As group leader for the Lib Dems, I’ve been having meetings with the Managing Director, Leader of the Council and other minority leaders since the Coronavirus pandemic outbreak. We’ve been putting forward the views of group members and residents on our Councils response to Covid-19 and trying our best to influence our Councils response. On todays […]
I’ve recently had an update from officers on the electric vehicle charging point installation as I thought the project had stalled more times than a learner driver. Our officer tells me… The Rapid chargers will be installed from Monday 18th, with bay marking taking place from Wednesday 20th. Subject to this going to plan and […]
You may have read recently about the EV charging points being installed for Taxis in Rayleigh and Rochford. But have we missed a trick if we are deadly serious about making this change work? I wonder should we help motivate the taxi operators to make the switch sooner by reducing their licencing costs for those […]
Recently I wrote about the new electric vehicle charging points that were to be installed in Rayleigh and other parts of the district. Braintree though are going one step further with a solar powered electric forecourt being the first to be built in Essex. The first of more than 100 solar-powered forecourts set to be […]
Rochford District Council has made a planning application to install a rapid electric vehicle charging point in the High St. This application will however mean the removal of TWO free car parking spaces outside of Natwest Bank. I welcome the introduction of EV charging points but feel this location is unnecessary. Why couldn’t this charging […]