Canvassing in Littlebury and Community Clear up in Wendens Ambo!

Belinda and I had an warm response to our first foray into canvassing at Littlebury, where people were generally surprised and pleased to meet election candidates and to be able …read more →

50 Shades of Uttlesford

50 shades of grey, that’s not the books, or the film, or even the colour of my hair! But it is what most people think of Politics in general and …read more →

Clearing up in the South of the District!

It was Community Clear up day today in Great Dunmow with a number of residents and Residents for Uttlesford Candidates, the only party in town! We collected around 8 bags …read more →

A new administration which listens to residents and cares for them.

I read Geoff Riley’s excellent letter in last week’s press with great interest and he raises some very valid concerns about the functioning of local politics in general and in …read more →

Buses. You wait weeks for one…

No, not buses, Councillors. There were no fewer than five Councillors at the Great Dunmow Traffic Management Group meeting on 17/02/15, held at Foakes Hall, Dunmow. There was also an …read more →

‘Same as it ever was…’

“Same as it ever was” For those who know me, my knowledge of popular music is not too bad and when asked to put my bio in print, this song came …read more →

Grab a calculator and you do the maths!

Go fetch your calculator, or as per the existing calculations just fetch the ubiquitous fag packet! This lesson is entitled Math 101 – in the fair town of Dunmow we …read more →

Plan -to be NAKED

There is no gentler way to put this other than to say it as it is – the disastrous dereliction of duty by our current District Councillors ,which has resulted …read more →

Today should be a crucial day for the future of Uttlesford

At the first meeting of the Uttlesford Planning Policy working Group, R4U ECC Cllr John Lodge made the following speech (as public submissions are allowed in these meetings). We hope …read more →

Three months until polling day…

With three months to go to polling day, I am honoured to have been selected by Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) as a prospective candidate, alongside Belinda Irons, for the new …read more →