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6th March 2010
Dealing with a Noisy Neighbour
Conservatives in Stoke Park and Bridge have taken the lead in dealing with the nuisance neighbour Southern Cement, which is owned by a Spanish Company.   The noise from Southern Cement has been going on for three years and increasing in both frequency and duration as the operation expanded.  The Labour dominated South West Forum had constantly put it on their agenda but with little positive action.  Conservative councillor Nadia Cenci and Conservative Bridge ward activist James Spencer decided that a more assertive approach was needed.
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23rd February 2010
Modernising Housing Services
The Conservative led Ipswich council is looking to modernise Housing services by redeploying resources from the current housing offices in order to: • Spotting small problems before they become serious by increasing the number of Estate Officers by 70% having them on the beat rather than behind their desks • Finding out the real issues by having every tenant personally visited by a housing officer at least once a year, with vulnerable tenants being visited more often • Making the services accessible to those who work by allowing the full range of housing services to be available outside normal office hours, rather than close at 4pm Richard Pope, the housing portfolio holder for Ipswich and Conservative councillor for Stoke Park, said
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