In Wealdens Council Strategy the Alliance promises to be “Open, Honest and Transparent”. After the events of last week and my resignation from the Liberal Democrats and the Alliance for Wealden I have been disappointed at the response from my previous colleagues. What is clear to me however is that many of them have not […]
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If you watched Wealden District Council’s recent Full Council meeting on February 21st, 2024, you may recall a debate around a Cabinet recommendation to make changes to the vacant property/empty homes council tax charges as well as apply council tax premiums to second homes. It was on the agenda under item 14 on the call
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Planning is arguably one of the most visible things that the District Council is responsible for and certainly ranks highly in terms of both public interest and also impact on voters and residents. It was also one of the things that caught my attention in terms of District Council responsibilities when I was thinking of
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With the election firmly in the rearview mirror, it’s been a couple of months now that the new Council has been in place. It’s been a big change to the reelected councilors, as the political balance has seen a huge shift. What was essentially a Conservative controlled Council for nearly 50 years is, for the
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