Cllr Alison Fulcher, Brentwood North ward, recently chaired the inaugural meeting for a new local forum whose focus will be the broader environment in Brentwood North ward. Although initiated by the Liberal Democrats this group now has an independent chair and is non partisan.
Brentwood North's Liberal Democrat councillors continue to express their concerns about proposed housing developments. Despite objections being raised by ward councillors the Conservative led council has kept proposed developments for hundreds of houses on sites adjacent to Doddinghurst Road, including Green Belt land and the Council's own car park facility on William Hunter Way.
Brenner Munden has been selected as our candidate for the Brentwood South borough council seat in May 2019.
Conservative-controlled Brentwood Council is failing its residents by delivering a desperately poor, money-wasting housing service with failings going back years.
People buy benefits and to create a destination is to provide just that. High streets that survive offer entertainment, café society and green spaces to enjoy alongside retail. It's not enough to stick shops in a row and cross fingers - a suitable infrastructure must support access, encourage footfall flow and provide ambience.
Fly-tipping is a scourge on everyone who lives in the countryside. Fly-tippers are serious criminals. If they dump dangerous rubbish on a road, byway, bridleway or footpath they endanger drivers, riders, cyclists and walkers. If they dump it on private land the landowner suffers the expense and inconvenience of clearing it. These criminals don't care about the damage they're causing to our local environment.
