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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Mon 30th Aug 2010
Following his suspension on 12th July 2010 regarding the wording of a leaflet, Cllr Barry Aspinell has been granted an appeal by the Standards Board for England and returned to his duties as borough councillor for Pilgrims Hatch and Lib Dem Deputy Leader on 25th August. He was originally suspended until 31st August.
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Thu 12th Aug 2010
Brentwood West's Liberal Democrat Councillors are to lobby the Highways Agency for noise barriers for the A12 as the noise by neighbours, particularly in Selwood Road, Talbrook and Spital Lane, has now become a real problem.
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Tue 10th Aug 2010
Cllr David Kendall and the Liberal Democrat group were unable to support the budget consultation being run by Conservative controlled Brentwood Borough Council saying it was "flawed" during a heated meeting of the Policy Board last week.
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Tue 10th Aug 2010
Lib Dem councillors are calling on the Tories running Brentwood Borough Council to reconsider the decision to scrap the "Vision" magazine or show there are concrete plans for its replacement following a lively discussion at the Policy Board last week.
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Fri 6th Aug 2010
Pilgrims Hatch councillors David Kendall & Vicky Davies have asked the council to undertake a full and comprehensive structural review of the sheltered accommodation in Harewood Road at the earliest opportunity following concerns regarding this development and the potential health risk to some tenants arising from the recent vermin infestation.
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Fri 6th Aug 2010
"The Judgement announced today by OFSTED that Essex County Council's rating for safeguarding children remains "inadequate" is a huge disappointment," said Cllr Theresa Higgins, Liberal Democrat spokesman at Essex County Council. "No amount of spin can disguise the fact that this is a damming judgement which is acutely embarrassing to the County Council."
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Thu 5th Aug 2010
Lib Dem Leader Cllr David Kendall has slammed the "open surgeries" being operated by Conservative controlled Brentwood Borough Council as a sham because they offer no voice to the opposition on the Council.
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Thu 29th Jul 2010
Lib Dem councillors have placed their trust in the licensing officers and responsible authorities after the licence for the Sugar Hut was reviewed and a number of key restrictions were placed on it in preparation for it's imminent re-opening. The licence was reviewed due to concerns on the issues of:
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Wed 28th Jul 2010
Brentwood West's two Liberal Democrat borough councillors, Karen Chilvers & Nigel Clarke, took direct action last week to tidy up an area that had become overgrown in their town centre ward.
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Sat 17th Jul 2010
Liberal Democrat County Cllr David Kendall and members of the Brentwood Bus & Rail Users Association took matters into their own hands in Brentwood High Street on Saturday morning when they distributed two hundred County Council Bus Pass consultation questionnaires to local bus users.
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Fri 16th Jul 2010
Liberal Democrat County Councillor David Kendall asked some important questions at the Essex County Council meeting this week. He asked whether any changes to the existing bus pass scheme, or alternative concessions that are currently provided, could have a significant impact on bus pass users across Essex.
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Thu 15th Jul 2010
In a motion put down on Tuesday at Full Council, County Cllr David Kendall stressed the important role that Essex County Council should be playing, as a community leader, in supporting those badly hit by the economic downturn - in practical terms and through partners.
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Wed 14th Jul 2010
Acting Leader of Essex County Council Liberal Democrats, Cllr Theresa Higgins, has responded to the coalition budget announcement at the full council meeting. She made it clear that the Liberal Democrat group was elected as the opposition locally and would carry out that role fully and responsibly as they hold the Conservatives to account.
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Wed 14th Jul 2010
Brentwood's Liberal Democrats have slammed the Tory administration for their desperate marketing effort because a campaign is only being implemented in July 2010 - eight months after the completion of the High Street project.
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Sun 4th Jul 2010
Liberal Democrat County Cllr David Kendall is urging all Bus Pass users in Brentwood to take part in the public consultation on bus passes which is currently being run by Tory-controlled Essex County Council. Responsibility for providing the Bus Pass Scheme is moving from the District and Borough Councils to the County Council from 1st April 2011.
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Thu 1st Jul 2010
Liberal Democrat County Cllr David Kendall has expressed his anger and frustration over the proposed closure of the Brentwood Training Centre at Warley in August. The courses that are currently delivered at Warley are going to be transferred to either Adult Community Learning (ACL) at Bishops Hill, Hutton or to ACL at Ongar.
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Thu 24th Jun 2010
Brentwood West's Cllr Karen Chilvers is leading residents in a campaign against further development at the already over-crowded Rollason Way/St James Road area after receiving news that another 71 flats in St James Road after 53 were agreed by the Conservative administration just last month, in addition to the 350 already there or being built.
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Tue 22nd Jun 2010
James Sapwell, who stood for parliament in last month's general election, has joined the Liberal Democrats, citing the party as the one that enables him to remain true to his core values whilst furthering his political career.
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Tue 22nd Jun 2010
Lib Dem councillors David Kendall, Barry Aspinell and Vicky Davies were busy on Sunday helping local residents as part of a Pilgrims Hatch Community Clean Up Day.
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Wed 2nd Jun 2010
Cllr Karen Chilvers, Brentwood West, has demanded that developers provide an on-site children's play area in Rollason Way after another 53 properties were approved as part of The Base development, taking the number of properties to over 400.
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Wed 26th May 2010
A large number of Liberal Democrat policies were announced in today's Queen's Speech, including the party's major priorities: fair taxes, a fair start for children, a green and sustainable economy, and a comprehensive clean up of politics.
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Thu 20th May 2010
Your Liberal Democrat councillors report back on the Annual Council meeting, heralding the start of the council year, held on 19th May 2010.
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Wed 12th May 2010
Lib Dem County Councillor David Kendall has managed to get answers to a number of key questions regarding "Banking on Essex" from Tory controlled Essex County Council. Cllr Kendall, a long term critic of the scheme, asked just how much support had been given to small businesses in Essex since it's launch in a blaze of publicity back in late 2009. Judging by the answers it seems he was right to have those concerns.
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Wed 12th May 2010
Cllr David Kendall is assuring residents that the Liberal Democrats are still very much the opposition on Brentwood and Essex councils and will continue to hold the local Tories to account, despite the national Liberal Democrat-Conservative coalition government that is now in place.
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Sun 9th May 2010
A personal message from Cllr David Kendall following the General Election result:
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Fri 7th May 2010
We welcome Cllr Philip Mynott, Brentwood North, Cllr Nigel Clarke, Brentwood West, and Cllr Vicky Davies, Pilgrims Hatch, to the Liberal Democrat group on Brentwood Borough Council and celebrate the return of Cllr Barry Aspinell, Pilgrims Hatch, to Brentwood and Cllr Derek Jacobs in Ongar.
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Thu 6th May 2010
As well as the general election, Brentwood voters also go to the polls today to elect a borough councillor in all wards except Tipps Cross and Hutton North, plus there's a by-election in Pilgrims hatch ward.. You can find out more about your candidate(s) here!
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Wed 5th May 2010
David Kendall, Liberal Democrat challenger in Brentwood & Ongar has welcomed the poll in today's Brentwood Gazette which shows the Liberal Democrats a strong second to Conservative Eric Pickles but says the only poll that really matters is the one on Thursday.
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Wed 5th May 2010
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has today launched 'My Personal Guarantee', a pledge that will run in leaflets and newspaper advertisements ahead of polling day.
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Wed 14th Jul 2010
Cllr Barry Aspinell has been suspended until 31st August 2010 following a Standards Committee investigation regarding the wording of a leaflet in 2009.
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