Delivering Better Services and Keeping Council Tax Low

Bexley Council has approved a budget from the Conservative administration that guarantees first class services for Bexley residents and keeps the council tax increase below inflation at 3%.
As Labour Councillors voted against the budget without coming up with any alternative proposals it fell to Bexley Conservatives to reveal Labour’s real alternative budget based on [...]

Conservatives lead March to save Queen Mary’s

Over 1500 people joined a March organised by Bexley Conservatives to protest against NHS plans to close the A&E and Maternity units at Queen Mary;s Hospital in Sidcup. The March culminated outside Queen Mary’s where the David Evennett MP handed over to NHS representatives a petition signed by over 5,000 local people. In a rousing speech at [...]

Hollytree Parade Post Office Earmarked for Closure

Cllrs Cheryl Bacon, Ross Downing and Don Massey were shocked to hear that Hollytree Parade Post Office in Foots Cray was listed in the Post Office’s latest round of closures published this week. Though the process will be subject to public consultation, the Post Office has already closed thousands of branches across the country and [...]

Councillors Challenge Care Trust over Surgery Closure

Cllrs Cheryl Bacon, Ross Downing and Don Massey have challenged Bexley Care Trust over the proposed closure of Longmead Drive Surgery. Bexley Care Trust was summoned to the meeting of Bexley Council’s Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee last week to answer questions about the closure of the surgery at the [...]