Shrub End Conservatives

10/11/2024

Lovely to see the Shrub End War Memorial restored in time for Remembrance. Kevin Starling’s years of tireless work has paid off and he would be so proud to see that Sue and the Community continued his efforts and made sure this was finished.

10/11/2024

More lies from Labour Councillors trying to hide from the fact their party all supported more and more houses being built across Colchester, Middlewick and desire for West Tey. Only the Conservatives have voted against these ill thought out developments.

10/09/2024

I never thought they would financially punish those who have given their most to this Country over the decades. Leaving 30000 pensioners poorer this Winter in Colchester is a disgrace!

13/08/2024

Really disappointed to receive this today. I raised the issues on Eldred Avenue several months ago! I will escalate….

Reference Number: 2914612
Issue: Carriageway Defects
Location: Eldred Avenue

Current status: inspection outcome

We have investigated, risk assessed and recorded this issue as requiring future non-urgent works. Thanks for helping us keep Essex roads in the best condition we can.

Please be aware that it may take up to 1 hour for newly reported issues or updates to appear on our map.

Regards,

Essex Highways

18/07/2024

Hopefully this will be addressed and we will see our grass cutting, waste collection and other services returned to what they should be

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Getting what people pay for is at the heart of the latest campaign by Colchester Conservatives who have highlighted how some maintenance companies are not clearing dog bins, cutting grass, and emptying rubbish bins.

Residents of some areas of the city have been complaining how they are not getting what they pay for in fees and on top of Council Tax bills.

Colchester Conservatives put forward a motion at Colchester City Council on July 17 condemning this and asking that tighter action be taken against those companies that fail to deliver the services they are being paid for. Conservatives also want development companies who have not fulfilled their responsibilities to have roads made up and street lamps brought up to standard for adoption should not be allowed to build other properties until they do.

Leader of the Colchester Conservatives, Cllr Paul Dundas, said “this is about standing up for people and especially those who are paying huge amounts of money for services they are not receiving and paying full council tax when developers are still responsible for roads and street lamps. We believe that such companies are held to account and face financial penalty of they fail to do their job.”

04/05/2024

Huge thanks to everyone who voted for me in Thursday's election. It's disappointing not to win but I am so encouraged by your many messages of support.

There is not another local election scheduled until 2026, but I look forward to seeing you all out and about across the ward as usual 😊

Best wishes

Angela

01/05/2024

Well, here we are on the eve of another election - and it doesn't get any less nerve wracking!

In the 4 years I've stood as a candidate, this has been the most hotly contested with candidates resorting to desperate measures to secure votes-

Making elaborate claims in leaflets, including:

They've been endorsed by departing Councillors who have never even met them;

They've been 'working hard for Shrub End all year' when they've only been around a short time and only seem to set foot in Shrub End for photo or video opportunities;

Claiming credit for things they have played little (or in some cases no) part in.

Claiming they live the closest to Shrub End! (Does that matter?) Yet don't say where they live and all apart from me have actively hidden their addresses!?

The most shocking thing I've heard is residents saying they've been promised incentives like having repairs done to their homes in return for putting a board up! If you have been approached to do this, you'll unlikely ever get what's promised as it's highly illegal so please just refuse and report it.

It's tough being a candidate without a Councillor in the same ward/division as I don't have access to resources the other candidates do so everything I have achieved has been on my own and from my own time and cost. I don't mind, I genuinely enjoy it but if everyone worked together, we could get so much more done! Sadly that seems a long way off when all some want is to win at any cost - they say Westminster is dog eat dog, but it appears to have nothing on Shrub End this year!

But, please rest assured I've delivered my leaflets, I've met and spoken to many residents and I will not be disturbing you by knocking on doors and harassing you for your vote; who you vote for is entirely your decision and I respect that.

The one thing I ask you to please remember this is a local election, your vote is for the person not the party. The people and parties endorsing candidates are already Councillors so you're not voting for them. You are voting for who you think will make a good Councillor and work the hardest for you for the 2 years until the next election.

So, whilst being honest and quietly getting on with looking out for Shrub End may not ensure I win, it does mean whatever happens I can hold my head high and I think that's important 😊

A huge thank you to everyone who continues to support me and good luck to my amazing colleagues.

Best wishes

Angela

30/04/2024

28/04/2024

Useful information for Thursday....

There is a new requirement to take photo ID to some elections in England, Scotland and Wales.