Archive for the “Victoria Road” category
Brentwood Housing Survey
by Cllr Karen Chilvers on May 16, 2013
So, there is going to be a Housing Survey – don’t miss your chance to tell the council what you think. This is important and there’s a short window for responses! From the Council’s website: More than 5,000 Brentwood residents (…)
Where’s my polling station?
by Cllr Karen Chilvers on May 1, 2013
So, it’s nearly time to vote! If you don’t know where to vote on Thursday 2nd May, here’s my guide: There are four polling stations in Brentwood West (Brentwood South County Division), they will be on your polling card, but (…)
Parking – simples?
by Cllr Karen Chilvers on April 22, 2013
I still recall those heady days when Brenwood Council was in charge of its own destiny, when we could get things done for residents without playing dodge the pothole, when we had some sort of control over our parking. It’s (…)
A GREAT #BRENTWOODWEST MAKEOVER
by Cllr Karen Chilvers on March 26, 2013
Today, I am really proud of what we have been able to achieve, working together with ward colleague Cllr Will Russell, for everyone in #BrentwoodWest to enjoy. This is what we have done to make a difference: We did (…)
Are there millionaires on our housing waiting list?
by Cllr Karen Chilvers on February 7, 2013
Well, thanks to a little scrutiny from me the other night, we now know that we just don’t know! A straight question to an officer saw me ask if we had any demographic or situational information on Brentwood’s housing waiting (…)
Safe as houses….or parks?
by Cllr Karen Chilvers on February 5, 2013
St Peter’s Park in Cromwell Road #brentwoodwest was a big story last year – there was an approach from a devleoper to buy it and the community pulled together to object. In the end, due only because of the public (…)
#ShopWarley Day – Saturday 2nd February
by Cllr Karen Chilvers on January 24, 2013
Help support local traders in Warley! With Tesco planning on opening a store on Warley Hill, your local traders are worried about the effect it will have on them. Someone suggested boycotting the store when it opened – well, that’s (…)
Tory Priorities: All wrong and housing waiting lists suffer
by Cllr Karen Chilvers on January 23, 2013
I recently blogged about the key Conservative party priority in Brentwood – a clean green borough and I have argued that this, although important, was not the key priority. I didn’t expect this to come home to roost quite so (…)
Why we said NO to a “pizza” the action on Warley Hill
by Cllr Karen Chilvers on January 11, 2013
At Planning on Wednesday there was an application for a Pizza Hut takeaway on the site of the former bakery. It was up for approval but I seconded Warley councillor David Tee’s motion to refuse it. The reasons were threefold: (…)
Why Tesco can take over…
by Cllr Karen Chilvers on January 10, 2013
Several residents in #BrentwoodWest and Warley have asked me how it can be that Tesco can just turn a pub into one of their shops literally overnight. Thing is, shops selling food & drink and pubs operate under the same (…)
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