"Residents must be given fair hearing over windfarm proposals" - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has demanded that the views of local residents are not ignored over plans to build a windfarm at Sillfield near Kendal.
13 May 2009
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Keys Hall belongs to local people
The Conservative administration of Brentwood council has pretended for years that Keys Hall is "surplus to requirements", so it came as no surprise to me that Mr Maza's efforts to save it (Gazette, 29 April) fell on deaf ears.
JH
13 May 2009
We'd rather live in Brent!
A lull in Council meetings provides an opportunity to catch up with the more important aspects of a Councillor's work. But, just to mention the Planning Meeting last week. The Planning and Environment Committee is the main planning committee and usually deals with large applications which cross ward boundaries or developments where the Council itself has an interest. This Committee seems to go along with officer recommendations much more than some of the planning sub committees.
CJC
12 May 2009
Standing up for Buckhurst Hill
Janice Curd has pledged to stand up for local residents on Buckhurst Hill Parish Council.
16 May 2009
Conservative lies exposed
The Conservatives have been exposed for making up information on crime in the local area. In a recent leaflet they said "Burglary and car crime are on the rise". Yet official figures on the Essex Police website show that burglary and vehicle crime have fallen over the past year.
14 May 2009
Roaming Text Charges Fall
Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament have backed the Commission's announcement that the price of roaming text and data charges will be dramatically reduced, thereby ending large costs for roaming customers in EU countries who currently pay almost 10 times more than domestic messaging.
12 May 2009