Category Archives: Horsham Council
Local elections 2011 – our five commitments
From talking to local residents it is clear that many feel disappointed with the level of representation offered by our councillors. Too many councillors once elected are never seen again, or move away like the Lib Dem from Horsham Park … Continue reading
Countryside Properties: Labour’s objections
Below are the full texts of the speeches we made at the planning meeting in objection to the application to build 963 homes in Broadbridge Heath, with only 20% of the proposed development addressing local housing needs.David Hide, Chair of … Continue reading
Lib Dems and Tories vote to dump almost 1000 homes on Broadbridge Heath
At a planning meeting last week the Lib Dem and Tory councillors voted to build nearly 1000 homes on Broadbridge Heath, doubling the size of the village at a stroke. Horsham Labour party spoke against this application, on the grounds … Continue reading
Congratulations to Duncan
This week Duncan Enright won a council byelection for Labour. OK maybe it is only a town council byelection but this was in David Cameron’s back yard and he won convincingly with 66% of the vote – four times as … Continue reading
Merry Christmas from Horsham Labour
Horsham Labour party would like to wish everybody a merry Christmas and a very happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you all at the polling stations in May!
No opposition on Horsham council
Following the news reports of a £1.6million gap in Horsham council’s finances, the chair of Horsham Labour party wrote a letter to the local papers. The letter states that the Liberal Democrats councillors on Horsham district council fail to provide … Continue reading
Lessons not learnt after all?
The snow and ice in Horsham is now beginning to melt but the number one topic mentioned by many residents, was why has the local council yet again failed to grit our pavements and the vast majority of our roads … Continue reading
Horsham old town hall
Horsham Labour Party canvassed residents’ views about the ongoing saga of the old town hall. We are in favour of retaining the town hall for the community and do not want to see it become yet another restaurant venue, and are … Continue reading
The future of the Old Town Hall
With the news last week that Bill’s Produce have pulled out of the deal with Horsham council to buy the Old Town Hall and turn it into another restaurant, the future of the building is now in the balance again. … Continue reading
Support for Unison
Today’s County Times carries a letter from Bruce Milton, the acting branch secretary of the Horsham branch of Unison, responding to comments made by councillor Philip Circus. Mr. Milton points out that, far from being cocooned from the effects of … Continue reading