Tag Archives: Bromley Council

Bromley Council fails geography test

Posted on 26/08/2011 by

* Updated, with London versus Kent poll * The clue is in the name: ‘The London Borough of Bromley’. Despite this our council seems to believe that Chislehurst is in Kent rather than London, judging by the letters its has … Continue reading →

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Biggin Hill airport expansion: It’s decision day déjà vu

Posted on 08/08/2011 by

** News update 9.30pm: Bromley council has rejected the revised application ** Four months after Bromley Council rejected an application by Biggin Hill to extend the airport, councillors will meet again tonight to consider yet another expansion proposal. After the … Continue reading →

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Look out for Hollywood’s A-list on Chislehurst Common

Posted on 17/07/2011 by

A gaggle of Hollywood A-listers – including Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro and Sienna Miller – will appear on Chislehurst Common at the end of the month as part of a fundraising drive. Okay, so they won’t appear in person, … Continue reading →

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Chislehurst residents urged to object to Biggin Hill expansion

Posted on 04/07/2011 by

Residents of Chislehurst are preparing to object to new Biggin Hill expansion plans. Chislehurst sits beneath the airport’s flightpath and residents fear that the proposals to extend flights for the Olympics are part of a wider plan to expand the … Continue reading →

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New Biggin Hill plans revealed as MD dismisses local fears

Posted on 21/06/2011 by

Updated 23 June: The new Managing Director of Biggin Hill Airport has urged Bromley Council to discount the concerns of many local residents in a bid to get new expansion plans approved. In a letter to the council, Jenny Munro … Continue reading →

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WHEN YOU’RE IN A HOLE, STOP DIGGING

Posted on 13/05/2011 by

The bitterly cold winter. This is the excuse the council would like us to believe for the state of the borough’s potholed roads, with ice opening deep cracks in the tarmac leading to a backlog of repairs. All perfectly true. … Continue reading →

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COUNCILLORS DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM NEILL PLOT

Posted on 18/04/2011 by

Bob Neill and local councillors have dismissed claims of a Tory plot to deselect the Bromley and Chislehurst MP. But the row has exposed a spat over Bromley Council’s budget. The Sunday Telegraph claimed that Conservative councillors in Neill’s constituency … Continue reading →

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BIGGIN HILL AIRPORT EXPANSION PLAN REJECTED

Posted on 22/03/2011 by

Plans to increase flights from Biggin Hill Airport were rejected at a fiery meeting last night. The operators of the airport proposed to increase flights from 21 per day to 32 for the Olympics. Chislehurst sits beneath the flight path; … Continue reading →

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BIGGIN HILL AIRPORT EXPANSION: IT’S DECISION DAY

Posted on 21/03/2011 by

Bromley Council will meet tonight to decide whether to approve plans to increase significantly flights from Biggin Hill Airport. Chislehurst sits beneath the flight path of the airport, which wants to increase flights from 21 per day to 32 for … Continue reading →

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AT LEAST WE WON’T PAY MORE FOR LESS

Posted on 07/03/2011 by

It would have been quite an ask of local residents: Pay higher taxes for fewer services. Leader of Bromley Council Stephen Carr has taken what was the only realistic option available to him by freezing council tax for 2011/12. So … Continue reading →

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