A TORY MP paid tribute to Baroness Thatcher, recalling how she once ticked him off for wearing a red tie. James Duddridge, MP for Rochford and Southend East, will be attending her funeral on Wednesday. He said; “Having been involved… Read More ›
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EXCLUSIVE: London Councils Moving Tenants To Southend
London Councils planning to move Housing Benefit claimants outside of the capital are now in talks with Southend landlords. As cuts in Housing Benefit budgets loom, many properties in London are becoming unaffordable, and properties in the seaside town at… Read More ›
“A Small Light” – Councillor Mark Flewitt on New Affordable Home Development.
Councillors at the Community Services and Culture Scrutiny meeting on Wednesday 28th November have unanimously agreed proposals to build a new Council property on Council-owned land. The Possible New Affordable Housing Development Site report, available to view on the… Read More ›
A Strong And Surging Ambush
I took great delight in reading the Echo’s preliminary analysis of the election results this morning, whereby they described the long-awaited loss of the Tory hold on the Council as a direct result of an ‘ambush by a strong Labour… Read More ›
Conservative Council: A Big Waste Of Space
One aspect of Brighton that I love, in fact would go so far as to say the main reason that I go, is for the Lanes, the art shops tucked into nooks and crannies, and the bustling, colourful market of… Read More ›