Westoe & Chichester

By now most people will all have heard the results of the Westoe by-election; Allen Branley was once gain elected as the Independent Alliance Councillor for Westoe. 
As you will all be aware the Independent Alliance faced a very difficult campaign during which all of the other candidates only attacked Allen and used every possible opportunity [...]

Cleadon Park

The Independent Alliance are proud announce that Andrew Farrow, a prominent fundraiser with a well known international charitable organisation will be their candidate in Cleadon Park in the forthcoming local elections in May 2010.
Andrew Farrow who lives in the ward was born and bred in South Shields, attending Westoe Secondary School until moving to Nottingham at the age [...]

Horsley Hill & Westoe Crown

As the residents of Horsley Hill will know the Independent Alliance working in conjunction with the Green Party supported the campaign of the Save Our Seafront (SOS) group which was set up to oppose the development of a hotel and conference centre on Gypsies Green.
A petition of over 8,500 signatures was raised; it was presented [...]

Biddick & All Saints

Monday’s (25th January) site visit to Brydan Court – in connection planning application submitted by Four Seasons to convert Brydan Court into 41 assisted living units for people with a history of drug and alcohol problems – by the Labour dominated planning committee seems to have been a farce. The following is an account of [...]

Elections

Earlier this week we revealed the the names of those ‘lucky’ people who have managed to make it onto Labour’s official election panel. 
Now we go one step further by predicting who is likely to be standing where and that’s before most constituency parties have held their selection meetings. 
SOUTH SHIELDS WARDS: 
Jane Carter – No seat
Faye Cunningham – No seat [...]

Fellgate, Hedworth & Calf Close

The South Tyneside Independents would like to make clear to the people of Fellgate, Hedworth and Calf Close that we have had to seek an alternative candidate to Steve Harrison as he chose to leave the Independent Alliance and to link himself quite firmly with the Labour Party. When he does attend Council meetings, which [...]

West Park

The Independent Alliance believes that the people of West Park are not getting the representation they deserve.
Ask yourself these simple questions:  

Can you name your Progressive councillors?
When was the last time you saw one of them?
Have they ever knocked on your door to ask if you have any problems?
Have they ever sent you anything other than [...]

Democracy

As a result of a number of resolutions and questions put to the Council from the Independent Alliance on how the Council meetings are conducted a commission (working party) was set up. For 15 months Cllr Khan and Cllr Jane Branley attended these meetings contributing to every one. 
Recently the final report was presented to the [...]

South Tyneside Council

At the full meeting of the Council on Thursday 3rd December two very important notices of motion were voted down without any discussion. The meeting had lasted 3 hours as there had been a number of lengthy discussions mainly around how the full Council meeting was run. That discussion resulted in Labour, Conservative, Progressive and [...]

Remembrance Day

Each year the generous people of South Tyneside express their unequivocal support for The Royal British Legion’s charity work through the Poppy Appeal and this year’s appeal is set to be a record breaker.
In 2008, the Royal British Legion (custodians of the poppy appeal) spent over £88 million helping the serving and ex-Service community. This was largely funded by donations and the [...]

Councillors

We think David Potts, the ‘Conservative’ councillor for Cleadon and East Boldon should be replaced and the reasons for this are quite simple: he has an appalling attendance record and seems to be using the Council as his own personal cash cow while waiting for a seat in Parliament – the biggest cash cow of [...]

Out & About

With the borough in the midst of arctic conditions the Independent Alliance team were out once again knocking on doors to see if anybody required help or assistance. 
This week our busy schedule took us to Cleadon Park and leading the group was Andrew Farrow who joined the team in October and who has now decided [...]

Labour Party

The leader of the Labour council, Cllr Iain Malcolm, has wanted to be the MP for South Shields ever since he was a little boy. His father Billy, who was in much the same mould as Malcolm Junior, was thwarted in his own ambitions – but Iain has made it his life’s ambition to make [...]

Primrose By Election

South Tyneside Council has today announced that six candidates will stand in the Primrose by election on February 25th.
The seat became vacant after Labour Councillor Barrie Scorer died suddenly at his home in December 2009.
The candidates are as follows:

Pete Hodgkinson – British National Party
Anthony James Lanaghan - Conservative 
Aaron Luke – Independent
David Alan Rice – Independent
Ken Stephenson - Labour 
Susan Heather [...]

South Tyneside Homes

SENIOR MANAGEMENT at South Tyneside Homes, the arms length management organisation that manages the council’s housing stock look as though they  want to be seen doing their bit for the environment. At least that’s what they would have us believe!
Recently they took a decision to lease two electric powered staff pool cars which will be used by staff at Strathmore House and Middlefields depot. The vehicles will be leased for [...]