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Worthing Labour al For Borough Council Elections May 3 Loc Labour’s team - Ready to make a real difference in Worthing Over the last nine months a breath of fresh air has been blowing through the Town Hall.

It arrived last August when Councillor Beccy Cooper was elected the first Labour Councillor in Worthing for over 40 years...... and what a difference she’s made! At last there’s been someone willing to challenge the dominance of the Tory group running the Council. At last there’s someone offering new thinking and new • Facilities for cyclists and pedestrians Our team of Labour candidates need ideas. At last there’s someone who • Council Tax support for the poorest your vote on May 3. represents all the residents of Worthing – not just a narrow-interest group. • Action on town centre developments “Worthing needs more Labour But Worthing needs more Councillors like Already she’s been able to make her mark her - more Labour Councillors - doing what Councillors to work with me to on a whole range of policy issues: an opposition should be doing. provide an effective opposition • Provision of affordable housing Scrutinising the decisions of the Tory to the Tories” Cllr Beccy Cooper • Dealing with homelessness group and holding them to account. Your Labour candidates, ward by ward Broadwater Ward: Castle Ward: Sam Central Ward: Jim Margaret Howard. Theodoridi. Sam Deen. Jim has lived Margaret is a former was brought up in in Worthing for over physics teacher who Worthing and lives in 45 years and raised left school at 17 and Castle Ward. He’s his family here. He later studied for a employed by the has been a been degree with the help County Council, a formidable of an Educational supporting adults campaigner on a Maintenance grant with learning great many issues subsidised by a disabilities at a care from housing and Labour council. She passionately home and in the community. Through health to transport and education. He supports Labour’s plan for free voluntary work he helps those living in aims to bring that experience to the education throughout life, providing the area and as a Councillor would be Council to fight for a better local vocational and academic routes so keen to see young people are given the services and improvements in Central everyone can achieve their full potential. maximum opportunity to succeed. Ward that will benefit all residents. Durrington Ward: Gaisford Ward: Joe Goring Ward: Jane Jill Guest. Jill moved Thornton. Joe has Cropper. Jane has from London to lived in Gaisford lived in Goring By Sunny Worthing 16 Ward for a number of Sea since the 1950s ago and is now years, works at and has worked in happily retired. But the Public Library she is disappointed and has two Service for over that Teville Gate and daughters at local 40 years. She other sites have schools so he campaigned to save stagnated and, as a understands the Ilex Way and works councillor, she would press for action. issues facing local people. He is on the Plantation regularly. She argues Improvements to public transport are particularly keen to raise the issue of that local housing problems could be also high on her agenda to give social housing on the Council and to hold addressed by using empty houses and residents better access to the town, the Tories to account on policies which flats above shops and offices and particularly in the evening. impact on the poorest in the community. turning them into homes. Labour A5 4pp March 18.qxp_Layout 1 12/03/2018 17:04 Page 2

Heene Ward: Marine Ward: Sam Housing crisis Richard Mulholland. Baeza. Sam came to The lack of affordable homes in Worthing Richard has lived all Worthing in 1974 as to buy or rent is the most critical issue his life in Worthing a political refugee facing the Council. and runs his own following a coup Labour will continue to press tree surgery d’état in Chile. developers to provide the full 30% of business. He moved Schooling at affordable homes in new developments into Harrow Road in Chatsmore and the and will challenge any loopholes and Heene six years ago 6th Form College led devices used by developers to avoid their when he bought his to a Psychology obligations. first family home, but years of living in degree and a post of University lecturer rented accommodation has convinced in Chichester. He feels Worthing needs We will call for action to be taken against him to take up the cause of tenants and more of the kind of politics offered by rogue landlords who fail to keep rented get the Council to use the powers it has Beccy Cooper who won Marine for properties up to scratch. to improve private rentals. Labour in a by-election last year. We will press for adequate early intervention, together with the provision Northbrook Ward: Offington Ward: of sufficient emergency and temporary John Martin. John is Paul Eustice. Paul accommodation, to combat homelessness. a secondary school moved to Worthing teacher, currently in 1971 and worked Transport chaos working part time, as a lecturer and With daily congestion on many roads in and intending to Director in Further the town, an integrated, forward-looking retire this summer. and Higher transport plan is now essential. In As a Councillor, he Education before particular, this plan needs to look at how will bring the same becoming a the use of public and non-motorised kind of commitment consultant and transport can be increased to reduce car to Council work as he made to his work freelance writer. He is keen to see that journeys into and around town. as a teacher. He believes strongly in town planning has the right priorities so Labour will press for better facilities for bringing local services - education, social that everyone benefits from investment cycle users and pedestrians. care, council house building - back into in developments and has a fair say in We will make the case for a transport local control. the kind of town we want to live in. hub close to the town centre. Ward: Selden Ward: Mike Regeneration action Helen Silman. Helen Barrett. Mike has Too many sites around Worthing have is a retired solicitor lived in Selden ward remained undeveloped for far too long. and teacher and will for 20 years so he Labour will press for a more pro-active work hard to protect knows the problems approach to development using all the the best of our local local people have to powers available to the Council to speed heritage and natural face. With an up the process. environment and increasing number of More recycling ensure new residents living in Despite claims for the success of the developments will private rentals, he Worthing bin collection service, Worthing benefit us all. She is keenly aware of the will campaign for a Worthing Living Rent lags behind the rest of West in difficult housing situation and will insist of no more than a third of local average the amount of waste that is recycled. of priority for emergency and temporary earnings and to bring vacant Council- Labour will look at the reasons for this accommodation to prevent people from owned sites back into use for house and develop a waste and recycling becoming homeless. building. strategy that puts us ahead of the rest.

Tarring Ward: Not registered to vote? Do you want a postal vote? Pauline Fraser. Pauline moved to You can register to vote in this Anyone can get a postal vote – you Worthing from election up to midnight on Tuesday don’t have to provide reasons for London when she 17 April. asking for one. Contact us using the retired from working It’s quick and easy to do online at contact details below and we’ll make in education. She is www.gov.uk/register-to-vote sure you get the form you need to dismayed by recent complete. The deadline for developments in the applications is 5pm on Wednesday town. As a Councillor, How to contact us 18 April. she would fight for Labour’s policy [email protected] commitment to prioritise the housing Polling cards needs of the many, forced to pay 07517 521975 exorbitant rents to private landlords, You should get your polling cards for over the luxury penthouses for the few. www.worthingwestlabour.org.uk this election in the week beginning March 26. This will have details of Twitter: @WorthingWestCLP your Polling Station. @WorthingWestLabour

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