Tackling Roadside Litter Louts
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ISSUE THREE: MAY 2018 wealdenconservatives.com Email us: [email protected] Telephone us: 01273 937661 TACKLING ROADSIDE From the LITTER LOUTS Chairman A crackdown’s underway on roadside litter, am writing this on the spearheaded by Wealden District Council I afternoon after the Lead Member Ann Newton local elections. From the perspective of the EALDEN has introduced a new offensive Conservative Party the against the anti-social menace of results were much better Wroadside litter to try and curb the than they could have been problem which is spoiling our beautiful East and probably much better Sussex countryside. than could have been From last month, if litter is dropped from a expected at this stage in a parliament. However vehicle, the owner can be issued with a fine of much the Labour Party tries to put a favourable £75 without the Council needing to know who spin on the results, they failed to break through was responsible for committing the deed. in London and take their target councils and “For too long drivers and passengers can give Jeremy Corbyn no confidence of ever travelling through the District have thrown getting the keys to Number 10. Nevertheless we litter out of vehicles, thinking they can speed something we all notice, especially at spring must continue to work hard because we are not out of reach. Not anymore,” said Councillor time, when the evenings become lighter. making sufficient headway in the Northern towns Ann Newton, Wealden’s cabinet member with “Much of the District has benefited from litter- and cities. responsibility for landscape protection. “We will picking efforts of the Great Wealden Spring be making full use of new powers strengthening Clean last month. We want to keep our District The worst thing about socialism for me is the the Environmental Protection Act to bring the looking good.” attitude that the state should control every culprits to justice and make them pay for the Now the council is asking everyone to help. If aspect of our lives; we should work for the state; environmental damage they do. The new you see litter being tossed from a vehicle, please pay our taxes to the state, travel to our work on regulations allow councils to fine the registered get in touch with the Council’s Street Scene state-controlled transport; live in state-owned keeper of the vehicle if litter is thrown from it. Team immediately on 01892 602735 or via our property; be taught what the state dictates; paid “A substantial amount of Council Tax is spent website, with details of where and when the what the state dictates; and be increasingly each year to try to keep Wealden’s verges clean, offence occurred, what was deposited and the regulated for “our own good” taking away any but as quickly as it is cleared, it reappears. It is registration and details of the vehicle involved. sense of responsibility for ourselves; creating an ever-growing sense of dependency. With very best wishes, UPDATE on Police Numbers By PCC Katy Bourne Helen Galley, Chairman WCCA the 476 police officer and staff posts the Force had planned to lose as part of its savings plans, before the additional funding for 2018/22 was Major bid to improve A27 known. You can read more about the key financial A massive, govern- issues and context for my revenue budget, ment-funded scheme to capital and investment programme and precept upgrade the troublesome decisions in my Medium Term Financial Plan A27 would bring enormous published online at www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk Following an article in the first issue of Wealden benefits to many from This positive change in the Force’s financial Wealden. The improve- News (March 2018), a reader contacted the position has created an exciting opportunity Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, Katy ment scheme has support to strengthen policing in the areas where it is from MPs across East Sus- Bourne, to question her statements over police needed most. In his plan, the Chief Constable numbers in the county. Here Katy replies. sex and is designed to drastically improve journey has explained how this funding will be used to times across the county for the many thousands increase the police presence within our local HANK you for your recent letter to my office. of people who use the road each day. communities, enhance the Force’s investigations As Chairman of the A27 Reference Group, Ma- TI hope the following is helpful and provides teams and improve accessibility when people you with the information you require.Sussex ria Caulfield MP (pictured with Transport Secretary want to get in contact. Chris Grayling) has been campaigning vigorously Police’s 2018-22 Transformational Strategy was I am determined that the public will feel a launched on 16 April 2018 which is why I have for A27 improvements. She said, “The A27 Refer- difference locally as the Chief Constable directs ence Group has been working hard on a business waited until now to respond. This is the Chief more resources to the areas that the public tell Constable’s plan outlining how the additional case to Government showing the excellent ben- me matters most to them. efits that the county and our economy would see funding from the next four year’s precept Please be assured that investing in local increases, combined with the release of £17 from a dual carriageway A27 from Southerham policing remains a top priority for me and I to Polegate. “This proposal,has the backing of all million of reserves, will strengthen local policing. will continue to explore other opportunities to Sussex Police will recruit around 200 officers MPs and councils giving us a brilliant foundation strengthen local policing whilst living within our to finally dual the A27 and reduce delays”. each year for the next four years to cover those means. leaving, retiring etc. Consequently, by 2022 Thank you for taking the time to contact me. Sussex Police will have 200 more officers than Katy Bourne, it has today. Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex These new posts are in addition to protecting County’s Transport Needs Suffolk Diary gers, the public subsidy per passenger mile on Southern and Southeastern railways is in the region of 5p to 7p, versus Northern Rail’s 25p. Unlike London, we do not have an effi- cient mass transportation system, so 70% of those in employment travel to work mainly by car, which is similar to the UK’s other regions outside London. Despite that, spending per head on local roads and local public trans- port is lower in the south-east than in any oth- er English region outside London. “As the gateway between the rest of the UK and mainland Europe, we are fortunate in having some of the major transport assets within our region. Dover and Southampton ports power the UK’s European and global ex- port market. Gatwick carries the world’s bus- iest and most efficient runway. Heathrow, on our border, is the second busiest airport in the UST a few days before the A27 world. We have a high-speed railway link to announcement (see page 1), MPs from the continent and more commuters journey- Jacross the region raised the issue of ing to London by rail than any other region.” Transport for the South-east in a debate The East Sussex MP concluded the discus- secured by Bexhill and Battle member Huw sion by urging the Government to continue to PRESIDENT of Danehill, Chelwood Gate Merriman (pictured). make investment in the region’s transporta- and Nutley Branch, and former Association Mr Merriman explained how strategic tion. “ Keep investing in us and we will pump Secretary Sylvia Martin keeps in touch from transport investment is integral to growing more than the £200 billion that we pump her new home in East Anglia and her ‘new our economy and encouraged fellow into the UK economy as a whole to support life’ with South Suffolk Conservatives. parliamentarians to support bodies such as the other regions. We can do that only with John and I downsized from Chelwood Transport for the South East, to allow them to more support and investment in our area. The Gate to Hadleigh, South Suffolk last July secure and direct the investment needed to Minister is also right to point out that parts to be nearer our daughter Alison. Hadleigh grow our regional economy. of the south-east—the coastal areas, which is halfway between Ipswich and Sudbury. He went on to describe the transport have been represented today—are deprived. Suffolk is not so hilly as Sussex and the challenges and opportunities for those living Those constituents of ours deserve the same agriculture is mainly arable with crops such within the south-east region. “It is home to right of access to transport to link them to oth- as sugar beet, wheat and huge fields of yellow rape seed at the moment, but with 7.5 million people, a figure that will grow by er parts of the UK as other deprived parts of very few animals. the UK have. We very much stand up for those 16% over the next 25 years. That accounts Hadleigh has a population of some 10K for 12% of the UK population and 13% of the constituents. with 250 listed buildings all painted in workforce. At £200 billion per annum, our “The reality is that the south-east is the different pale colours. The churches are all region is the second-highest contributor to the powerhouse. We have the assets: we have very large in the villages and were built by economy after London.” Gatwick, Dover and Southampton, we have the woollen merchants in the 16th Century Mr Merriman continued: “The amount of Heathrow and we have the Eurostar.