http://www.fixmystreet.com/reports/Colchesterhttp://www.fixmystreet.com/rss/reports/Colchester The latest problems for Colchester Borough Council reported by users en-gb http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=25388 Point 1, I have recently seen large blocks of polystyrene just left outside to be blown all over the place and old cd racks just left on the road side for the dustman to pick up but they dont pick them up. If the council wants to be the best in the country at recycling, why is it necessary to put these items in a plastic bag, its pointless, all it does is waste more plastic plus more carbon emissions from the owners cars to drive to the dump and put them there. Can the dustman please take items such as these away with them. Point 2, The dustman are very lazy, recently I found a metal tray for a spare car wheel laying in the middle of the road, so I put it in a green box for recycling. Did they take it, no, it was left in the box, why should I have to take it to the dump?Its not mine and I was just keeping the road clear. http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=25388 51.8856405322353 0.893146414545441 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=25387 Point 1, I cant remember the last time I saw our street clean. The dustman dont seem to care about leaving bits and pieces just laying on the road. Every week there are drinks cartons and paper that is left and when it rains it makes the whole street look awful. Can somebody please clean it up or have a word with the dustman to be more careful. Point 2, The poor people on Alexandra Terrace have never had their street cleaned. When the dustman dont take something it can stay there for weeks until some one does something about it. Point 3, There always seems to be lots of fag buts and squashed cans on the floor, especially towards maldon road, can this be cleaned? http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=25387 51.8857784773464 0.892878412691483 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=25050 There is graffiti on a green cabinet at Windmill Green, Tiptree. Please remove. http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=25050 51.8171654236966 0.745081220006002 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=19446 Red fiat uno reg G806 WGV. tax ran out about a year ago. car hasnt moved for months. it is in car park of Ballantyne Drive http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=19446 51.8797266946203 0.930627441761905 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=17414 Hello there is a untaxed transit van white and is full of junk and has been vandalised to ,its been there ages and makes it difficult to get your car out of your garage http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=17414 51.875381886146 0.759209797601526 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=11428 A mobile home has been parked outside the Golf Club in Braiswick for around 2 months now, it appears not to have moved and my husband has seen mail "delivered" on the windscreen. This is not only causing problems with traffic flow at busy times but we are concerned that someone is living there "for free". We realise there are no parking restrictions at this point but would appreciate this being investigated to ensure nothing untoward is going on. http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=11428 51.9063452294727 0.8797784809296 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=8465 The pavements in Parkside Quarter are unusable due to the high numbers of illegally parked cars. The road is sometimes inaccessible to large vehicles as a result of these parked cars too. http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=8465 51.8928857270836 0.89809792904066 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=8243 The above vehicle has been parked to onside of my property for over 6 weeks now, the tax has now run out (31/08/07) and i have reported to DVLA. It has a flat tyre and does not look roadworthy. http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=8243 51.891208610781 0.923630833357234 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=7860 In the last three months, youths have sprayed graffiti on our garden walls, stubbed out cigarettes into the bricks, carved their names into the bricks and caused a general disturbance with their dumping of litter and late night noise. http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=7860 51.8884782781558 0.889221680133867 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=7831 Recently the "Bench of Wisdom" on the pathway between Margaret Road and St. Peter's Street (in the Kings Meadow) has had some additional graffiti painted onto it. The new graffiti is in white paint and so shows very clearly on the dark brown wood. The words include (but without the asterisks) "F*CK OFF" and "C*NT". This path is one which is used by a lot of people and young children. I have a young daughter myself and am concerned that she might start reading the words on the bench and repeating them. It would be great if the graffiti could be removed. Thanks! http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=7831 51.8950801828518 0.899660742861976 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=7497 Graffiti on hoarding that runs along east side of Port Lane. Hoarding needs painting with vandal-resistant paint. My neighbour has offered to remove graffiti but council has refused to give them materials to do this due to lack of insurance cover. Catch 22 - please help! http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=7497 51.8837663429343 0.918837942447001 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=7044 Someone keeps letting there do foul right outside my drive way on the path.i drive through it ,walk in my driveway it gets in the house any chance of putting some signs etc? http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=7044 51.8903590315494 0.948736229355094 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=6421 Ball Alley off Northgate st needs weeding and cleaning thank you http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=6421 51.8922716924484 0.899839823139302 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=5509 This is a ford fiesta abandoned in garrod court reg num h908 fbj http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=5509 51.8545076635247 0.91198144322866 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=5139 In this unoverlooked part of the church yard there is a major fouling problem. We haven't seen any culprits, only what is left behind. The concentration is such that it seems to be regular and deliberate practice to let the dog(s) out there. http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=5139 51.8550524030361 0.959688292894056 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=2431 Berkley Close has a prive car park for residents at this particular point. A resident of Albrighton Croft thinks that because he drives a pick up truck and doesn't fit in his car park he has the right to park it in a resident car park blocking in people who actually need this car park and whose spaces are actually on the deeds of there house. We have replaced broken fence panels so he stops parking his truck and walking through but he actually takes them down and throws them in the bushes. The car park is starting to look like an NCP car park when he parks his truck and leaves other cars there! Please place a stop to this. http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=2431 51.9128751313281 0.926193057286152 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=2286 Sunken rain water gully/inlet large enough to damage car wheel/suspension http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=2286 51.9035033158463 0.830286424089517 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=1493 There is offensive and racist graffitti written on the wall of flats next to the bus stop on Military road. I think it is around No 62. The house is straight onto the pavement and so the offensive comments are there for all to see. This is offensive and intimidtaing to asian families int he area as well as to every other decent minded citizen. It needs removing asap. http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=1493 51.8834370373008 0.908849943597849 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=1207 There is an open grate on the pavement of Avon Way, which I think is one of those water or gas ones. There is also litter in it which I hope you can remove. http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=1207 51.8851444135185 0.937117157389769 http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=593 Current issue - blocked drain at chicane outside no16. Fencing and wall of council owned property (currently managed by Housing Association on behalf of CBC)been in a poor state of repair for at least a decade. Boundary wall of this property is a persistent dumping ground/garden is currently full of discarded bottes and cans, there are missing fence panels adjoining no. 16 and the NTL cable box serves as a rubbish bin (as such items of street furniture do in other neighbouring streets!)and is constantly daubed in graffiti. I understand from a council source that the future of the Military Road property may be reconsidered later this year - what consideration (if any) will be given to the views of adjoining residents about any proposed change of use? The complete inadequacy of even minimal parking (19 spaces for 24 properties) is made worse by witnessing the steady deterioration and degradation of the land surrounding the council owned property on Military Road. I am sure these problems will seem 'minor' to those who do not live here - but a poor and neglected environment has a corrosive impact on people's quality of life and health - and these are clearly not conditions that are tolerated in other more affluent parts of Colchester! http://www.fixmystreet.com/?id=593 51.8810573276611 0.9117783560985