Lib Dem defector joins Conservative opposition at Wealden as council follows left-wing ideology Wednesday, 22 May, 2024 To best serve his electorate, former Lib Dem councillor Neil Cleaver has announced he is joining the Conservative opposition group on Wealden District Council. The member for Hailsham Central Ward, Cllr Cleaver left his former part earlier this month due to “Green Party influence” in the leadership of the authority which he sees as following left-wing ideology and its support for “ever greater... Local News
Wealden District “on verge of becoming dysfunctional” fears Conservative opposition on appointment of Green Party Leader 17th May 2024 Widespread disunity among elected councillors is putting the effectiveness of Wealden District Council in jeopardy, say opposition Conservatives. This week has... Local News
Conservatives accuse Wealden District Council of "wasting time" debating defunct 'green' paper 26th February 2024 A prominent Green Party councillor has been accused of time wasting in wishing to support a parliamentary Bill which is already defunct. A councillor’s point of... Local News
Policy changes introduced “without proper scrutiny” say Wealden Conservatives 23rd February 2024 A £700,000 increase in Council Tax levies has been introduced by Wealden District Council without being properly scrutinised, claim opposition Conservative... Local News
Conservatives leave meeting accusing council of gagging them over crucial Local Plan vote. 8th February 2024 Conservative councillors walked out of a Wealden District Council meeting, accusing the authority of gagging their views over a controversial local plan which... Local News
Statement from Wealden Conservatives on release of draft Wealden Local Plan by the Green/Lib-Dem coalition council 23rd January 2024 STATEMENT FROM CONSERVATIVE LEADER ON WEALDEN LOCAL PLAN RELEASE: Obviously it is difficult for us to comment on something we have only just received and over... Local News
Wealden District's Green/Lib-Dem Alliance yields to calls from Conservatives for conflicted council Chairman to resign 5th January 2024 After substantial resistance, Wealden District Green/Lib Dem Alliance have finally yielded to calls from Conservative District Councillors for the council... Local News
Council meeting blacked out by ongoing technical issues at Green/Lib Dem-run Wealden 27th November 2023 For the second consecutive time, a council has failed to provide a live stream of a crucial planning meeting. The previous attempt to stage the event, on 12... Local News
Save Our Bins, say Wealden residents as recycling sites closed down by Green/Lib Dem coalition 19th October 2023 Recycling is to become much harder for thousands of Wealden residents as the council begins to close its neighbourhood recycling centres across the district... Local News
Call for Wealden council Chairman to quit over “political conflict” 27th September 2023 There are calls for a Sussex council Chairman to be removed from office immediately over claims of political conflict. Cllr Christina Coleman, the Green Party... Local News
