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Councillor action in Shenfield

Emergency procedures "impressive" says Cllr David Kendall

"Very impressed" was the view of County Cllr David Kendall after attending a scrutiny meeting to demonstrate planning and procedures that are now in place to deal with any major incident in the County. He said: "Essex has more major accident hazard sites than any other county in the Eastern region so it is was very important that councillors not only review this issue but have a clear understanding of how everything operates should a major incident ever occur." "I was very impressed with professionalism and expertise shown by all those that took part in this review."

Contempt for Disability Access from Barclays Bank & Brentwood Council

Disability groups and accessible car park users have reacted angrily to plans to move a Disabled Car Park to accommodate staff at Barclays Bank during the construction of a cinema development in Brentwood.

525,300 Essex people will get Income Tax cut in April 2013

Commenting on the raising of the Personal Allowance further than already planned, Cllr Mike Mackrory, Leader of the Opposition on Essex County Council, said:

Steve Tyrrell: Campaigner, candidate and friend

With great sadness, we are sorry to announce that Steve Tyrrell, Lib Dem campaigner, candidate in 2011 & 2012, and a good friend and supporter of us all, passed away yesterday after a battle with cancer.

Council housing tenants: Soft targets for an ailing Conservative administration

Cllr Vicky Davies, Liberal Democrat Housing Lead, asked the Conservative administration whether the housing stock for Brentwood was safe in their hands at Tuesday's budget setting meeting but, unsurprisingly, failed to get a reassuring answer.