I have recently been informed that a special has been recruited for Rayleigh – finally! This volunteer will be funded by Rayleigh Town Council, on behalf of YOU the taxpayer. But, I also hear an unconfirmed rumour that Rayleigh is to receive 2 additional specials. I am awaiting confirmation of this and will update in […]
This week I had been making inquiries at Rochford District Council into the electric vehicle charging points that have been installed in Websters Way carpark and the Market Car Park. After I was contacted by a resident who has an EV and they tried to use a charging point without success! I have really struggled […]
Overdevelopment of our District has caused all sorts of issues for local residents (you know what I mean) and now a fledgling action group in the East of the District ‘The Rochford Supporters’ are drawing a line in the sand and preparing to take the battle to the Government Planning Inspectorate… our Rayleigh Lib Dems […]
13/11/19 – UpdateI’ve received an email from Chris at NCP and he is hoping to have a resolution to this issue within 24hrs. I will update further as and when I receive further information. Having spoken to Greater Anglia who appeared to be happy to wash their hands of the problems users of the train […]
I have always been passionate about retail and being an entrepreneur and I suppose being born into a family of entrepreneurs it would be inevitable that it would become a passion of mine. So I recently attended a ‘workshop on the future of Rayleigh Town Centre’ which was organised by the District Council and the […]
…what is the role of a Councillor? It’s actually a good question and one which is worth knowing what an elected councillor is expected to do. I have taken this from the Local Government Association’s website. As a councillor you will have many different roles to balance. As the local elected representative you will engage […]
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This week, CCTV experts from Southend Borough Council, will be meeting with myself and two other members of Rayleigh Town Councils community safety group, following our recent visit to their control room. This meeting will be look further at the feasibility, scope and costs of utilising SBC as a CCTV partner before we are able […]
Community safety doesn’t appear to be very high up on Rochford District Councils list, as we’ve already seen them kick the can down the road on CCTV possibly until 2021 – in an effort to restore some balance, it’s good to see Rochford District Resident Candidate, Richard Lambourne has prepared a petition to ‘Light Up […]
Essex Highways have sent Councillors an email asking us to offer their view on the priorities and satisfaction levels associated with the specific services provided by Essex Highways. The responses you provide feed in to our planning cycle and help us to consider how we can best use our limited resources to meet current and […]