Cleansing of Land at Former Isabella Colliery Site
Dear Northumberland County Council,
I am seeking information on the former site of the Isabella Colliery in the Civil Parish of Blyth. The area lies partly in Newsham electoral division and partly in the Isabella electoral division. It is roughly bounded by West Court, Newsham Farm Estate and Hallside Drive.
1. Who owns this land
2. Which authority is responsible for the cleansing and Maintenance of the land, eg litter picking and pruning
3. How often is the area cleansed, eg scheduled litter picking
Yours faithfully,
Alan Fryer
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at former Isabella colliery site. Your request was received on 03
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Dear Mr Fryer
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 10100293762
I refer to your Freedom of Information request in relation to the former
site of Isabella Colliery.
Right of Access
Section 1(1) of the Act provides any person making a request for
information to a public authority is entitled.
(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it
holds information of the description specified in the request (which
Section 1(6) of the Act designates as the “duty to confirm or deny”), and
(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to
him.
The right is to obtain access to the information itself and not to the
document or record which contains it.
The Act creates a general right of access to information held by public
authorities subject to various exemptions.
1. Who owns this land.
The land in question is owned by Northumberland County Council.
2. Which authority is responsible for the cleansing and Maintenance of the
land, e.g. litter picking and pruning.
Northumberland County Council’s, Neighbourhood Services Team are
responsible for the cleansing and maintenance of the land.
3. How often is the area cleansed, e.g. scheduled litter picking.
Litter picking of the path edges is carried out monthly during the summer
when grass cutting takes place. The entrance and exit paths are also
picked monthly and we attend ad-hoc fly tipping requests. We clean the
woodland area on request.
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Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information - Local Services
Northumberland County Council
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Dear Hall, Julie,
Thank you for the information and your speedy response.
Yours sincerely,
Alan Fryer
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