on has always been a popular event and today was no exception. Working as a Rayleigh Town Councillor, I was involved in helping setup safety barriers, crowd control and general duties (along with some coffee drinking!). I was fortunate enough to work along side other members of the town council who are all generally a great bunch of people all with a common goal - to make the switch on a success. By 6.30pm when the big switch on occurred we could see the fruits of our labour. A bustling High Street, awash with families enjoying the great atmosphere, which reminds us of one of many reasons that makes Rayleigh a great place to live.
As a district councillor, I had to attend the development committee meeting tonight. One of the items on tonight's agenda was application 16/00731/OUT - LAND WEST OF LITTLE WAKERING ROAD AND SOUTH OF BARROW HALL ROAD, LITTLE WAKERING, ESSEX. What I witnessed tonight was a far from comprehensive report presented by our RDC officers. Confusion reigned in the council chamber as the addendum to the report on the application was attempted to be explained by the officer, looking around I saw raised eyebrows and blank expressions. Personally I can only describe my emotions as anger and frustration at the expectation by officers, of making a decision based on this far from complete report. Ultimately and with some relief, all members agreed this matter should be deferred. There would have been a serious injustice to both the electorate and developer if we had pressed ahead.
that someone had been stabbed last night in Rayleigh.
I’ve read on social media comments from residents about parking charges ‘racking up’ due to them having to spend more time queuing for shops, banks, and a general slow down in service due to social distancing and reduction in staffing in stores. So yesterday, I have written to the Rochford District Councillor, Simon Wootton, who
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13/11/19 – UpdateI’ve received an email from Chris at NCP and he is hoping to have a resolution to this issue within 24hrs. I will update further as and when I receive further information. Having spoken to Greater Anglia who appeared to be happy to wash their hands of the problems users of the train
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I’m a regular user of a lot of the parks and open spaces in the Rochford District, as I’m sure many of the residents are. However there seems to be a blight that is taking over the pleasure of using these areas – Dog Fouling. There clearly is a growing trend amongst some inconsiderate/irresponsible dog
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