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It has been over five years since the Police Commissioners came into existence. The idea had been around for some time but had never made much progress as the problem it was supposed to solve, making the police accountable to communities, was already addressed by the elected councillors who made up the Police Authority. Still,…
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In general, there are two sides to everything and in politics the party system lets us see that in action. I’m not going to claim my party gets everything right and usually you can at least see where your opponents are coming from, even seeing things from their perspective requires you to squint really hard…
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Glad to have had the chance to help open Northgate’s latest upgraded play area in Kilnmead Close with Cllrs Geraint Thomas and Chris Mullins. pic.twitter.com/SLDgFjDAgw — Peter Lamb (@CllrPetesTweets) 21 March 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
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Henry Smith MP urged by Council Leader to vote against his Government’s plans to leave some of Crawley’s poorest children without a free school meal Peter Lamb, Leader of Crawley Borough Council and Labour Parliamentary Candidate, has written to Henry Smith urging him to put Crawley’s poorest children before Tory Party loyalty next week, by…
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In 1910, an international conference of socialist women decided that an annual day for women should be held, highlighting gender-based inequalities. The following year saw the first International Women’s Day and since 1914 it has taken place globally every 8th March. While progress has been made over the years, not least around female suffrage, inequalities…
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A number of local residents were put out earlier this week when Southern Water at different points turned off supplies to RH10 and RH11 (essentially the whole of Crawley), with a particularly long period where parts of Pound Hill were without water. Given all the coverage you could be forgiven for thinking this was the…
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February is a big month for local authorities, as it’s the time we set our budgets for the coming financial year. As the Government continues cutting our funding, Labour-run Crawley has again delivered a balanced budget without cutting services. In fact, despite Government cuts, the amount spent on services now is the same as it…
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Seats are filling fast for this year’s Crawley Question Time, which takes place on Thursday 8 March in the Civic Hall. The Crawley Borough Council event, which starts at 7pm, provides an opportunity for people to discuss and debate issues that matter to them with some of the key decision makers in the town. This…
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Despite challenging financial conditions, Crawley Borough Council’s Cabinet has proposed a balanced budget for 2018/19, protecting frontline services, continuing to invest in the town and improving the efficiency of the council as a whole. The budget was debated by the Cabinet last night (7 February). Members unanimously recommended approval of the budget to Full Council…
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Greater Brighton is ready to take the next step in bringing national and global investment into the area after Crawley Borough Council and Gatwick Airport were officially welcomed into the City Region. As both were voted on to the Greater Brighton Economic Board (GBEB), City Region leaders said the move was significant in increasing the…
