Council Leader Calls For Bridge Inquiry To Be Re-Opened

The Leader of Bexley Council, Cllr Ian Clement, has called for the re-opening of the public inquiry into the Thames Gateway Bridge in the light of Government plans to increase tolls for the Dartford crossings. Bexley Conservatives have been unanimous in their opposition to the project, listening to the views of local residents and campaigners.

Local Tories Slam NHS Cuts

Local Tories have written to the Care Trust Chief Executive and Government Health Minster Patricia Hewitt MP outlining their concerns. 
Councillor Sharon Massey Cabinet Member Health and Adult Social Care said ”I am concerned about the number of consultations presently taking place in the NHS and the lack of detailed information available. Many areas of our local [...]

Evennett Questions Minister on Rail Capacity

David Evennett, MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford, made representations on behalf of constituents to the Secretary of State for Transport during Question Time in the House of Commons yesterday (19 December). After concern about rail fare increases and overcrowding, Mr Evennett asked the Secretary of State what assessment he has made of future passenger capacity [...]

Labour Government’s Minimal Grant To Bexley

Cllr Ian Clement, the Conservative Leader of Bexley Council, has written to the Minister for Local Government to express his bitter disappointment with the Government’s planned grant for 2007/08 towards the cost of Bexley’s local services.
“Even though we’re a highly rated Council with a commitment to managing our budget carefully and keeping our Council Tax [...]

Evennett Steps In To Help Shoe Appeal

David Evennett, MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford, is pictured with presenter Zoë Salmon during an event at the House of Commons for the annual BBC Blue Peter Appeal. MPs were asked to participate by donating a pair of shoes for a recycling and reconditioning scheme to help victims of HIV and AIDS in Malawi. Mr [...]

Evennett Condemns Labour For Evading Scrutiny

David Evennett, MP for Bexleyheath & Crayford, has expressed his concerns about democracy following a dossier published by the Conservatives which shows that Labour has systematically avoided scrutiny from Parliament and the public.
The 975 page document details over one thousand written Parliamentary Questions that the Government avoided answering in the last session of Parliament. The [...]

Councillor Condemns Clueless Ken

Matthew Scott, councillor for St Michael’s ward, has hit back at claims by Labour Mayor, Ken Livingstone, that crime has fallen on London’s buses.After Freedom of Information Act requests made by Cllr Scott published last month, a report published by the Metropolitan Police Authority said yesterday that there was a clear link between rising crime [...]

Tories Toast To 2006

St Michael’s ward Conservatives held their last branch meeting of 2006 this evening and acknowledged a year of success (6 December). Committee members were joined by councillors Ray Sams and Matthew Scott at their regular meeting at the home of ward members in Brampton Road.
Mark Brooks, ward Chairman said “We have had great success [...]

Music Free Petition Presented At City Hall

Angie Bray AM, Leader of the London Assembly Conservative group, yesterday received a 4,500 strong petition calling for the banning of excessively loud music being played by mobile phones and MP3 players across the public transport network.

The petition, started by Tom Wright and Valeria Martinelli, was one of the largest ever presented to the London [...]

Nothing New From Labour

David Evennett, MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford, has condemned the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s pre Budget report, presented to the House of Commons yesterday (6 December) as “irrelevant to the needs and concerns of the people of Bexley”.  Mr Evennett said “Much of what he said was recycled and had already been announced previously. There [...]