Last week's full council meeting saw the Conservatives voting for more transparency of council meetings, following a motion tabled by Cllr William Lloyd and seconded by Lib Dem Cllr Karen Chilvers.
Despite agreeing with us over the need for an urgent strategy to manage Brentwood at night for our residents, the Tories' voted against our motion that called for:
The first meeting of Brentwood's full council under the new constitutional rules, already under fire for gagging opposition members, took place last night with opposition councillors, residents and tweeters appalled at the farcical, staged and propoganda fuelled spectacle that took place.
It was revealed last night that as lower-paid staff face pay freezes and job losses, a 23% payrise has been given to Brentwood Council's most senior officer.
"The court case to retain the public right of way from William Hunter Way to North Road Avenue was, unfortunately, lost. The magistrates said it was a very difficult decision to make and they certainly took a long time in recess making it.
The LDP letter being labelled a snoozeletter ...
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