Lowest Council Tax Rise for 13yrs

Bexley Council’s Cabinet has recommended the borough’s lowest Council Tax increase for 13 years.
This evening’s Cabinet meeting approved a budget for 2007/08 that will see a Council Tax increase of 3%. The increase, which runs below the current inflation rate of 4.2%, is expected to be endorsed by the full Council meeting on Wednesday 7 [...]

Incinerator Decision Goes Against Campaigners

Bexley Council and the Mayor of London’s request for an opportunity to bring a judicial review against the Secretary of State’s decision to approve the Belvedere incinerator was today rejected by the High Court.
The Leader of Bexley Council, Cllr Ian Clement, expressed his bitter disappointment at the decision: “It was important and in the [...]

Highest Rating for Council

The Audit Commission has announced this week that Bexley Council has been awarded top marks under the Government’s “harder test” Comprehensive Performance Assessment.
This assessment focussed on the performance and delivery of a wider range of services than ever before, with greater importance attached to securing value for money for local taxpayers. Councils are awarded ratings [...]

Mural To Beat Graffiti

To beat graffiti and tag vandals who repeatedly daub the walls of the subway under the A2, between Hook Lane, Falconwood and Leechcroft Road, Blackfen, local residents tasked local youngsters and members of Welling Youth Centre with painting proper murals along the tunnel walls.
Cllr Simon Windle, the Bexley Cabinet Member responsible for Youth Services, says: [...]

Tories Continue To Fight For Health Service

Next week Patricia Hewitt MP, Labour Health Minister will be taking part in an online web chat question time on the Number 10 Downing Street Website live on Thursday 8th February, from 10.45 am.
Councillor Sharon Massey Cabinet Member Health and Adult Social Care said ‘This is a great opportunity for all Bexley residents to ask [...]

Tarnished Tony Should Go Now

Speaking at the Lesnes Abbey Conservative Branch AGM held on Thursday evening (1/2/07) at the Priory Conservative Club in Belvedere ,David Evennett MP called on the Prime Minister to quit now in the national interest.
“Tarnished Tony is doing great damage to the interests of our country, and our international reputation and is leading a government [...]