NHS services are being ‘reshaped’ by Mid Essex STP and they’ve been running a public consultation on the plans. In a nutshell, they want to do away with the more general model of hospital and create specialist centres. One aspect of this would mean transporting seriously ill patients between hospitals. Questions have repeatedly been asked
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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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There’s a BIG hole in the councils finances So the hole gets bigger over time due to the fact that the grant the local council receives from central government will eventually replaced by allowing the local authorities to retain 100% of business rates. So what’s the strategy for closing the gap? Increase council tax, parking charges,
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