The demise of democracy
Somehow the Government have decided, contrary to the evidence, that the planning system is holding up the building of new homes so, in the Queens speech, it was unveiled that the biggest shake up to the planning system since 1947 is on the cards. The proposed reforms will make it more difficult for existing homeowners […]
Cllr Heather Hayward Shortlisted for 2020 LGIU & CCLA Cllr Award
The LGIU and CCLA have just announced the shortlists for this 2020 Councillor Awards and our colleague, Cllr Heather Hayward of Ashford Borough Council is among them! Heather has been shortlisted for the 2020 Cllr Awards for Community Champion.
Ashford Independents biggest winners in Ashford Borough Election 2019!
With our intense focus on local issues it was a rather strange feeling to see BBC News announce our success in the Ashford Borough Council Elections last week – telling the world that the Independents had slashed the Tory majority. Eleven of our fifteen candidates were duly elected to represent their Wards. The trend was […]