Armed with bags, gloves, litter pickers and a strong sense of purpose, Brentwood Liberal Democrats got to work cleaning Brentwood's streets and green spaces as part of a Brentwood's litter picking initiative.
Brentwood's Conservative Borough councillors recently voted for Brentwood to become a member of the Association of South Essex Local Authorities (ASLEA) Joint Committee. ASLEA consists of seven Councils, Basildon, Brentwood, Castle Point, Rochford, Southend on Sea, Thurrock and Essex County Council. The decision was made during a heated debate at Brentwood's Ordinary Council meeting on (28/7) when Lib Dem councillors raised a number of key issues and highlighted the Tories failure to consult with Brentwood residents on such an important decision
At Brentwood Council meeting on Wednesday July 28th, the local Tories confirmed an on-going policy of austerity. In particular, it was confirmed that the 50/50 sharing of Brentwood Council's chief executive with Rochford council is, in fact, a cost-cutting measure. It is also understood that Brentwood Council's senior management team will also be involved in this scheme. A Tory spokesman also confirmed last night that there will be accompanying staff reductions at Brentwood Council. In addition to the provision of a heavy load of day-to-day services, Brentwood Council also has a significant number of complex issues to deal with including the local development plan, the development of the Bay Tree Centre and various other difficult issues. Brentwood has seen a very significant reduction in the quality and quantity of its services in past years under Tory control. Brentwood cannot afford further reductions but this seems to be the policy of our local Tories. If this issue of running Brentwood into the ground ma
Following the announcement by the Conservative administration that our Chief Executive is to take up a joint role as Chief Executive of both Brentwood and Rochford Councils, the Tories say this will present a saving to Brentwood as Rochford will be paying half his salary. We say Brentwood has been in a similar position before. It didn't work then, and it will not work now.
Message from County Councillor Barry Aspinell re Ongar Road Closure
The elections this week didn't produce the set of results we wanted.
