Today a leaflet was distributed with this headline. The Councillor under attack was me. As a member of the SHBC Planning Committee, I voted against an application to ADD a four-storey patient services building to the Frimley site before traffic issues were addressed. Details of the application are here. A diagram of location is here. [...]
Esso have now entered "Stage 4" of the phasing I originally described in July 2022 here. I've reproduced it below, there are also some notes at the bottom on vibration levels that might be useful: Stage 4 – Date TBD: Balmoral Drive closed from 2nd Sandringham Road roundabout to Pevensey Way. This is shown on [...]
Howard Thomson and I were devastated to receive the news that our fellow candidate in the Surrey Heath Borough Council election for Frimley Green, Karen Campion, had suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. I knew Karen for 20 years. She was always warm, feisty, and great company. Her passing came as a complete shock to all [...]
Not surprisingly to residents, but still deeply disappointing, Esso have today announced further delays to the Balmoral Drive works, taking it to end of May 2023. Esso have told me that this letter is being sent to residents. One of the common questions asked is "Do Esso have to pay compensation/penalties for delays?" Esso are [...]
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Esso Pipeline Ongoing Delays The Esso Pipeline project opened Balmoral Drive as promised before Christmas, but this week I was not the only one surprised to see the road surface broken up and Balmoral Drive closed again, with all the impacts of the diversions on local residents. I have been focused on the Esso Pipeline [...]
NHS Crisis - what is the solution? I’ve posted before that the NHS crisis is not due to lack of investment, a false message propagated by some, including the local Lib Dems. See details here of the ‘fake news’ and how NHS investment has increased by more than twice as much as the alleged ‘lies’ [...]
Welcome to the first in a series of posts about Planning and the challenges of Planning. It began as an exercise to educate myself about the Planning system and all it's quirks, but I soon realised that residents might appreciate my sharing the insights I had gathered. I hope it will enable residents to [...]
The facts surrounding the purchase of Camberley Shopping Centre are already well established. An all-party group commissioned an independent report from experts that concluded that the price paid was fair, and that the purchase was an investment to secure the social and economic future of the community[1]. Councillor Alan McClafferty became Leader in 2019, [...]
Councillor Surgery Stuart Black Surrey Heath Borough Councillor for Frimley Green At Frimley Green Library on last Saturday of every month: 10am - 12pm Saturday 29th October 2022 10am - 12pm Saturday 26th November 2022 10am - 12pm Saturday 31st December 2022 10am - 12pm Saturday 28th January 2023 10am - 12pm Saturday 25th February 2023 [...]
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