Empty Blue Badge Bays Will Stay
Disabled parking bays in Epsom's Town Hall car park are to stay, after RA councillors performed a U-turn on previously supporting a Lib Dem move to return 6 of the 20 bays for general use.
17 Dec 2011
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Consultation on development of Upper High Street, Depot Road and Church Street
The borough council's "Plan E" published in April 2011 identifies land in Upper High Street, Depot Road and Church Street as suitable for development. Plan E envisaged the site being developed for a range of uses, including a foodstore and housing, as well as car parking.
17 Dec 2011
Making sure that fruit juice contains fruit!!
Juice manufacturers will have to stick to stricter rules on the composition of fruit juices and ensure they stick to stricter labelling guidelines. Chelmsford's Lib Dem Euro MP Andrew Duff and colleagues voted yesterday for the "Fruit Juice directive" to improve the quality of drinks available across the European Union. It will make sure you know exactly which juices contain extra sugar or sweeteners.
16 Dec 2011
Labour support Tories' new panels
The Conservative administration has created two extra panels on Brentwood council - with additional chair & vice-chair expenses totalling £12,448 of tax payers' money alone annually - plus additional costs of running a committee, such as staff overtime, which have not been released.
16 Dec 2011
Speech to Kent County Council on Proposal to Delete the Post of Managing Director
At the Full Kent County Council meeting on 15th December, the Conservative run County Council voted to remove the post of Managing Director. In the debate on the proposal, which was voted against by the liberal Democrat and Labour groups, this is what I said:
16 Dec 2011
Trowbridge's 'Galaxy Caffe' gets license.
An application from the Roundstone Street premises to open until 2am every night, to sell hot food and drink, and to provide musical entertainment was considered at a licensing hearing held in Trowbridge on December 22nd.
22 Dec 2011