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Mocking the week? Tory in trouble over joke about gays and domestic violence

Written by Heidi Blake and published in The Daily Telegraph on Mon 8th Feb 2010

A Conservative councillor is under investigation for allegedly referring to homosexuals and victims of domestic violence as "the queen team" and the "scream team" at a public meeting.

Cllr Karen Chilvers (photography: Karen Chilvers)

It's a two horse race

Written by Cllr Karen Chilvers and published in Brentwood Gazette - letters page on Wed 27th Jan 2010

Dear Editor

Cllr David Kendall with Dr Vince Cable MP (photography: Karen Chilvers)

Motion tabled for Essex-wide consultation on Bradwell Nuclear Power Station

Written by Cllr David Kendall and published in Speech to Essex County Council on Tue 15th Dec 2009

I am one of the members of the Council's Economic Development & Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee who are currently looking at all the options available to Essex residents for our future Renewable Energy needs. One of these options is nuclear power.

Cllr David Kendall (photography: Karen Chilvers)

Council bottom on performance

Written by Sophie Edwards and published in Brentwood Weekly News on Thu 10th Dec 2009

BRENTWOOD Council has been branded the worst performing council in Essex by an independent report.

Cllr David Kendall (photography: Karen Chilvers)

Brentwood Council finances statement

Written by Cllr David Kendall on Wed 9th Dec 2009

The Leader is trying to defend the indefensible and put a brave face on the situation but even she cannot escape the fact that this Council's finances are in a serious mess and her administration has to accept the lion's share of the blame.

Cllr David Kendall (photography: Karen Chilvers)

Lib Dems on audit warpath

Published in Brentwood Weekly News on Fri 6th Nov 2009

LIBERAL Democrat leader has accused the Conservative-run Brentwood Council of not taking responsibility over its accounting mess.

Cllr David Kendall (photography: Karen Chilvers)

Council sets £300m savings target

Published in BBC News on Wed 14th Oct 2009

Essex County Council has set a target of cutting budget expenditure by £300m by 2012.

Improvement hope for town centre shops

Written by Sophie Edwards and published in Brentwood Weekly News on Thu 24th Sep 2009

RUNDOWN looking shop fronts and buildings could be given a facelift to make them in keeping with the revamped High Street.

Cllr David Kendall at the run down shops in Brentwood

Call to bring back White Hart

Written by Sophie Edwards and published in Brentwood Weekly News on Thu 24th Sep 2009

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to turn the Sugar Hut back into a pub after fire nearly devastated the historic building.

Information Centre to open on Saturdays

Published in Brentwood Weekly News on Thu 3rd Sep 2009

THE High Street information centre is set to open on Saturdays due to popular demand.

Mass opposition for traveller plan

Published in Brentwood Weekly News on Wed 2nd Sep 2009

A GROUP of councillors have said they will oppose plans to allow a traveller to keep his home on green belt land in Pilgrims Hatch.

Quiet byway open to speeding traffic

Published in Brentwood Gazette on Wed 17th Jun 2009

A FORGOTTEN route connecting two peaceful villages is once again being used by speeding traffic, to the anger of residents.

Cllr Barry Aspinell (photography: Karen Chilvers)

Sunday parking charge at Town Hall scrapped

Published in Brentwood Gazette on Wed 20th May 2009

SUNDAY parking charges at Brentwood Town Hall are to be scrapped after a dramatic council U-turn.

Nigel Clarke, Linda Price, Cllr Ross Carter, Cllr Karen Chilvers, Cllr David Kendall and Cllr Barry Aspinell collecting petition signatures in the car park on Saturday 25th April 2009

Keys Hall belongs to local people

Written by Jill Hubbard and published in Brentwood Gazette on Wed 13th May 2009

The Conservative administration of Brentwood council has pretended for years that Keys Hall is "surplus to requirements", so it came as no surprise to me that Mr Maza's efforts to save it (Gazette, 29 April) fell on deaf ears.

Keys Hall

Parking Mad

Published in Yellow Advertiser on Fri 1st May 2009

SHOPS will suffer if the council stops free parking at its staff car park on Saturdays, according to Lib Dem councillors.

Shop owners Lin Heath, Nigel Clark and Sarah Barnes take a stand against the higher parking charges.

Weekend parking charges protest

Written by Matthew Ward and published in Brentwood Gazette on Wed 29th Apr 2009

PLANS to introduce car parking charges on Saturdays at Brentwood Town Hall are facing strong opposition.

Nigel Clarke, Linda Price, Cllr Ross Carter, Cllr Karen Chilvers, Cllr David Kendall and Cllr Barry Aspinell collecting petition signatures in the car park on Saturday 25th April 2009

Pilgrims Hatch: Row as traveller looks set to stay

Published in Brentwood Weekly News on Mon 27th Apr 2009

PLANS to allow a traveller to keep his home on green belt land in Pilgrims Hatch are set to be approved by Brentwood Council.

Anger over one-party roadshows

Published in Brentwood Weekly News on Mon 27th Apr 2009

A POLITICAL row has broken out over a series of meet-and-greet roadshows being held by Brentwood Council.

Tax payers are counting cost

Written by Cllr Karen Chilvers and published in Brentwood Gazette - letters page on Thu 23rd Apr 2009

Budget decisions made by our local Conservative council administrations show that Lisa Ford's plea to them to "stop wasting public money" (Wednesday 8 April) was absolutely spot-on.

Cllr Karen Chilvers (photography: Karen Chilvers)

Cycle race will go on despite road upgrade

Published in Brentwood Gazette on Wed 15th Apr 2009

A COMMUNITY group is stepping in after a popular cycle event was cancelled because of the High Street improvement scheme.

Petition to protest against car parking charges

Published in Brentwood Weekly News on Tue 14th Apr 2009

CAMPAIGNERS have launched a petition to protest against rising car parking charges in Brentwood.

Overnight parking labelled 'a stealth tax'

Written by Jamie Forsyth and published in Brentwood Weekly News on Wed 8th Apr 2009

OVERNIGHT parking is to become available at two car parks in Brentwood.

Free parking at town hall is set to be axed

Written by Brentwood Gazette reporter and published in Brentwood Gazette on Tue 7th Apr 2009

FREE parking at the Town Hall is to come to an end amid fears that the new charges will deter shoppers from coming to the town.

Cllr David Kendall, shop owner Nigel Clarke and Cllr Barry Aspinell.

MP Eric gets in a pickle

Written by Brentwood Gazette reporter and published in Brentwood Gazette on Sat 4th Apr 2009

The Brentwood and Ongar MP was at the centre of slow motion car crash television when he defended having a second home on Question Time this week.

Eric Pickles MP on Question Time

Lib Dem leader slams MP's second home allowance

Written by Jamie Forsyth and published in Brentwood Weekly News on Sat 4th Apr 2009

THE leader of the opposition in Brentwood has called on MP Eric Pickles to stop claiming a second home allowance.

What will happen to your ward now?

Written by Linda Price and published in Brentwood Gazette - letters page on Mon 23rd Mar 2009

ON Wednesday March 18 at full council Brandon Lewis announced that he had decided to stand down as leader of the Council. He feels that he has accomplished all that he set out to do.

Linda Price, candidate for the Hutton South by-election (photography: Karen Chilvers)

Inquiry call

Written by Paul Giles and published in Yellow Advertiser on Fri 20th Mar 2009

OPPOSITION to the proposed William Hunter Way development is to be sent to the Secretary of State for the Environment.

Cllr David Kendall & Cllr Barry Aspinell with some of the "NO" responses to William Hunter Way

Opposition call for more help for businesses

Written by Brentwood Weekly News reporter and published in Brentwood Weekly News on Wed 18th Mar 2009

THE Liberal Democrat group has called on Brentwood Council to give more support to businesses and residents as the credit crunch bites.

'Say no to rise in parking charges'

Written by Paul Giles and published in Yellow Advertiser on Thu 26th Feb 2009

A HAIR salon owner is calling on independent traders to oppose a proposed 18 per cent increase in car park charges.

CHARGES: Nigel Clarke is against the car parking charges increase. Picture by Martin Dalton

Weekend parking charges protest

Written by Matthew Ward and published in Brentwood Gazette on Wed 29th Apr 2009

PLANS to introduce car parking charges on Saturdays at Brentwood Town Hall are facing strong opposition.

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