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  Please tell others, if you feel able, that you now need Photo ID to vote in person at the polling stations. If you welcome the Peninsula’s zero strategic housing allocations in CDC’s new Local Plan, and agree with the arguments we have been making since 2019 about the effects of climate change, overstretched infrastructure and the negative impact of inappropriate development on our tourism and agricultural dependent economy, please make your voice heard before March 17. Earlier today there was a national minute of silence for Ukraine, on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion. Whether you were able to join in or not, we hope you are able at some point to pause to remember them. We observed it at my school, which was particularly poignant because I had a refugee in my class. To illustrate the scale of displacement, as I work inside the M25, I pointed out it was roughly equal to the population of London.  Regular readers will know we are very supportive of Selsey's Full U...

  Please tell others, if you feel able, that you now need Photo ID to vote. Have you caught Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime? Clarkson bought a farm with a tenant in 2008, but in 2019 tried running it himself as part of an Amazon series. This proved so popular that he has run into problems with his Local Council because thousands of people try to visit his farm shop, causing long traffic queues. Pictures of them remind me of the A27 and the Peninsula’s roads (during the Summer.) I am thankful we do not have a celebrity ‘setting up shop’ here as we just can not cope with any more traffic. It is also a relief that our repeatedly pointing out the traffic situation on our local roads since our election in 2019 has helped it finally be realised that Selsey and most of the Peninsula should not have a target for new house numbers. If you welcome the Peninsula’s zero strategic housing allocations in CDC’s new Local Plan and agree with the arguments we have been making since 2019 about the...

  Please tell others, if you feel able, that you now need Photo ID to vote This week I wish to thank one of our highly valued Independent traders who urged us to stand again in May, a fellow long distance commuter I bumped into when we were both grabbing a coffee very early one morning and a local window cleaner who greeted me as I was out and about, and it turns out is a former student of the school I teach in. Many of you continue to welcome the Peninsula’s zero strategic housing allocations in CDC’s new Local Plan and its commitment to "Reinforcing the role of the Manhood Peninsula as a home to existing communities, tourism and agricultural enterprise." Regular readers will know that this is a vindication of the arguments we have been making about the effects of climate change, overstretched infrastructure and the negative impact on our tourism and agricultural dependent economy. Inspect the Local Plan here, which is out to consultation until March 17. There is also a live...

  Please tell others, if you feel able, that you now need Photo ID to vote Last week many of you joined us in welcoming the Peninsula’s zero strategic housing allocations in CDC’s new Local Plan and its commitment to "Reinforcing the role of the Manhood Peninsula as a home to existing communities, tourism and agricultural enterprise." Donna sits on the  Development, Planning & Infrastructure Panel which has been working most on it so, considering when we were elected in 2019 that 100s of new houses were envisaged, this is a vindication of the arguments we have been making about the effects of climate change, overstretched infrastructure and the negative impact on our tourism and agricultural dependent economy. You can inspect the Local Plan here, which is out to consultation until March 17. We also welcomed Donna’s success in finally getting a Local Foodbank Basket in Selsey's Asda and the Team’s success in keeping STC's increase in residents’ next Council Tax Pre...