We have no association with Basildon and Southend Housing Action (BASHA) or the South Essex Heckler. Whilst they are perfectly entitled to free speech we must distance ourselves as a group from their approach, particularly the unpleasant flyers they distributed…
Adding Insult to Injury
New plans by Cllr Dr Richard Moore for a green borough – a press release yesterday by the council. http://www3.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/PRRECENT/F35441F976F1712580257DC60056FCCC?OpenDocument
GAG2011 will be there!
Basildon Council Cabinet Meeting Thursday, 8 January 2015 TIME: 7.00 p.m. VENUE: St George’s Suite, The Basildon Centre, St Martin’s Square, Basildon, Essex SS14 1DL Item 4 is to approve a great deal of public money to smooth the path…
Letter to the Echo
The echo have today published a letter sent on behalf of the GAG2011 committee. They have given it the title ‘Underhand move over college plan’ Here is the original version sent to them: The Green Action Group GAG2011 have campaigned…
Basildon Council Cabinet Meeting
On Thursday Basildon Council Cabinet members are meeting to approve a large sum of of money being used for compulsory purchase of those properties around the current market place which are not owned by the council as apparently they have…
Our New Petition
We have a new petition directed at the government Department for Communities and Local Government and its Homes and Communities Agency. We are asking for the HCA, who own most of the land for the planned development, to withdraw it’s…
Yellow Advertiser Today
Please note we are still considering our options. http://www.billericay-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=14714&headline=Dry%20Street%20campaigners%20take%20fight%20to%20Europe
Basildon Council Continues to Fail the People of Basildon
At a meeting (open to the public) of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission yesterday evening it was apparent that democratic decisions are impossible and that officers of the council have a great deal of power. The meeting was called because…
Legal Case Decision
The appeal hearing for permission for judicial review took place on Friday. Sadly, after some deliberation by Lord Justice Underhill, we were refused permission for a judicial review. We did get a fair and sympathetic hearing this time; it is…
My suspicious mind
You will be pleased to know our fundraising is still going well. I have just paid the latest solicitors bill. Couldn’t help noticing, that extra avoidable fees were incurred, when council officers apparently, didn’t understand our solicitors answer to one…