Tag Archives: Stephen Carr

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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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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FEARS OF ‘HIDDEN AGENDA’ OVER AIRPORT EXPANSION

Posted on 10/02/2011 by

Fears are growing that plans to introduce commercial flights at Biggin Hill for the 2012 Olympic Games could be made permanent. This would increase noise and pollution over Chislehurst, which sits beneath the flightpath. Bromley Council, which owns the freehold … Continue reading →

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THE AXE, THE TAX AND THE MISSING FACTS

Posted on 19/11/2010 by

PR exercise or genuine public consultation? On Wednesday the London Borough of Bromley held the first of three public meetings to discuss the pending budget cuts. The meeting was well attended; the opening presentations were carefully scripted and the Q&As … Continue reading →

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