Stop Airport Extension Now (SAEN) has been granted to the right to an oral hearing of its case against the expansion of Southend Airport. Last week, the High Court refused to hear an appeal from SAEN in which the group claimed Southend Council was wrong to grant planning permission for the new runway at...
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Southend’s Youth Mayor, Adam Connolly, and his Deputy Alex Bright are leading a campaign by young people to reduce bus fares in Southend for 14 and 15 year olds. Arriva, one of the local bus companies, charges adult fares for passengers aged 16 and over across its entire Southern Counties operating range, apart from...
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Last Thursday, the Council’s meeting was dominated by the recent cuts from central Government, which left Southend Borough Council with £1.4 million less funding than planned at the start of the financial year. Here, Deputy Leader of the Labour group Cllr Ian Gilbert gives Councilbust.com his view of what might be this year’s most...
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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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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 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 Rochford and Southend East UKIP candidate James Moyies has spoken out on the row over Priory Crescent. Mr Moyies visited Camp Cuckoo’s protestors today, and congratulated them on what he sees as “a well-made protest”. Mr Moyies added that he hoped the protestors will now vacate the site, especially in light...
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By Rachel Charman A poll of readers of Councilbust.com has demonstrated a lack of support for the protestors at Priory Crescent. The poll, which was present on the site for a month, asked ‘do you support Camp Cuckoo?’ In the poll 64% of respondents agreed with the statement ‘the protestors are totally wrong to...
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By Rachel Charman Conservative councillor Anna Waite, who is responsible for transport in Southend, has received a threat of violence from an unidentified member of the public. Cllr Waite received an anonymous letter from a member of the public who opposes to the redevelopment of Cuckoo Corner, challenging her to a ‘duel to the...
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