By Rachel Charman A Stop Airport Extension Now spokesperson has denied that the group distributed letters that are under Police investigation. The letters break election law as they are by an anonymous author, which is illegal during purdah. The letters also make claims about council candidates and councillors which senior Council conservatives have called...
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By Rachel Charman Candidates for the Southend West seat will take part in a public hustings tonight at St Andrews Church in Tintern Avenue, Westcliff. Conservative David Amess, Liberal Democrat Peter Welch, Labour candidate Tom Flynn and UKIP candidate Garry Cockrill will take part in the event, which starts at 7.30pm. The hustings has...
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By Rachel Charman Liberal Democrat candidate for Southend West Peter Welch has launched a series of YouTube videos ahead of the general election. In the videos, Mr Welch talks about what he has to offer Southend constituents, describing himself as “a breath of fresh air.”
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By Rachel Charman A Southchurch tree planting scheme has been destroyed by vandals, prompting outrage from Conservative councillor Brian Kelly. Cllr Kelly (left) has represented Southchurch since 1997 and is standing for re-election in May. He said: “We have done a new tree planting scheme at Bourne’s Green Roundabout to stop the damage to...
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By Rachel Charman Southend’s two Labour party candidates have declared their interests ahead of the General Election in May. In late March, the Government urged people standing for election this year to declare the details of other jobs, property assets and their tax status, in order to promote greater transparency in Westminster. This voluntary...
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By Rachel Charman Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess yesterday inquired into auditing spending on the end-of-life care strategy. In Parliament yesterday, Mr Amess asked Phil Hope, Minister of State for Regional Affairs “what plans he has to audit spending on the end-of-life care strategy.” Mr Hope replied: “We attach great importance to...
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By Rachel Charman The Small Shop of the Year Award, launched by Southend West Conservative MP David Amess, was given to Yorkshire business White Rose Books. Mr Amess, who is chair of the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group, launched the competiton for small shop of the year in January this year. Constituents were...
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By Rachel Charman Rochford and Southend East Conservative MP James Duddridge has continued his campaign against Home Information Packs (HIPs). Mr Duddridge has raised various objections to HIPs in the past since their introduction in 2007. In a Parliamentary debate on Tuesday, Mr Duddridge asked Ian Austin, Minister of State for Regional Affairs: “If...
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By Rachel Charman Southend Borough Council is currently undertaking a rolling programme of appraisals cataloging Southend’s 14 conservation areas. These areas, which are of architectural or historical interest, are all part of Southend’s built heritage. The Council has called for people who live and work in each of the conservation areas to put forward...
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