Developing Issue Based Locality Working in Rural Carlisle
 
Issues involving Nicholforest Parish Council Directly:

CPCA Locality Working Report – Phase 2 Loss of Local Services

An application for a pharmacy in Newcastleton could affect patients living in Nicholforest and neighbouring parishes in England. If the pharmacy opens the Newcastleton GP practice(which covers a wide area) would most likely lose its dispensary. The resultant loss of income could lead to practice being scaled down & English patients having to move to another practice. The situation is made more complicated by the fact that the Borders NHS Trust has differing work practices to NHS Cumbria.

PARTNERS Newcastleton Patient Focus Group; adjoining PCs; elected members; Borders NHS Trust.

NOTES (Borders NHS Trust – Pharmacy Practices Committee) Action already taken by Nicholforest PC - notified Bewcastle PC; local MP + cross-border MP involved. Need cross Border working to try to resolve the issue.

Wind Turbine Developments

1) General concerns about various proposed large developments. PCs want to ensure that full consultations are carried out and that the views of the community are acted upon.

PARTNERS: Developer; Neighbouring PCs; Carlisle CC; CCC; CPCA; Landowners.

2) Nicholforest PC have requested help for joint working with other PCs and cross-border councils.
Action already taken by Nicholforest PC:-
a) Following developer and NOWT presentations sent out independent questionnaire round parish. Over 50% return, analysed individual questions, majority against development.
b) Advised results to MP and local Councillors.
c) Sent copy to Arthuret, Bewcastle & Kirkandrews-on-Esk PCs.
d) Made contact with independant planning expert.

Affected parishes need to work with any cross- border areas also having concerns
about the proposed string of developments.

Winter Maintenance: Gritting and keeping roads passable was identified as a general concern.
Some specific concerns are:-

1) Needs to be improved for all areas in a parish
2) Need more grit bins that are filled regularly - how is a siting requested, who supplies them, what is the cost and who pays for them?
3) Grit needs to be put out earlier - Oct/ Nov time
4) Need continuity of gritting on both sides of the border - Scottish roads cleared & gritted but not done on English side

CCC; Carlisle CC; Other PCs