MAVERICK INDEPENDENT Councillor Ric Morgan apologised to his residents and outraged the Council as he stormed out of the budget meeting and refused to vote on the proposals. Damning the Conservatives budget proposals as “a stain and a betrayal”, Ric… Read More ›
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The Budget 2013/14: How did YOUR Councillor vote?
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 ›
Southend Braced For Influx Of London Tenants: Echo Monday 28th Jan
The front page of today’s Echo carried the banner headline: ‘SOUTHEND BRACED FOR INFLUX OF LONDON TENANTS’, leading to the following article on page 5, following on from my article last week (EXCLUSIVE: London Councils Moving Tenants To Southend) “London… Read More ›
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 ›
New Southend Art Project Approved By Cabinet
Southends Cabinet Councillors have this afternoon supported a groundbreaking and exciting new arts project for the Borough of Southend. Following on from the Community Services and Culture Scrutiny committee meeting at the end of November 2012, where all members lent… Read More ›
“The Heart Of Local Democracy”: Nigel Holdcroft on the decision to webcast Council meetings.
After months of debate, Southend Borough Council WILL be broadcasting its Council meetings and Youth Council meetings on the Internet, after a decision taken at Full Council on Thursday the 13th of December. The proposal to upgrade the audio equipment… 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 ›
Lib Dem Leader Reluctant To Act Over Mafia Jibe By Councillor
In the same week that Tory MP Andrew Mitchell gets away with his jibe at Police Officers, calling them ‘plebs’ in an obscenity-littered outburst, on a local level our elected representatives are also failing to be held to account for… Read More ›
