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...
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By Rachel Charman Southend Borough Council contractors cut down 14 trees on Priory Crescent on Saturday 20th March as part of the scheme to widen the road. This followed the eviction of protestors at Camp Cuckoo, who lost a court hearing to remain on the site on Thursday. The protestors left the site of...
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By Rachel Charman Camp Cuckoo protestors tonight rallied together against Southend Council’s redevelopment of Priory Crescent. Speaking to Councilbust.com, SKIPP protestor Mark Sharp accused the Council of “ruling like a military junta.” The Council began legal proceedings today to have the protestors removed from the site. Mr Sharp said that when bailiffs arrive to...
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By Rachel Charman The leader of Southend Borough Council, Cllr Nigel Holdcroft, has spoken about the disruption of last night’s council meeting by the Saxon King in Priory Park committee (SKIPP). Last night, SKIPP protestors brought the meeting to a standstill from the public gallery, as they heckled, threw leaflets into the chamber, and...
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Members of the Saxon King in Priory Park Committee brought tonight’s council meeting to a standstill for 20 minutes. The campaigners, who are opposing the road widening scheme at Cuckoo Corner, were present in the public gallery. According to the Echo, they heckled Cllr Anna Waite and unveiled a banner which called for Cllr...
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By Rachel Charman The Saxon King In Priory Park (SKIPP) committee staged its first public debate event on Saturday 6th February. The event, held in Westcliff, was reportedly well-attended, and focused on the group’s objections to Southend Borough Council’s Cuckoo Corner road developments. A spokesperson for SKIPP told Councilbust.com: “We were able to reveal...
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