Category Archives: Colchester
(Re)drawing the lines
I have been informed that the Local Government Boundary Commission for England are planning to review the boundaries for Colchester Borough over the next couple of years. (This is the ward boundaries within the Borough, not the size and shape of the Borough as a whole) I was expecting this to happen soon, as the [...]
Thoughts on the night-time economy, in Colchester and elsewhere
I spent several cold hours out in Colchester last Saturday night as part of the Castle Ward night of action. Since I’ve been a councillor, I’ve been out in the town centre on Friday and Saturday nights several times to see what happens there, and I know that the issue of the night-time economy is [...]
Blatant plugging
For my ‘official’ Facebook page, which now has an easily memorable address: www.facebook.com/nickbarlowcolchester It’s where I’ll try and post things that are relevant to my work as a councillor, rather than the general theme of this blog which tends to revolve around whatever shiny thing is grabbing my magpie-like attention at the time. I have [...]
Colchester Trees for Years 2013
Just had an email through with details of the Council’s Trees For Years scheme for next year. As has happened in previous years, the Council will be giving out 2,013 trees, shrubs and bushes to Colchester residents to help make the Borough a greener place. Next year’s event will be taking place on Saturday 2nd [...]
Castle Ward night of action
Following the day of action in the ward on Thursday, there was a night of action in and around the town centre last night. Unlike the day of action, this was something we couldn’t tell people about before because advance knowledge of it happening could have affected the success of it. (It’s hard to catch [...]
Castle Ward Day of Action
Today’s the Castle Ward Day of Action, with people from lots of difference agencies (including Essex Police and the Council) carrying out a variety of different tasks around the ward. There’s a lot more information about it here, and if you’re in town there’s an information booth in Culver Street West (outside Halifax) with representatives [...]
October Castle Neighbourhood Action Panel meeting
I realised that I used to notify people of upcoming Neighbourhood Action Panel (NAP) meetings on the blog, but as I did it through a lot of posts I’d scheduled a long time in advance, I didn’t notice when the pre-arranged posts ran out. So, this is to let those of you in Castle Ward [...]
Annual Council Meeting, May 23rd 2012
So that was my sixth Annual Council Meeting, and the last one before the Mayan apocalypse strikes us all. I expect the next one will involve the survivors of Colchester kneeling before our new alien lizard overlords and declaring them Mayor. I’m sure the mighty Chronic will have the full rundown of what transpired, but [...]
Worth Reading 55: Later to be replaced by J2O
Chateau Sucker – Fascinating article from New York magazine about fraud amongst high-end wine connoiseurs. (via) Angela’s Choice – Jason O’Mahony posits that the history of the next fifty years will be determined by what Angela Merkel decides Germany’s path through the Euro crisis will be. Colchester’s Tipping Point – A perspective on town centre [...]
Stepping back
After the elections here in Colchester last week, the various political group leaders are busily discussing the future of the Council – who’s going to lead it, who’ll be in the Cabinet, who’ll fill the various committee positions etc There aren’t any final answers to those questions yet, but I can tell you one thing [...]
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