Latest in Worthing
Over sixty? Pay for your own swimming!
Posted on Sep 24 2008
The Department of Culture Media and Sport has offered £15,000,000 to Local Authorities to provide free swimming for the over-sixties and another £50,000,000 for the under-sixteens. 300 of the 354 Local Authorities, of all political colours, have looked at the scheme, assessed the possible costs, and signed up for free swimming for the over-sixties - 296 for this and free swimming for the under sixteens.. But NOT ours. NOT Adur, NOT Worthing…
Local Elections Labour Tory Green Lib-Dem…we must engage
Posted on Mar 22 2008
Heaven knows, we have enough complaints about our ‘exclusively’ Tory Council. But it is the deeply undemocratic apathy we all have allowed to develop that is the real villain. How can just 12% of the electorate - it was only that many that voted-in the current Tory administration - possibly qualify as a ‘mandate’?
Stop Thief! Mr 12% has run off with our democracy…
Posted on Jan 07 2008
We left the windows open and the back door unlocked. While we were asleep, they ran off with our democracy. Powerless and disenfranchised, we watch ‘our’ Tory councillors - supported by just 12% of the electorate - decide local issues by themselves, without check or balance.
EWAS raises loads for Worthing Hospital’s Cancer Fund
Posted on Jan 03 2008
Boxing Day, and Emily’s first winter bathing experience was stymied by the flu. But re-inforcements were rushed to the front - Splash Point - to support Worthing Hospital’s Cancer Fund.
A busy week.. Keeping an eye on the health debate, Celebrating a 100 years of Women in Public Life
Posted on Nov 07 2007
On Monday, Ricky Daniel and I attended the final West Sussex PCT public consultation meeting on the Fit for the Future proposals, held in Pulborough.
Past articles
Opinion
- Action on Poverty
For the last 6 months, I’ve been involved in a number of events focused around ‘Poverty in Worthing’ - highlighting problems of poverty in Worthing, and more widely, nationally and internationally.
- Tim ‘Hug an Issue’ Loughton
The MP with the acute attention seeking disorder (AASD), Tim Loughton, is predictably giving a hug to the next ‘big’ issue, the proposed closure of seven of our constituency’s Sub-Post Offices.