Now here’s an odd thing. Last year Ron was booked by the Rayleigh Conservative Ladies Club (or whatever they call themselves) to give a talk this last week on “My Sailor Daughter”. He did remind them that he was a Lib Dem Councillor. However at the last minute they cancelled […]
We had an email from a local resident who’s been chatting with some skateboarders about the skateboard area in King George’s Field, and the comments were quite interesting: hi , chatted with some slightly older skateboarders today and this is the result of what they said: – 1. it’s better […]
Last night the District Council’s Planning Committee approved five social housing schemes but refused the one proposed for Hambro Close.The results were: Tendring Avenue: Passed by 19 votes to 6 after a lengthy debate Bardfield Way: Passed by 19 votes to 4 after a shorter debate Warwick Drive, Rochford: Passed […]
A resident near Ferndale Road told us he found a rat lying on a grass verge near his home .. probably killed by a cat. Rats definitely seem to be on the increase. Remember that if you have a rat problem you can call the District Council on 01702 546366 […]
The District Council’s budget was passed with the support of the Conservatives AND the Lib Dems AND Labour. It’s the first time this has happened for about 12 years. So why did the Lib Dems support a “Tory” budget? Well, this year the council is so hemmed in by central […]
We’ve just seen a report on the Guardian that the East of England Region has agreed to an extra 500,000 home in the region by 2021. What this means for Rochford District, or for Rayleigh, we don’t know. We haven’t got any confirmation or information about this from the District […]
Rochford District Council have refused Rayleigh Town Council’s application for a sports pavilion in King George’s Field, to replace the dilapidated building there now. Chris Black writes: I was the only Lib Dem councillor in the debate , because Ron Oatham , Chris Lumley and June Lumley are town councillors […]
The Lib Dem MP for Colchester , Bob Russell, asked the Tony Blair about the Essex School Meals crisis at Prime Minister’s Question Time this week. Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD): Will the Prime Minister join me in condemning the decision by the Conservative-controlled Essex county council to abolish the school […]
The district council will be setting next year’s budget on January 27th. It looks like the district council tax will go up by about 9 percent., and about half that increase is due to new policies and new requirements of the government. All good councillors should be spending hours beforehand […]
The top education councillor in Essex , Mrs Iris Pummell , visited the district council on Jan 15th, after a request from ourselves (Chris Black and Ron Oatham). It was good of her to come, but we didn’t get much fresh information – St Nicholas School is still expected to […]
Despite a lot of local concern, the proposal for the social housing scheme was pushed through at the December full meeting of the District Council. It was quite a short debate – with not many speakers although two of the Lib Dems from outside the ward spoke, neither of the […]
The District Council is creating a new “Local Plan” . This will determine what land can be used for housing in the next few years. The Council has already decided what sites it wants to be used for housing – most of this land is off Rawreth Lane, which is […]
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