A survey carried out between December 2009 and January 2010 by Southend Council has revealed that the town’s elderly feel safer, more mobile and better off financially than they did in 2007. According to the survey, 72% of people aged 55 and over feel that they can travel when and where they like. 81%...
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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. “You...
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Last night’s full Council meeting brought fresh criticism from both the Independents and Labour for the Conservatives. The Independents’ main line of attack was over affordable housing. Kicking off the questioning was Independent leader Martin Terry. He asked Cllr Waite, who is now executive councillor for Adult Social Care, Health and Housing: “Now that...
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Ian Gilbert, Labour councillor for Victoria ward, has opposed Cllr Anna Waite on tower blocks as solutions to the affordable housing shortage. Cllr Waite said on her blog that well-designed high rise blocks of flats in the town centre would take the pressure off the housing market, make housing more affordable, and avoid building...
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Joining the national debate on how to create affordable housing without ruining green spaces, Anna Waite, Executive Councillor for Adult Social Care, Health and Housing has said that a few well-placed, well-designed tower blocks in Southend may be the only solution. On her blog, Cllr Waite highlighted the growing need for affordable housing in...
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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,...
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Cllr Anna Waite has been removed from her position as Executive Councillor for Transport and Planning in today’s Cabinet reshuffle. Southend Council leader Nigel Holdcroft announced the changes to the Cabinet today, which include creating a new cabinet position of Deputy Leader Portfolio. Cllr Waite’s role in redevelopments around the town, such as the...
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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...
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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...
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By Rachel Charman Local councillors who will stand in this year’s local elections have spoken to Councilbust.com about the challenge presented by the British National Party. The BNP will stand candidates in every Southend ward in the local elections in May. There are 17 wards in Southend, each with three councillors. There are currently...
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