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See an extract from a press release made by the council with regard to the planned closures of two of our sorting offices across the town. Cross Party efforts were made to get Royal Mail to think again and I … Continue reading →

On 13th December I will be asked: what price do I put on opening up democracy. It is easy to say that council meetings are open to members of the public, but the public, by and large, does not attend … Continue reading →

Just a short note to say the first meeting of the London Southend Airport Monitoring Working Party (LSAMWP for short!!!) will be meeting on 6th December. I know residents across Blenheim have been concerned that the airport has not been … Continue reading →

Having been both a policeman and currently a politician, I can say that the third aren’t that bad… certainly not members of the Mafia. As a police officer I found it rather more alarming and distressing when someone thrust a … Continue reading →

I must say I have kept very quiet on this issue, with the risk of the antiquated rules that mean if I said anything that made it look like I had an opinion on the matter I wouldn’t have been … Continue reading →

Time to give a “shout out” to a young people’s local question time. Don’t sit back and moan about what is happening in the local area, come along and quiz the people responsible for our town! Look forward to seeing … Continue reading →

It is cheap political knockabout season which is why Stephen Twigg MP makes such a loose allegation that changing the exam system was simply a ruse to deflect attention from the difficult exam season! Of course it isn’t, let’s put … Continue reading →

World record attempt, just down the road from us in Blenheim at Chase Sports & Fitness centre – basketball, football, laser combat etc etc. Take a look here:YMCA world record attempt! – 13th October.

I think some clarification is in order after yesterday’s ‘interesting’ article in The Echo, reporting my views on going to university, as well as Cllr Julian Gabriel St. John Ware-Lane’s half-cocked scathing attack on ‘my’ views.   Firstly a few … Continue reading →

A bit like those annoying people (yes I’m one) who say “It’ll be Christmas soon” in February, it is time to start considering NEXT year’s budget. I urged people to take part last year in the consultation. This year it … Continue reading →