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Petition Launched To Save Tymperleys
Last winter, the Lib Dem / Labour run Borough Council announced plans to close Tymperleys Clock Museum. Pressure from local Conservatives, the public and press, however, led to a well publicised U-turn by the Authority. Sadly, the museum is still closed and there are rumours of the clock collection being dispersed to other sites.
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Fury At Council’s Plan To Close Activity Centre
Colchester Council Loses Minimum £872k»
Nearly £1million Colchester taxpayer’s money has been confirmed lost following a “negligent” investment by the Borough’s Lib Dem led Council.
Nearly 3 years ago, £4 million was deposited in Icelandic bank, Landsbanki, by the Lib Dem and Labour Councillors running Colchester Council. Disgracefully, the “investment” was made in September 2008, 6 months after financial analysts labelled [...]
Petition Launched To Save Tymperleys»
Last winter, the Lib Dem / Labour run Borough Council announced plans to close Tymperleys Clock Museum. Pressure from local Conservatives, the public and press, however, led to a well publicised U-turn by the Authority. Sadly, the museum is still closed and there are rumours of the clock collection being dispersed to other sites.
Local Conservative [...]
Conservative Decision Secures Tax Rebate For Colchester»
The Inland Revenue is to hand Colchester Council a tax rebate totalling £672,000. The welcome announcement comes after accountants, hired by the former Conservative Administration at the Town Hall, discovered the Local Authority had wrongly been paying VAT to the Government on entry tickets to Colchester Castle Museum from as far back as the 1970s.
Conservative Plan Will Secure Leisure World Future»
Local Conservatives have put forward proposals to safeguard the long-term future of Leisure World – whilst saving £millions of taxpayers’ money.
Leisure World currently makes an average loss of £1.2million every year and Colchester is one of the last Councils in Essex to still directly manage their own leisure facilities. With losses of this magnitude, it [...]
Confusion Over Food Waste Trial»
“Colchester is paying for the incompetence of its Lib/Lab Councillors with hard cash and its reputation. They cost us more and deliver late”
New Light Shed On Colchester’s Past»
The archaeologists of Colchester are busy, as ever, discovering and meticulously recording evidence of past life. Some of the most recent excavations at the Hyderabad Barracks have revealed warrior burials, a new dyke, a coin hoard and two more round houses!
Excavations just off Mersea Road have revealed the burials of two ‘spearmen’, likely to be [...]
Hourly Bus Service To Stansted Airport Reinstated»
The hourly bus service from Colchester to Stansted Airport began operating once again in July. Over recent years the timetable for this link has passed between different bus companies, with the frequency of buses first being slashed and then threatened with closure.
Buses now leave Colchester Bus Station every hour from 5.10 am to 8.10 pm [...]
New Library Opening Hours»
The revised opening hours for Libraries have now come into effect, following the consultation, to which over 27,000 users responded. As a result of the views expressed, Colchester Central Library remains open 7 days a week:
Mondays to Fridays – 9am to 6.30pm
Saturdays – 9am to 5.30pm
Sundays – 1pm to 4pm
Prettygate Library [...]
Football Ground Homes Bid “Called-In”»
Plans to build 58 homes on Colchester United’s former Layer Road home have been submitted to Colchester Council for approval.
The Council exchanged contracts on the site with Abbey Developments of Potters Bar in June. Abbey have now put forward proposals for over 50 new homes, mainly 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses, including some affordable [...]
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Why we must fight to save The Rec»
Matt talks about how we really can save The Rec.
I will protect our proud heritage»
As politicians, I believe we have a responsibility to protect our history
Council tax pledge»
Colchester Liberal Democrats have controlled the Council for over 18 months now so it is time for them to stop blaming the Conservatives and take responsibility for the financial mismanagement of the Council.
Mile End Liberals vote in favour of more housing»
The Local Development Framework on Colchester Borough Council sets out how development will be managed in Colchester.
Martin Goss, the Liberal Councillor in Mile End, pledged to “Fight to slow down the over development of North Colchester.”
Martin Goss, that same man, once elected, then voted through the Local Development Framework – effectively agreeing to thousands more [...]
Letter to Essex County Standard – the Liberals vote for more houses in Mile End»
Letter to Essex County Standard – 15th January
I find Cllr. Goss’s recent bleatings in your newspaper utter hypocrisy! While I wholeheartedly agree with Myland Parish Council’s abhorrence of yet more development, I find it quite astonishing that Cllr. Goss can do one thing, yet portray a completely different story to the media.
Having won his seat by [...]
Chancellor Needs Tax “Advice”»
Over the last week or so, ministers across all parties have been grilled by the Telegraph for their expenditures and claims. Now it has emerged that nine cabinet ministers, hired accountants to help them with their tax returns.
One of these ministers was our Chancellor, Alistair Darling, who’s accountancy bill came to £1,400 over a two [...]
Bob Russell MP wants a return to Conservative administration in Westminster»
In a recent House of Commons debate, our glorified local councillor (on ten times the salary!) indicated he would be happy with a return to the pre-1997 Conservative administration:
Both my hon. Friend and I were leaders of local councils before we came to this place. Does he agree that, after 12 years of a new labour Government, [...]
When Labour is a dirty word»
When Labour is a dirty word
In the 1997 general election, the people elected the New Labour Party. We believed that we had elected a socially responsible Government; a Government that would focus on the NHS, Crime and Justice, Foreign Affairs, and more importantly, Education Education Education.
What we got was an entirely different story.
We got [...]
There are those that are born leaders…»
And others that are not…..
LEXDEN COUNCILLORS FIGHTING TO KEEP THE SPORTS PAVILION OPEN ON KING GEORGE V PLAYING FIELD»
LEXDEN COUNCILLORS FIGHTING TO KEEP THE SPORTS PAVILION OPEN ON KING GEORGE V PLAYING FIELD.
At a recent Finance and Audit Committee, Colchester Borough Council, debated the details of the Leisure services £100k cuts. This was the first time that these details have been made available. Not only have the Liberal / Labour Council slashed [...]
