In the meeting with head of technical services David Laux and locality development manager Kevin Bartlett, concerns that were flagged up included the need to clean out the gullies; potholes; road signs in North Sunderland; parking in Chapel Row; grit bins; out-of-action streetlights; speed signs outside the schools; advertising signs in the car park; the introduction of motorcycle bays in the car park; the changes in the street-cleaning regime; and the repainting of dog-fouling signs on pavements.