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Councillors' allowances

Surprised to discover the allowances being received (before tax and the 10 per cent levy from the Liberal Democrats' party) by two of Wivenhoe's Councillors are: Mark Cory:  Basic allowance from Essex County Council in 2024-25    £13,730   04p                      Basic Allowance from Colchester City Council in 2024-25 £7,576 54p                      Allowance as Deputy Leader of Colchester City Council in 2024-25   £14,319  67p                      Total: £35,626   25p   Andrea Luxford-Vaughan:    Basic Allowance from Colchester City Council in 2024-25     £7,576  54p                                  ...
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Bob and Jan Richardson remembered on West Quay

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On the riverside late this afternoon

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Electing the Town's Mayor and Deputy Mayor for 2025-2026

I was very puzzled to see the agenda for last Monday's meeting of Wivenhoe Town Council. It had an item covering the election of thehe Mayor and Deputy Mayor for 2025-2026 amongst its items. Why this appeared is not clear to me since the Town Council's Standing Orders provide for the election of its chairman and deputy chairman - i.e the Mayor and Deputy Mayor - at the annual meeting in May. Have I missed something or has this been done?
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Good, neat repairs to the Heath Road potholes: thanks to Essex County Council

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7,750 more houses proposed between Wivenhoe and Elmstead: who knew and who protested?

  I should very much like to know when the talks about 7,750 more houses between Wivenhoe and Elmstead began. Who knew that these discussions were taking place? Which local Councillors objected to them? Wivenhoe will, if this development goes ahead, be even more spatially compressed. Time, in my view, for Wivenhoe to get out of the control of Colchester City Council and to tell Tendring District Council enough development of housing is enough.
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Important Essex County Council reports on the Wivenhoe Quarry and Sunnymead sites

 These reports can be found by going to the Essex County Council website and entering the word 'Wivenhoe' in the search box. 
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