1. Jenkin votes for “Developer’s Charter” that gags local residents over planning decisions

    Local residents will be blocked from objecting to new developments after Harwich & North Essex Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin voted to pass controversial new laws in the House of Commons….

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  2. Councillor seeks assurances over ambulance response times to the Harwich Peninsula

    Councillor Pam Morrison has obtained shocking figures on the subject of level 2 ambulance response times to the Harwich Peninsula over last winter and is seeking assurances that action is…

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  3. Recycling Centres

    Dear Cllr. Talbot, I am writing to voice concern about the words attributed to you in the Harwich and Manningtree Standard published 12th June and the Gazette published 15th June….

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  4. PRESS RELEASE – TDC Labour group turns down increase in allowances

    The six Labour councillors on Tendring District Council (TDC) have declined to receive the increase to members’ allowances voted in at the meeting of the council held on 21st February….

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  5. TDC opposition parties work together to improve TDC’s Budget

    All 3 opposition amendments were accepted by TDC’s administration last night and a 4th was incorporated into the leader’s Budget speech to prevent the amendment being necessary. As a result,…

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  6. Labour fury at local Tory cash grab now the elections are over

    Only a few months after telling the electorate that they were supporting a reduction in the number of councillors on TDC to save money the Tories running TDC, backed by…

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