26 February 2007

Meet your Witley councillors on March 31st

Parish Council announcement

Meet with your Parish Councillors and discuss Village matters. See if you want to be a Councillor and consider co-option or standing for election in May 2007. Meeting is between 10.30am and 1pm at the Council Office, Milford Village Hall, Portsmouth Road, Milford.

Milford welcomes their new Vicar
Parish Council announcement

Milford has been without a resident Vicar for about a year and at last a new face is about to enter the Parish Church. The Reverend Clive Potter will be 'installed' by the Bishop of Guildford at St John's Church, Milford on the 26th April 2007.

21 February 2007

Webcast wins top Internet award

Surrey Advertiser, February 16th

Waverley Borough Council has scooped a top European award for the use of Internet technology. eParticipate is an innovative technology that allows Waverley residents to watch meeting where and when they want.

See the webcasts at: www.waverley.gov.uk/Council/webcast.asp

Witley Councillor wanted
Surrey Advertiser, February 16th

Witley Parish Council has appealed for a new member to swell its ranks. Councillor Simon Payne has resigned due to work commitments. Call 01483 422044 for more infomation on how to become a councillor.

Public left bemused by council squabbling over kitchen waste trial claims
Haslemere Herald, February 9

Conservatives have been told to "produce evidence or shut up" over their claims that Lib Dem "incompetence" has meant the borough missing out on a weekly kitchen waste trial. Guildford, Mole Valley and Elmbridge are undertaking trials with Surrey.

Waste collection service complaints
Haslemere Herald, February 9

A working mother of two toddlers has written to the Haslemere Herald, saying that she is unable to fit all of her rubbish in her wheelie bin. After auditing the contents of her wheelie bin, and finding nothing in there that could be recycled, she was told to take her excess rubbish to the tip.

Editor's comment
Are the tips intended to be where you dispose of household waste? If they are, that means that household waste is going to landfill, and Waverley's claim to have increased recycling from to 40% from 22% is partly due to residents taking their domestic rubbish to landfill.

Lib Dems deny ‘incompetence’ over new waste collection trial
Haslemere Herald, February 9


A scheme that would have eliminated smelly, overfilled bins in Waverley was turned down by the borough council, according to the area’s Conservative group. The scheme, proposed by Surrey County Council, would have run a trial period of collecting kitchen waste on a weekly basis. The Conservative group claims Waverley Borough Council turned down the opportunity to take part in the scheme, but environment portfolio holder Victor Scrivens denied they were ever invited to join.


Heat turned up in row over Waverley's kitchen waste
Surrey Advertiser, February 9th


The row over recyclable kitchen waste has escalated with more political muck being thrown about. After an angry outburst by Councillor Victor Scrivens at Waverley's Executive Committee meeting, his Conservative critics have stood by their claim that the borough failed to take the opportunity to join in with a county council funded kitchen waste trial/ Councillor Scrivens maintains that the Liberal Democrat-led Waverley administration knew nothing about the opportunity.

Bravo Victor, don't forget the rubbish
Surrey Advertiser, February 9th


Editorial: Something is rotten in the state of Waverley - and it's not just the household rubbish that has to fester for the best part of two weeks before it is collected. It is also the rubbish spoken in the council chamber. Unhappy councillor Victor Scrivens is obviously feeling the heat over his authority's green credentials which have taken a beating over recent weeks.

Lib Dems deny ‘incompetence’ over new waste collection trial
Farnham Today, February 2

A scheme that would have eliminated smelly, overfilled bins in Waverley was turned down by the borough council, according to the area’s Conservative group. The scheme, proposed by Surrey County Council, would have run a trial period of collecting kitchen waste on a weekly basis. The Conservative group claims Waverley Borough Council turned down the opportunity to take part in the scheme, but environment portfolio holder Victor Scrivens denied they were ever invited to join.

Warbler has a big say on incinerator
Surrey Advertiser, February 2


Surrey County Council has pulled the plug on Wisley as a possible site for a mass rubbish burner after receiving advice on the effect it could have on the Dartford Warbler, an endangered species. SCC Executive member for the environment, Councillor David Munro, has pre-empted any claims from anti incinerator campaigners that the warbler blocking three sites is proof that the burners are a health risk.