Local highways schemes across Essex delayed
The vast majority of local highways schemes agreed at District/Borough Highways Panels across Essex in the year 2012/13 were not delivered, it has been revealed.
24 Oct 2013
The vast majority of local highways schemes agreed at District/Borough Highways Panels across Essex in the year 2012/13 were not delivered, it has been revealed.
At today's meeting of the Full Council at Essex County Council, the ruling Conservatives rejected a whole series of proposals to open up the council and engage with the public. They -
Local Lib Dems have welcomed a new law giving councils greater powers to combat the blight of scrap metal thefts on communities across the country.
Essex County Council's Cabinet Member for Highways today (Thursday 26 September) stated that he would definitely proceed with switching off nearly all street lights in Essex over the coming months. Cllr Bass was speaking during questioning from Councillors on ECC's Place Services Committee.
Epping Forest Lib Dems today welcomed the renewed commitment to cycling offered by the government in Monday's Get Britain Cycling debate in the House of Commons. Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge Julian Huppert led the discussions. And outside Parliament, local party members were represented at the London Cycling Campaign's 5000-strong protest ride calling for more Space for Cycling.
Some years ago Janet Whitehouse decided she must do something to reuse the good furniture she saw sitting in gardens waiting to go to the tip. She knew some new council tenants have no furniture.