Just as we finish writing our last blog post about Tory austerity, it would appear Essex County Council has the bus services in its sights. Essex County Council are running a consultation which is set out in 3 parts and principally they are seeking a view on 3 areas. 1. […]
Chris Black writes: Here’s a few more thoughts on last night’s meeting: Essex has the lowest spend on policing per head of population of any county . This has led to a loss of 800 police. Mr Hirst implied that half of the loss (the first 400 officers) was being […]
James Newport writes here about last night’s meeting with the Police and Crime Commisioner He begins: Last night Essex Police Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst, gave a briefing to District and Parish Councillors in the Rochford District. The council chamber was fairly full (rather like Southend Police Cells! More on that […]
The special District Council meeting to discuss the proposed downgrading of Southend A&E is this Thursday at 7:30 pm at the Civic Suite in Rayleigh (opposite the church). If you have any questions you would like us to ask, or any views you would like us to put forward – […]
Make a note in your diaries! Following a motion from opposition councillors, there will be an extraordinary meeting of the District Council to receive a presentation on the proposed changes to the NHS , particularly the downgrading of Southend A&E and the location and capacity for elective surgery. It will […]
The Guardian reports here on a remarkable woman from Loughton, Essex. She deserves to be better known in her home county: Over the past five decades, Diana Kennedy has received countless accolades for her pioneering food writing, but being called the Mick Jagger of Mexican cooking is the one that […]
County Council Election Results Rayleigh North Division – Conservative Hold Division Candidates Name Description Votes Percentage Rayleigh North Christopher Ian Black Liberal Democrats 1462 31%, up by 6% John Hayter UK Independence Party (UKIP) 835 18%, up by 2% Malcolm Maddocks The Conservative Party Candidate 2122 45%, up by 12% […]
Opposition Councillors have submitted the below motion to next Full Council on April 25th. We want to have a proper , informed discussion on the proposed local changes to the NHS so that the council can give a proper response.
From the BBC website: The £6bn project will link the M25, near North Ockendon, Essex, with the A2 near Shorne, Kent, passing through greenbelt land. The transport secretary said it would create more than 6,000 jobs and boost the economy by more than £8bn. Adam Holloway, Gravesham’s Conservative MP, said […]
An editorial from the Leigh Times, which is important enough to print in full: WE HOPE that those who are currently deciding how our medical care services should be reorganised under the Mid and South Essex Success Regime will have read the news story in a national newspaper last week. […]
These are the County Council candidates for the Castle Point divisions. Canvey Island East Sam Aubrey UK Independence Party (UKIP) Dave Blackwell Canvey Island Independent Party Paul Edmund Chaplin Liberal Democrats Maggie McArthur-Curtis Labour Party Chas Mumford Conservative Party Canvey Island West Jay Blissett Conservative Party Ian Anthony Donald Gale […]
The list of candidates for the County Council elections can be found on the County Council website here. These are the candidates for Rayleigh and Rochford: Rayleigh North Christopher Ian Black Liberal Democrats John Hayter UK Independence Party (UKIP) Malcolm Maddocks Conservative Party Roger Anthony Neville Labour Party Rayleigh South […]
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