The chief executive of Essex County Council attended some of the now-infamous dinners, paid out of Lord Hanningfield's excessive credit card spending during his time as Conservative leader.
Essex County Council has rejected a Lib Dem call for a full inquiry to establish how the former leader spent £287,000 over five years. Conservative and Labour Councillors united to vote down the Lib Dem motion at the recent council meeting, which was trying to find out how Lord Hanningfield was able to spend it without any checking.
Essex County Council, which has cut almost 1,000 workers since 2009, has recently employed 162 interim staff costing £7.2million. Two of the temps were paid more than £900-a-day, according to an article in the Daily Mail.
Bedford Borough Council has been awarded £3.1 million thanks to Mayor Dave Hodgson and the Lib Dems
During December there were no reported incidents of theft or criminal damage in the ward. Police responded to vehicle obstruction issues in Military Road, Meadowbrook Court, Radnor Cliff Road and Castle Road. There have also been several reports of abandoned vehicles in the ward and these details have been passed to the local Council.
THE Essex Chronicle revealed today that chief executive of Essex County Council, and former Brentwood Chief Exective, knew about some of Lord Hanningfield's excessive credit card spending during his time as leader of the authority.