Kent Trading Standards together with 81 other local authorities are taking part in the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) nationwide Scamnesty campaign again this year. They are asking for members of the public to drop their scam mail in bins and bags placed around the county.
I welcome the Standards Board's decision to accept the findings of the Independent Investigators report which found that I had NOT breached any codes of conduct in the case bought against me by Cllr Louise McKinlay, Chairman of the Highways Panel. This now means the case is closed.
Spelthorne Council is seeking residents' views on plans for a cycle path along TP26 'Linear Park' in Sunbury. (TP26 is Surrey County Council's reference number for the stretch of protected urban open space through Lower Sunbury that was once upon a time intended as a relief road.)
Last night I attended the Cabinet and Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
At tonight's Council meeting High Barnet Liberal Democrat Councillor Duncan Macdonald is inviting the Council to congratulate the Leader of the Council Cllr Mike Freer on his award in Private Eye's 2008 Rotten Borough Awards. The citation for the award reads:
Councillor Jack Cohen, Leader of Barnet Liberal Democrats has reacted angrily to be being "gagged" at last night's Cabinet Overview and Scrutiny Committee.