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Most Of Us Don’t Have A Clue About Parish Councils
By Hugh Coakley Answer these questions: Do you have a parish council? Where and when do they normally meet? What do they do? Can you name any of your parish…
Borough Confirms It Will Help Run Parish Council After Mass Resignations
By Martin Giles The borough council has called an extraordinary meeting on March 5 to appoint temporary councillors for Normandy after its nine-member parish council collapsed amid acrimony. One likely…
Comment: We Must Know What Went Wrong With This Parish Council
By Martin Giles The turbulent times of a dispute-torn parish council seem an ugly anachronism in the historic village of Normandy, once home to the illustrious 18th-century reformer William Cobbett,…
Borough Council Expected to Step In and Take Control in Normandy
By Martin Giles The deeply divided Normandy Parish Council appears in its death throes. Last night (February 15), the photos and details of two of the three remaining councillors, chairman…
Letter: The Parish Council Chairman Should Stand Down
From: Paul Spooner In response to: Only Three of Normandy Parish Council’s Nine Members Are Left In such circumstances, as reported at Normandy Parish Council, the chairman has clearly lost…
Normandy Residents to Meet Network Rail About Overnight Pile-Driving
By Martin Giles Train services restarted yesterday (January 6) on the Guildford-Reading line, after repairs to the 40-metre landslip in Normandy over Christmas. Those living near say noise from overnight…
Identified Weaknesses to Be Discussed at Parish Council’s Next Meeting
Normandy Parish Council (NPC) says it intends to publish further information on what it will do to correct weaknesses identified in its 2019/20 external audit after the matter has been discussed…
At last, Normandy PC Reveals Failures in Financial, Governance and Public Rights
By Hugh Coakley Normandy Parish Council has finally published their 2019/20 accounts and governance statement on their website (September 29) after a campaign by The Dragon highlighted their initial failure…
Normandy PC Clerk Claims Covid Rules Block Check of Financial Records
By Hugh Coakley Normandy Parish Council has blocked a September 14 request by The Dragon to inspect their 2019/20 financial records, said to be held in their clerk’s office (see…
Frustrated Residents Left in the Dark Over the Information Battle of Normandy
By Hugh Coakley and Martin Giles Some Normandy residents say several mandatory documents have failed to appear on their parish council website, breaching the official code on transparency and openness.…
See Dragon story: GBC’s Explanation of Major Land Sale Notice Error ‘Borders on Arrogant’ Says Councillor
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