
Christopher Day
Local Democracy Reporter at Essex Chronicle
Local Democracy Reporter in Herts | Tips to [email protected].
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1 week ago |
thecomet.net | Christopher Day
Cllr Chowdhury, who was first elected in 2022, represents Bedwell ward and said she was “very humbled” to be appointed at the annual council meeting on Thursday, May 22. She said: “As a proud Stevenage girl and being of Bangladeshi heritage, this moment is not just personal, it’s profoundly meaningful. “It represents the values we share in this town: community, inclusivity and the belief that everyone, no matter what background, has something powerful to contribute.
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2 weeks ago |
thecomet.net | Christopher Day
Cllr Tina Bhartwas, who represents Letchworth Norton on North Herts Council and Letchworth North on Hertfordshire County Council, confirmed her move yesterday (Tuesday, May 20). It comes shortly after Cllr Emma Rowe, who represents Baldock West on North Herts Council, stepped down from the Labour group there to become an independent.
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2 weeks ago |
thecomet.net | Christopher Day
A High Court hearing was held at the Royal Courts of Justice (Image: Christopher Day) The organiser of an unauthorised event at Shephalbury Park in Stevenage has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 in legal costs to Stevenage Borough Council.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Christopher Day
Police officer made racist comments, panel saysChristopher DayLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGetty ImagesPC Oliver Gobey would have been sacked had he not resigned on the morning of his misconduct hearingA former police officer made racist comments to colleagues on multiple occasions, a misconduct panel found. PC Oliver Gobey would have been sacked had he not resigned as a Hertfordshire Police officer on the morning of the misconduct hearing, the panel concluded.
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3 weeks ago |
watfordobserver.co.uk | Christopher Day
PC Oliver Gobey, who resigned as an officer on the morning of the misconduct hearing, directed racist comments at people of Asian descent on two separate occasions. In the first incident, he directed a “racially motivated” comment at a police sergeant to suggest they had been recruited after 9/11 because they were Asian. Gobey was immediately challenged by PC Wallace, an “experienced officer” who had been a tutor constable for 20 years.
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