Cutting services like reducing bin collections and passing the costs of running public toilets to parish councils is one way of reducing the expenditure by the District Council. Other ways of trying to balance the books is by increasing their income through raising council tax and charging more for car […]
Our Lib Dem Councillors received an email this month about a ‘secret’ budget away day – we say ‘secret’ as the day has been placed into P&C (private and confidential). As long-time readers of OnlineFOCUS will know, we consistently have campaigned for an open, honest and transparent Council and decisions like […]
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Shhhhh….. We’ve got some surprises in store for the New Year. Watch this space for more details once they’ve been ‘unwrapped’
Back in September ‘Admin’ reported on the application to turn the pub into a residential property which the council refused. We’ve read today that despite efforts to keep the pub up and running they have now called time on their business. It is with a heavy heart and great sadness […]
Today, we heard some disappointing news. Irena Cassar, District Councillor for Hockley has given up her seat on the Council. Personal circumstances meant that Irena could no longer commit to the Council. She will be really missed on the Council, as an intelligent and lovely lady we wish her all […]
At a time when Councils are cash strapped and the Tory austerity still bites hard, somebody (and it wasn’t us) has called for an expensive by election in Downhall & Rawreth. We’ll leave you to guess who it was! Any Tory influence in Downhall & Rawreth would be an impending […]
Todays Echo reports that the Headmaster of a local primary school has concerns about oversubscription. A HEADTEACHER has said that Rayleigh schools are fighting to combat oversubscription in the town. Peter Malcolm, headteacher at Rayleigh Primary School in Love Lane, told the Echo that oversubscription is an issue all schools in the […]
Source: Mark Packs Website ‘What do Liberal Democrats believe?’ ‘What does the Lib Dem party stand for?’ Those sorts of questions are often asked, and here you can get the answer in the form of a single sentence, one graphic or one chapter. What Liberal Democrats stand for: in one […]
Not such a cheery Christmas post today, as we learn that the Grey Goose in Rochford will be closing in the New Year. Sad to see another business closing up in our district, although we don’t know the reasons why but it’s reported here that an average of 21 pubs […]
Public consultations are a statutory requirement for many organisations and as soon as one finishes another seems to begin. Many residents will probably never click this link or attend any of the four ‘workshops’ that are being held. If you are one of the few, then all the details can be […]
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