Unable to find out very much information via Twitter, yesterday I contacted BT’s chief executive, Gavin Patterson. Head of customer resolution, Paul Gilhooley, replied within a few hours to say that an emergency team of engineers would visit the site. I am grateful for his email update yesterday evening: “As promised a quick update on the position of providing service to West Hill and[...]
After getting very little information by tweeting at the BT customer services team yesterday, this morning I wrote to chief executive, Gavin Patterson, expressing my concerns, especially the impact on elderly people living on their own. Head of customer Resolution, Phil Gilhooley, replied by lunchtime to confirm that a team of engineers were today visiting the site to work out how to [...]
Many thanks to the scrutiny chairs, officers, procedures committee and Leader John Hart for huge support on this. The new rules will make things much fairer and will mean that the committees will truly be representative of local people. I understand that the system will be introduced immediately. See here for more details…. http://www.claire-wright.org/…/devon_county_councillors_poi…
There was a protest demonstration by parents who wanted to see the retention (quite understandably) of the school crossing patrol service. Two of the mums (one of whom was asking for her local school to be retained) addressed the council very eloquently at the beginning of the meeting and urged councillors to vote against the proposals. There were amendments proposed by my non-aligned group, the [...]
Here’s my response to the consultation, which I submitted last month - http://www.claire-wright.org/index.php/post/my_response_to_the_proposed_loss_of_fenitons_and_otterys_school_crossing_pa
There are currently NO public speaking rights at the four scrutiny committee meetings, which has led to bad feeling and heckling among members of the public attending health and wellbeing scrutiny committee meetings, at least. The health and wellbeing scrutiny committee meeting has had to examine some high profile and controversial decisions, in particular proposals to shut hospital beds [...]
A former police chief is announcing today (Monday) that he will run for the office of Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner, over fears that government austerity measures are putting at risk the most vulnerable members of area’s population. Bob Spencer, who served in Merseyside and Devon and Cornwall police forces for over 30 years, retired in 2009 as Acting Assistant Chief [...]
Before I begin I have a small announcement to make. If you have got trouble paying your tax bill, don’t worry … I’ve had a word with George and said to just give him a call and he will do a deal with you. You might even get three per cent! So, despite the public outrage, Cameron and Osborne STILL think that a three per cent tax deal from Google after a six year investigation is a “major [...]