Mayoral Delays Expose the Chaos Behind Labour’s Devolution Plan Tuesday, 9 December, 2025 The news of delays to the mayoral elections for Essex, Hampshire and other areas has rightly led to a few raised eyebrows within local government. But as well as having an impact in the directly effected areas, the implications of these actions should be on the radar of all other areas currently in the devolution process and heading towards a combined authority. It was always an ambitious agenda... Local News
Ensuring Utility Works are Completed to Standard 29th January 2025 Cadent have recently been on site in Meir Park, working near the top of Lysander Road. Whilst they have restored the verges by where they've worked, some damage... Local News
Good News Ahead? 27th January 2025 I'm keen to ensure we're as well placed as we can be when we apply for Village Greens in Meir Park, so today I've been in meetings to get some advice on how... Local News
Disappointing News from the Forestry Commission 20th January 2025 Having chased up the Forestry Commission several times since their initial approach about the felled trees at Canberra Crescent, I was disappointed this week to... Local News
Issues with the A50 streetlights 16th January 2025 Over the Christmas period I've had a number of contacts from residents concerned about streetlights along the A50 between Meir Park and the A500/Sideway... Local News
Help Me Create Village Greens in Meir Park 11th December 2024 Over the last few weeks, I've been busy completing a leaflet drop of Meir Park to support my latest campaign, to create village greens across Meir Park, and now... Local News
Successful First Police/Councillor Surgery in Meir Park 9th December 2024 Despite the temperature, the first joint police/councillor surgery in Meir Park delivered some positive outcomes. As well as the mobile police station being... Local News
Yellow Lines Finally Secured for Catchems Corner 29th November 2024 After a lengthy campaign, the yellow lines in Catchems Corner have finally been installed and will reduce the instances of 'near misses' that residents have... Local News
'Make A Difference' with Local Government 6th November 2024 One of the major issues for local government is recruitment, both in certain service areas but also in general, so it's been a pleasure over the last year to be... Local News
LGA Conference 2024 - Well Worth the Delay 28th October 2024 Normally, LGA Conference - the biggest gathering of local government every year - is in July, guaranteeing lively days and balmy evenings (usually!). However... Opinions
