects arising from the extensive works carried out between February 2013 and January 2014.
This follows a request from the School Governing Body for him to intervene in September.

The construction work involved […]

2 11, 2016

Westhead Road, Westhead Road North and Woodlands Road

November 2nd, 2016|Cookley|

Along with support from local Parish Councillors Gordon has lobbied to get the pavements in Westhead Road area resurfaced.

During October he was informed by the County Council that work will be done during the next financial year.

Gordon has now started lobbying for the roads […]

12 10, 2016

Council Extends Under-Threat Cookley Bus Service

October 12th, 2016|Cookley|

A COOKLEY councillor who has battled to retain an under-threat rural bus to Kidderminster has hailed a further reprieve for the service.

Worcestershire County Council has announced it will continue to fund the 9/9a service on an interim basis for passengers in the area until […]

19 09, 2016
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    Derelict Lea Castle Hospital Site, in Cookley, Finally Set to be Transformed

Derelict Lea Castle Hospital Site, in Cookley, Finally Set to be Transformed

September 19th, 2016|Cookley|

A DISUSED hospital site in Cookley which became a magnet for metal thieves could be transformed into a huge housing development.

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is looking to turn the site of the former Lea Castle Hospital into residential development, including 600 homes, […]

7 09, 2016

Fly Tipping – Action in Wyre Forest

September 7th, 2016|Cookley, Wolverley, Wribbenhall|

Following a lobbying campaign by Gordon and local residents Wyre Forest District Council has agreed to purchase surveillance equipment to deter fly tipping in the lanes and lay byes around the District.

Under Freedom of Information Gordon found that fly tipping costs Wyre Forest District […]

5 09, 2016

Save Cookley Bus Service

September 5th, 2016|Cookley|

In June the commercial bus service 9/9a was deregistered leaving Cookley rural passengers with the threat of losing a vital transport link to Kidderminster. During June, following the intervention of County Councillor Gordon Yarranton, Worcestershire County Council agreed to run an interim service for […]

6 07, 2016

New war memorial unveiled in Cookley

July 6th, 2016|Cookley|

DELIGHTED dignitaries from Cookley proudly unveiled a new war memorial that has been installed by the parish council.

A commemoration service was held on Friday, July 1 – on the 100th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme – where the […]