Labour under pressure for misleading youth service claims

Pressure was mounting on the Labour Party in Bexley to apologise for making misleading claims about youth provision in Belvedere after figures released at Wednesday’s Full Council meeting [8 November 2007] showed a dramatic increase in the numbers of young people attending youth services as a result of the decision to provide an outreach youth [...]

Conservatives promise fight to save Queen Mary’s

In a motion put to Bexley Council by Cllr Sharon Massey cabinet member for Health & Adult Social care, Bexley Conservatives promised vigorous opposition to any proposals to cut vital A&E and Maternity services from Queen Mary’s hospital that emerged from the “picture of health” review of NHS services in outer South East London. [...]

David Evennett meeting residents in Clifton Road and Westbrooke road Welling

On Saturday 17th November David Evennett MP will be joining Danson Park Ward Councillors for a walkabout in Welling.
At the next General Election this part of Welling will move for first time into the constituency of Bexleyheath and Crayford, which is represented by Conservative MP David Evennett.
David Evennett MP said ‘I am delighted to [...]

Local Conservatives welcome government schools climbdown

A Government plan to raid the bank balances of local schools has been abandoned after fierce opposition from some MPs, local politicans, Teaching Unions and Headteachers. Cllr. Simon Windle, Bexley’s Cabinet Member for Schools, Adult Education and Youth Services welcomed the news by saying ‘I am glad the Government has seen sense to abandon [...]

Bexley Conservatives back Boris

The selection of Boris Johnson as the Conservative Candidate for Mayor of London has received an enthusiastic welcome from Cllr Ian Clement the leader of Conservative run Bexley Council. Speaking after hearing the news that Boris had won overwhelming backing from Londoners to take on Ken Livingstone in next May’s Mayoral election Cllr Clement a [...]