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Cllr Philip Mynott

Lib Dems slam Brentwood Council for plans to close town centre disabled car park

Brentwood's main opposition party has accused Brentwood Council of duplicity in relation to plans to close the William Hunter Way disabled car park and move provision for disabled parking elsewhere. The plans - which have neither gone out to consultation, nor been discussed at any Council meeting, or with ward councillors - were uncovered by Brentwood North Lib Dem councillors Philip Mynott and Barry Aspinell after notifications of the removal of Highways rights from the car park were sent to North Road Avenue, Brentwood, which borders it. The process of removing these rights would allow the site to become private. And whilst there would be disabled car parking provision in the development, it would only be close to businesses in the development, and much further away from the High Street. Cllr Philip Mynott and Cllr Barry Aspinell (Lib Dem, Brentwood North) aggressively criticised the decision as 'morally wrong and deeply flawed' as changes to the use and ownership of the car park, which was beyond the foot

28 Oct 2012
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Essex's Crumbling Roads

Over the last three years a staggering £0.5 million has been paid out by Conservative run Essex County Council to 1502 residents whose cars have been damaged by potholes on the County's roads. This staggering statistic was revealed in a freedom of information request by Liberal Democrat County Councillor David Kendall. Cllr Kendall commented: "These figures show the true scale of the problem and prove that Essex County Council is still struggling to repair roads after years of neglect by the Conservatives. Whilst I am pleased to see that 1500 residents have recieved some compensation from the County Council I am concerned that there are at least another 2,000 residents who have made claims over the same period and will be getting nothing". "These shocking figures may have forced the Tories into investing £11 million pounds in emergency pothole repairs just 8 months before the County Council Elections but for many long suffering Essex residents this will be to little to late as the damage has been done".

12 Oct 2012
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The pothole at Brentwood station

My favourite pothole - Cllr David Kendall

It's the sheer location of this pothole that makes it so amazing - right on the pedestrian crossing outside Brentwood station just waiting for a passing commuter to turn their ankle as they run for the train in the morning or the bus in the evening.

13 Aug 2012
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