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CCTV surveillance
Council tax rates - London borough league table 2011
Councillors List
Councillor Peter Craske - Complaint to Standards Board
Councillor Peter Craske - List of lies
Democracy league table - Public Questions
Freedom of Information requests - Delays
Hall of Shame - Idiocies
Ian Clement - Misuse of credit card
Internal Audit
Audit Committee Report
Bexley’s letter to Clement
Police say Bexley council sees no fraud
Library consultation
Mayor Val Clarke - Blog collection
Melvin Seymour’s ‘advertisement’ sponsored by Bexley council - Where he gives his address and a map to find it
Petition against excessive salaries - Download the form
Petition against excessive salaries - Council’s rejection
Petition against excessive salaries - Appeal to Scrutiny Committee
Sheltered home consultation
Transparency drive - Bob Neill MP’s letter to councils. The one leader Teresa O’Neill rejected
Websites banned from Bexley council computers - including libraries
Vendetta against Mr. & Mrs. Grootendorst
Vexatious correspondence
Documents
Complaints
Mayor Val Clark cuts question time
Councillor Craske insulting behaviour - Follow up
Email to Teresa Pearce MP - about Bexley council threatening camera users with arrest
Conservative party
Colin Bloom prospective MP for Erith & Thamesmead, leaflet 2009
Colin Bloom prospective MP for Erith & Thamesmead, pre-election survey
Colin Bloom prospective MP for Erith & Thamesmead 2010
Election address - May 2010
Correspondence with James Brokenshire - October 2010
Labour party
Attack on Conservatives based on Ian Clement’s expenses claims
Election address - May 2010
Correspondence
With Mayor Val Clark
About poor chairmanship
About lack of appreciation of her chairmanship
To Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
From council to Ian Clement former council leader
From Social Services to residents of warden managed homes
From Tina Brooks, Parking Manager
Council
Guide to attending a council meeting
Parsons Brinckerhoff Press Release
Harassment
Complaint to Bexleyheath police from Will Tuckley - 8th March 2011
Police notice Form 9993 - Received 12th April 2011
Complaint to Met. Police Directorate of Professional Standards - 20th April 2011
Response from Met. Police Directorate of Professional Standards - 28th October 2011
Further complaint to Met. Police Directorate of Professional Standards - 3rd November 2011
Complaint to IPCC - 7th November 2011
Complaint to
Directorate of Professional Standards - about Chief Inspector Tony S. Gowen, 12th November 2011
Leaflets
Obscene blog
Letter to Chief Executive - 3 June 2011
Correspondence file - The investigation (14 June to 16 September 2011)
Email correspondence - The investigation (2 November to 8 December 2011)
Correspondence file - Complaint about misinformation distributed by Bexleyheath police (2 November to 11 December 2011)
FOI request
Unexpurgated obscene blog - Requires password. See end of blog for 15th November 2011
Complaint to Local Government Ombudsman - 17th March 2012
Public notices
Parking payment by mobile phone only
Miscellany
1988 Train timetable
Disability issues
LBC radio reports excessive salaries petition - John Watson interviewed by Nick Ferrari (transcript)
Lesnes Abbey
Notomob photo gallery - 14th May 2011
Notomob photo gallery - 26th August 2011
Social Services performance
News items
Miscellaneous
Illegal payments to absent councillor
Laughing stock - Bexley council is ridiculed in court
Overflowing sewers
Satisfaction levels - Poll
Filming policy - Westminster City Council
Thames Innovation Centre - Criminal activities
Parking
Blackfen Road, Blackfen
Charges - Bexley and adjacent boroughs
Charges up again - 2011
Controlled Parking Zones
Permit fees
Councillor Craske’s original email to complainants
Councillor Craske’s response to complaints
Councillor Craske’s deception
Fraser Road, Erith
Harassing blind drivers
Harassment in Barnehurst
Harassment - Report from the Consumer Action forum
Fine Revenue
Narrow Bays
North Cray Road
PATAS ruling that Bexley has no certification for CCTV enforcement
Pavement Crossovers - Councillor Craske puts the knife in
Police enforcement in Hurst Road, Sidcup
Sidcup - Reduced number of parking spaces and charge introduced
Sidcup - Traders rebel
Newspaper cuttings
Bexley Times
Ian Clement Cover-up - 6 August 2009
Staff knew of abuses - 8 October 2009
Bexleyheath Chronicle
Conservatives appalled over Ian Clement - August 2009
Daily Telegraph
Protecting Libraries - 14 February 2011
Council chiefs win pay rises - 22 August 2011
The Expenses files - John Austin former MP for Erith & Thamesmead
News Shopper
Teresa O’Neill surprised by Ian Clement - 8 July 2009
Ian Clement sentenced - 7 October 2009
Council refuses questions on Ian Clement - 11 November 2009
Teresa O’Neill. God Help us - 2 March 2011
Notomob to ‘break’ CCTV - 27 April 2011
Council’s ‘illegal’ CCTV cars - 11 May 2011
Council forgets the basics of democracy - Letter 11 May 2011
Power to Mr. Peaple - 16 May 2011
Councillors listen to the public - Letter 25 May 2011
Parking fine for six second stop - Letter 1 June 2011
Council ignores parking adjudicator - 15 June 2011
Successful parking appeal - Letter 15 June 2011
Parking policy causes Post Office to stop collecting mail - 20 July 2011
Bad news won’t stop for Parking Enforcement - 27 July 2011
Bad Council may have to pay back fines - 9 November 2011
Sunday Times
Councils claw back frozen tax by raising fees - 16 October 2011
Police
Obscene blog
Correspondence file - The investigation (14 June to 16 September 2011)
Email correspondence - The investigation (2 November to 8 December 2011)
Correspondence file - Complaint about misinformation distributed by Bexleyheath police (2 November to 11 December 2011)
Recycling
Guide 2009
Guide 2010
Problems
Rules and Regulations
London borough recycling statistics
Roads
Abbey Road, Belvedere
Dishonest waste of half a million pounds
Narrower and safer?
Lack of consultation
Photo gallery
Transport Research Laboratory recommendations
Blackfen Road, Blackfen
Bus lanes
Florence Road, Belvedere
Fraser Road, Erith
Knee Hill
Penhill Road
Ruxley Roundabout
Speed cameras
Traffic islands
Welling Corridor - Photo diary
Woolwich Road
Staffing
Recruitment
Biodiversity Officer
Taxation
Bank Holiday cancellation
Capita
Councillor Ball
Lie Detectors
London borough league table - 2011
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