Following the furore over the Cuckoo Corner and City Beach redevelopments, Mark Flewitt, the new executive councillor for Transport and Planning, is handling some of the most contentious issues facing the local authority. Here, Cllr Flewitt discusses the transport and planning issues Southend has, and the villification of his predecessor, Cllr Anna Waite.
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Stobart Group, owner of Southend Airport, has submitted a planning application to Southend Borough Council to build a 129 bedroom hotel.
Permission to extend the runway at Southend Airport was given by the Council in January 2010, and the decision was approved by Secretary of State John Denham in March, following opposition from local residents...
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Due to a substantial deterioration of the carriageway, resurfacing works will be carried out along Whitehouse Road in Southend-on-Sea to provide a stronger and smoother road surface.
The work is expected to take a week to complete and will be carried out between 9am and 6pm, subject to weather conditions, from Tuesday 1st June onwards.
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Following Southend Council’s cabinet reshuffle, the pressure group Saxon King In Priory Park (SKIPP) has made demands on Cllr Anna Waite’s successor.
Cllr Mark Flewitt (left), formerly the executive councillor for Adult Social Care, Health and Housing, is now in charge of Transport and Planning.
Cllr Waite became unpopular with pressure groups, particularly SKIPP, during the...
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Stop Airport Entension Now (SAEN), the pressure group opposed to the development of Southend Airport, held a fundraiser on Saturday 8th May in Leigh.
The group was recently under police investigation over allegations that it had distributed leaflets that broke election law.
Spokesman Denis Walker denied the allegations, and no charge was brought.
SAEN have continued to...
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By Rachel Charman
The Saxon King in Priory Park (SKIPP) pressure group, which opposes the development of Cuckoo Corner and Victoria Circus, has spoken out over the vandalism of Cllr Anna Waite’s home.
Cllr Waite is the Council’s portfolio holder for transport and planning in Southend.
She has been targeted in some of SKIPP’s campaigns against the...
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By Rachel Charman
During the night of 29th April, vandals attacked the home of Executive Councillor for Transport and Planning Anna Waite.
Cllr Waite has attracted criticism this year due to the redevelopment of Cuckoo Corner, Priory Crescent and other areas of the town.
In the last Council meeting, members of Saxon King In Priory Park (SKIPP)...
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By Rachel Charman
David Garston, Conservative candidate for St Laurence ward in the local elections, and David Carrington, his Labour opponent, have publicly disagreed about the role of pressure group Stop Airport Expansion Now in decision-making in Southend.
SAEN has been vocal and active in its opposition to the extension of Southend Airport, and has campaigned...
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By Rachel Charman
As part of a series of improvements, Southend Borough Council contractors will carry out roadworks in various locations over the Easter break.
There will be off-peak lane closures on Manners Way on 13th and 14th April, with one lane closed between 9.30am and 3.30pm to allow EDF and Virgin Media to lay ducts...
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By Rachel Charman
One of the leaders of protest group Saxon King In Priory Park (SKIPP) will lodge a formal complaint against Southend Borough Council over the treatment of protestors during the redevelopment of Cuckoo Corner.
SKIPP and its supporters had occupied a piece of land opposite the roundabout at Cuckoo Corner to prevent road widening...
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