Gotcha x 10

They say that once is an accident. Twice, apparently, is foolish. And three times is a habit. If that's the case, then ten times speaks volumes. Because that's what we've found over the last couple of weeks when we went out to check that Thames was working properly in the streets around Maida Vale. Ten separate trangressions in the space of just a few streets:

• Randolph Avenue: three random holes (accompanied by a random skip) without approved parking suspensions, one suspension overrunning and one suspension helpfully obscured by a load of Thames equipment
• Shirland Road: Thames still overrunning and helpfully allowing works to jut out into the road
• Morshead Road: one random hole close to Elgin Avenue
• Grantully Road: two random holes (along with a random skip and digger) blocking all the parking spaces outside Ashworth Mansions without suspension notices
• Lanark Road: one suspension taking up much more space than it's allowed

Absolutely, utterly, completely unacceptable. Our meeting with Thames is next Tuesday (27 February). We'll certainly be letting them know that. In the meantime, there are a series of bills winging their way to Thames headquarters. And in the last few days they do seem to have filled in some of the above holes, thankfully bringing some parking spaces back online.

If you have any comments you'd like us to pass on to Thames Water, please do let us know before next Tuesday. E-mail maidavale@maidavaleconservatives.com.

Lee