http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/ en Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:56:57 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sandvox Pro 1.6.8b1 (15534) http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month.html <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"></p><p><font face="'Lucida Grande'" size="5"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Did you know that Bexley council has an ambitious transport policy!  </b></span></font></p><p>In our financial belt tightening world Bexley council is still giving increases in salaries and bonuses to deserving staff. And…</p></div> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:35:18 +0100 http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month.html http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-august-2010.html <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.bexleychronicle.com/_Media/bobs_new_my_month230-2.jpeg" alt="My Month August 2010" width="85" height="128" /> </div> <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"></p><p><font face="'Lucida Grande'" size="6"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Double standards at council</span></font></p><p>According to the General Purposes Committee five more council employees have eased themselves in to the pay band £50,000-£54,999; fourteen went up to £55,000-£59,999; …</p></div> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:21:41 +0100 http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-august-2010.html http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-july-2010.html <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.bexleychronicle.com/_Media/bobs_new_my_month-2.png" alt="My Month July 2010" width="93" height="128" /> </div> <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"></p><p><b><font size="5"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Costly Political Expenses</span></font></b></p><p>Every elected member of Bexley council is guaranteed to be paid £9,418 annually, paid monthly in arrears. Sixteen members receive extra for Special Responsibility allowances;…</p></div> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:38:34 +0100 http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-july-2010.html http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-may-2010.html <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.bexleychronicle.com/_Media/mymonth.jpeg" alt="My Month May 2010" width="128" height="73" /> </div> <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"></p><p><font face="'Lucida Grande'" size="5"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Expenses</b></span></font></p><p>I must agree with Councillor Teresa O’Neill regarding one of her fellow councillors Bill McEwen. </p><p>A local paper published a story that he had been receiving expenses whilst ill. It didn’t say…</p></div> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:20:26 +0100 http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-may-2010.html http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-april-2010.html <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.bexleychronicle.com/_Media/bigstockphoto_woman_call_fo.jpeg" alt="My Month - April 2010" width="128" height="85" /> </div> <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 48.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;"><b>Car dealers and recalls</b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;">Motor car dealers ARE different. We bought vehicles from two. The engine of one blew up on the M25 motorway and the selling dealer wouldn’t refer it to the manufacturer until…</p></div> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:45:46 +0100 http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-april-2010.html http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-march-2010.html <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.bexleychronicle.com/_Media/coffin_2.jpeg" alt="My Month March 2010" width="128" height="53" /> </div> <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><font face="Helvetica" size="5"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Tories up cost of dying</b></span></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">A wide range costs for services provided by Bexley council are going up by about 2% to raise an additional £110,000 revenue. Included in the increases is 32.5% for an exclusive…</p></div> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:31:59 +0000 http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-march-2010.html http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-february-2010.html <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.bexleychronicle.com/_Media/mg_3073129.jpeg" alt="My Month February 2010" width="128" height="91" /> </div> <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.8px 0.0px; line-height: 82.0px; font: 68.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;"><b>Paint it black!</b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.8px 0.0px; line-height: 13.0px; font: 10.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;">A year ago Sidcup traders through the, Sidcup High Street Promotions Group, met with the Leader of the council Cllr. Teresa O’Neill, the chief executive Will Tuckley and other…</p></div> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:54:27 +0000 http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my-month-february-2010.html http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my_month_-_january_2010.html <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.bexleychronicle.com/_Media/stoneleisurelogo.jpeg" alt="My Month - January 2010" width="128" height="40" /> </div> <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 60.0px; text-indent: -60.0px; line-height: 25.0px; font: 20.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;"><b>Chronicle publisher furious with council</b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 13.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;">Once again Bexley council has bypassed local businesses by placing the contract for a local guide to businesses outside of the borough (and county) to a firm…</p></div> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:22:33 +0000 http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my_month_-_january_2010.html http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my_month_december_2009.html <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.bexleychronicle.com/_Media/rememberance.jpeg" alt="My Month December 2009" width="128" height="44" /> </div> <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.8px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 29.0px; font: 38.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;"><b>Mourning month</b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.8px 0.0px; line-height: 13.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.bexleychronicle.com/_Media/rememberance-5.jpeg" alt="Rememberance" /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.8px 0.0px; line-height: 13.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;">I guess the growing number of body bags being flown back to the UK from overseas theatres made the annual month of remembrance seem longer and perhaps more poignant.  I’m not clever…</p></div> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:56:37 +0000 http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my_month_december_2009.html http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my_month_november_2009.html <div class="article-thumbnail"> <img src="http://www.bexleychronicle.com/_Media/policecarxsmall.jpeg" alt="My Month November 2009" width="128" height="85" /> </div> <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.8px 0.0px; line-height: 27.9px; font: 23.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;">Mayor or Leader </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.8px 0.0px; line-height: 12.9px; font: 10.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;">Clearly the publics appetite for politics is at an all-time low whether national or local. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 2.8px 0.0px; line-height: 12.9px; font: 10.0px Helvetica; color: #1a1919;">The Councils results to their 'widespread' advertising, over many weeks in the News Shopper…</p></div> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:51:36 +0000 http://www.bexleychronicle.com/my_month_2/my_month_november_2009.html