By Rachel Charman 4.01am: A somewhat poetic comment from Matthew Zarb-Cousin, Labour candidate for Thorpe ward, regarding Conservative council leader Nigel Holdcroft during the verification of the local ballots: “Holdcroft arched over the table like a man playing roullette with his life savings. Could be our local Portillo moment.” 3.56am: David Amess has just...
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Rachel Charman The Southend West BNP candidate Tony Gladwin has admitted to posting offensive comments on Facebook. The comments were found and exposed in a Councilbust.com report on Sunday evening. Shortly after this, Mr Gladwin’s profile, which had been publicly available, had disappeared from public view. Last night, Rochford and Southend East BNP candidate...
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By Rachel Charman Stop Airport Extension Now, the group that has campaigned against the development of Southend Airport, is being investigated by the Police for potentially breaching election law. The group are suspected of attempting to influence the outcome of the May election by illegal means. The Police were contacted when anonymous letters began...
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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 leader Graham Longley and Independent councillor Rob Woodley have pressed on with their campaign against alleged abuse of the councillor’s expenses system as the local elections draw closer. They have asked the Town Clerk and the internal auditor to investigate any possible abuses of the system. Cllrs Longley (left)...
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By Rachel Charman The Rochford and Southend East Labour party launched its 2010 election manifesto this afternoon. The manifesto will be officially launched at an open meeting tonight at the Cliffs Pavilion. The manifesto, entitled “Southend Deserves Better”, can be downloaded from the RSE Labour website. Councilbust.com staff will attend the event tonight, and...
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