Cllr Helen Williams introduced a motion at the last DDC full council meeting before the election about the lack of gender equality and the diversity of councillors on the council and how the council could try to become more representative of the residents of Dover district. The council agreed that improvement was needed, as onlyContinue reading “Lack of gender equality at DDC”
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4th May 2023 – Get ready to vote
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Fracking motion by DDC Cllr Helen Williams
A motion was put forward by Cllr Helen Williams, Labour councillor “DDC completely opposes fracking in any land within our council area and will oppose any planning application for this” at full council on Wednesday 19th October. Surprisingly, the chair of the Climate Change Group, Cllr Chris Vinson, spoke against the motion and along withContinue reading “Fracking motion by DDC Cllr Helen Williams”
Press Release – Questions for Natalie Elphicke MP
Important questions for Natalie Elphicke. As Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Dover and Deal, it is my duty to hold the current MP to account. After a series of tweets from Natalie Elphicke today, I have some important questions that need to be answered: Ms Elphicke claims that it “takes far too long for infrastructure toContinue reading “Press Release – Questions for Natalie Elphicke MP”
Councillor Sue Beer with Deal resident Annie Bone
Seagulls pecking at her purple bags and spreading waste across the street were driving this resident mad. Sue Beer, district and town councillor for North Deal ward, stepped in and discussed the problem with DDC officers. A solution was soon found and now Annie foils the thieving gulls by dropping her purple bag into thisContinue reading “Councillor Sue Beer with Deal resident Annie Bone”
Press Release – Road Chaos
Backlog Britain starts in Dover. Yet again the people of Dover and the surrounding area are suffering road chaos. People can’t get to work, kids can’t get to school and emergency service access is restricted.The current MP has not made progress on this long running problem.Where is the problem solving? Where is the investment inContinue reading “Press Release – Road Chaos”
Press Release – Dover Labour elects Mike Tapp
Labour choose former soldier as candidate for Dover and Deal. Dover and Deal Labour Party has selected a new candidate to stand for Parliament at the next election.Mike Tapp served with the British Army on three operational tours including Afghanistan. He was later an officer at the National Crime Agency – where he worked toContinue reading “Press Release – Dover Labour elects Mike Tapp”
Improvements to flats in Mill Hill
I have been working on getting improvements to the dustbin areas around a block of flats in Mill Hill, my ward. The flats are called St Martins road flats. When EKH was passed over to DDC, this was a mess of insufficient bins causing overflow, bluebottle flies and maggots in the summer and generally pretty disgustingContinue reading “Improvements to flats in Mill Hill”
A win for Mill Hill
Cllr Helen Williams is the Labour councillor for Mill Hill, Deal. She has been pushing DDC to get something done about the sad depleted play park and green area in Cowdray Square, since she was elected in May 2019. Cllr Williams persuaded the community development team at DDC to take this on as a project.Continue reading “A win for Mill Hill”
Anglers return to Admiralty Pier in Dover
Dover Sea Angling Association today announced that Angling will resume on the Admiralty Pier after successful negotiations. Cllr Charlotte Zosseder says “I am delighted that I could help bring both sides together and start the dialogue that ended in such a positive outcome. I look forward to visiting the anglers on the pier soon.”