Neighbourhood Issues

George Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

WF1 1LJ
Wakefield District (B)

Local issues reported to Fix My Street within 2 miles of WF1 1LJ

Are there any local nuisances? Listing problems that have been reported by residents, including graffiti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs or street lighting.

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Westgate End, Thornes, Wakefield
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Parking on the street

blocking access to our shop

This is now the fourth time this week that this van has parked on the street blocking our shop and the street. This happens on a daily basis and means people are having to walk on the road to get past. Its dangerous and surely illegal.

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Westgate End, Thornes, Wakefield
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Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 19, George Street, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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Vehicles obstructing the pavement and parking on double yellow lines

7th April

Vehicles blatantly ignoring double yellow lines and parking on the pavement

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 19, George Street, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 4, Leeds Road, Wakefield
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Overhanging hedges from properties in Leeds Rd

22nd March

In the stretch of Leeds Road in St Johns area there are several houses that have large overhang of hedges over the footpath. My father in law, aged 82 lives along there and he has great difficulty navigating the footpath on his electric mobility scooter to the point that he has stopped using it, due to an accident he had while trying to avoid the hedges. Together with some street furniture along there the hedges mage big sections of pavement practically impassable for mobility scooter users. This issue happens on both sides of the road and on Belgravia Road, which he uses to access Spar and St Johns church.

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 4, Leeds Road, Wakefield
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Cars parked without permit

9th March

Cars had been all the times parking on park lodge lane without permit and because of that residents have an issues with park thier cars there.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 18, Park Lodge Lane, Eastmoor, Wakefield
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Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 19-25, Wood Street, Eastmoor, Wakefield
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Streeet sign too low.

5th March

Street sign too low. Nearly banged my head on it. In sure someone will. Needs to be higher or removed.

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 19-25, Wood Street, Eastmoor, Wakefield
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Pothole in this area or thereabouts.

23rd February

Pothole in the carriageway .
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 1, Elm Tree Street, Belle Vue, Wakefield
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Pothole

3rd February

Pothole between 19 and 21 thornleigh Drive Wakefield
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 2-8, Thornleigh Drive, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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Recycle bin left in street for weeks

31st January

Bin on pavement not reclaimed since Jan 16 collection. No identifiers on bin. The bin now has become a target for anti-social behaviour.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 162, Bradford Road, Alverthorpe, Wakefield
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Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 23, Barnsley Road, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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Water leak outside old bos depot

30th January

Manhole cover is leaking water outside the old bus depot

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 23, Barnsley Road, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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Pothole outside bus depot

28th January

Pothole outside bus depot Barnsley Road
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 8, Belle Isle Avenue, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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At least 2 deep potholes in this road

plus other smaller ones

There are at least two deep potholes, one of them about a foot wide and a couple of inches deep. People have to drive round them, which takes the vehicle too close to the pavement, or too close to parked cars.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 9;11, Thornleigh Road, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Sugar Lane, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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Mountain of Soil and Rubbish in Wakefield Cemetery

25th January

For many months, if not years, the council has utilized this space as a dumping ground for any excess soil that is not at the moment required for graveyard or general usage. The problem residents face in this scenario is that not only does it blow over onto residential houses, but onto windows, clothing and cars. Thus, creating a significant mess of the surrounding area. In addition, people are using this mountain of soil to their advantage by dumping any general waste or anything else that they no longer require. Yet, it is important to also highlight during the Summer months this mountain of soil is used as a playground amongst young people. Such scenario could lead to accidents not only by the soil, but also what has been dumped within in it. It is asked of the council to remove such waste as not only does this create influence of fly tipping, but it is not appropriate for it to be in visual sight especially in a cemetery where many across the area come to visit their family members graves.

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Sugar Lane, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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Along entire road

18th January

Pot holes and generally terrible road surface.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 52, George A Green Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield
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Bad parking

17th January

Parking on thornes lane and seymour street, both up to end of junctions for sandwich shop. Coming into seymour street, ive had to reverse back on to thornes lane due to bad parking. This is an every day occurrence when the sandwich shop is open.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 2, Seymour Street, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): St John's North, Wakefield
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Broken paving slab. Trip hazard.

14th January

There is a broken paving slab outside no. 24 St John's North

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): St John's North, Wakefield
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Flickering Lights

Bullring

There are purple flickering lights at nightfall, either side of the bullring, these can trigger seizures in photosensitive epilepsy.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Bull Ring, Eastmoor, Wakefield
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Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Portobello Road, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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Electric pole hanging

7th January

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Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Portobello Road, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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Yellow box extension please

5th January

Since the new roundabout development the traffic on a morning & evening backs up towards Outwood. This means turning left to get across the two lanes becomes very difficult as people will not let you out as then want to get through the lights. Although there is a yellow box on the road this is to support cars driving into Newton Close. I was wondering if its possible to extend the box to help it become safer getting out of Newton Close, especially for people who need to be in the right lane on approach to the roundabout. Thank you.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 155, Leeds Road, Outwood, Wakefield
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Yellow box on Leeds Road bottom of Newton Close

3rd January

The yellow box is faded so needs re doing but also needs to be made bigger to allow ingress and egress. Since the traffic lights were put up at new Newton hill roundabout a year ago it is near in impossible to get out of Newton Close onto Leeds Road.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 2, Newton Close, Eastmoor, Wakefield
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Cars parking on the pavement next to a road junction and parking in the car park not using allocated parking bays

1st January

The car park to Greenwood House flats only has a certain number of bays and these are on a first come first served basis. However cars are parking wherever they can, sometimes blocking other cars that are already in a designated bay. The space in front of the flats is now so full of cars especially at night that if an emergency vehicle should be needed it would be extremely difficult to gainaccess. Pick up and drop off by taxi's is sometimes impossible leaving the driver no alternative than to have to reverse out of the car park onto George St which is obviously very busy. The cars parked on the pavement next to the junction with George St means pedestrians cannot use the pavement and also restricted vision for cars leaving the car park.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): 19, George Street, Belle Isle, Wakefield
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