The following Councillors are listed with their votes in respect of the CONSERVATIVE administration budget proposals, that were passed with 32 votes for, 16 against, 2 absent and 1 abstention. Named votes will be blogged in full this evening –… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Martin Terry’
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 ›
Dr Vel Leaves The Independents…To Be Independent?
Councillor Dr Velmurugan, Independent Councillor for Westborough, is attempting to leave the Independent group in Southend currently headed up by Councillor Martin Terry, a fellow Independent Councillor for Westborough. It is reported that he has ‘left’ the Independent group following… Read More ›
“Concerned, Perturbed, Extremely Dissatisfied.” Southend Councils Letter to Royal Mail re Delivery Office Closures.
In a letter to Moya Greene, the Chief Executive of the Royal Mail Group, on the 6th of December, Rob Tinlin and the four Group leaders have expressed frustration with the way that the decisions regarding closure of local Post… Read More ›
‘A Frivolous Step Too Far’ Councillor Martin Terry on Why We Shouldn’t Democratically Engage With The Public.
Tonight’s Economic and Environmental scrutiny committee meeting dealt a bitter blow to democratic engagement in Southend, as the decision to ‘webcast’ the Council meetings was referred back to another full council meeting for further debate. Southend Council has a legal… 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 ›
