Cllr Philip Mynott leads call for scrutiny on Tory accounts fiasco
Lib Dem Cllr Philip Mynott has led the call for the Conservative's controversial annual accounts decision to be referred to the Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

Lib Dem Cllr Philip Mynott has led the call for the Conservative's controversial annual accounts decision to be referred to the Overview & Scrutiny Committee.
An unbelievable decision was made by the Conservatives running Brentwood last night that will see the council's accounts agreed - not by elected councillors and in public - but by one council…
A major consultation in to bus services in Brentwood and Essex is underway. Cllr David Kendall, county councillor and long time bus campaigner, says: "It is important that bus users and…
"I would have thought that, at the very least, Cllr Roger Hirst as acting leader of the Council could have attended to support our officers and try to defend the Tory record. Let's not forget…
A lighthearted look at the catalogue of errors by the Tory administration in Brentwood in the run-up to the William Hunter Way planning application renewal.
A Romford-style cinema was approved by Tory councillors for a second time on Wednesday, despite opposition councillors pointing out that times had changed and that this development was too big, too…
This Wednesday at 7pm, four years after the planning application was approved, the planning committee will meet to discuss the renewal of the application for a cinema, retail and car park on…
Shenfield councillor and deputy leader Cllr Graeme Clark said: "It was a mixed result, I am delighted to get the half hour charge in Shenfield agreed but cannot understand why the Tories wish…
"Suffice it to say that the first decision by the Tories to sell this asset was made in the absense of the borough's senior finance officer having assessed the figures being quoted, and without…
Essex County Council will review its plans to switch off street lights, following a "call in" request from Lib Dem Highways spokesman Cllr Stephen Robinson. The review will be at the Place Services…