Robert Boddy

1 day ago | hellorayo.co.uk | Robert Boddy

A woman with a school streets exemption has still received 18 fines even though her local council says they’ve cancelled each of them twiceAuthor: Robert Boddy, Local Democracy Reporting Service Published 4 hours agoA mother has received a court order after being issued 18 fines for driving in a restricted zone despite being exempt. Marlene Nwaokolo, from Lordswood, has a disability exemption for the Bleakwood Road school street scheme in Walderslade where her daughter attends.

1 day ago | kentlive.news | Robert Boddy

A mother has received a court order after being issued 18 fines for driving in a restricted zone despite being exempt. Marlene Nwaokolo, from Lordswood, has a disability exemption for the Bleakwood Road school street scheme in Walderslade where her daughter attends. The 42-year-old was using a courtesy car after being involved in a crash and had contacted Medway Council to ask them to apply her exemption to the new car between November 30 and December 6.

1 day ago | kentonline.co.uk | Robert Boddy

Low-turnout at local elections in one part of Kent has prompted debate as to whether forcing people to the polls is the answer. Three recent by-elections cost Medway Council £60,457 to run which, with a turnout of just 20% on the day, amounted to a cost of £14.30 per vote. In total, only 4,225 people exercised their right to vote for three seats out of 21,065 eligible voters.

2 days ago | kentonline.co.uk | Robert Boddy

A mother has received a court order after being issued 18 fines for driving in a restricted zone despite being exempt. Marlene Nwaokolo, from Lordswood, has a disability exemption for the Bleakwood Road school street scheme in Walderslade where her daughter attends. The 42-year-old was using a courtesy car after being involved in a crash and had contacted Medway Council to ask them to apply her exemption to the new car between November 30 and December 6.

1 week ago | kentlive.news | Robert Boddy

A local authority is sitting on almost £20 million of unused funds meant for health, education and leisure projects. But as local democracy reporter Robert Boddy found out, getting to the bottom of why the cash has not been spent isn’t easy. Medway Council has banked £19.5m in contributions from housing developers it granted permission to. Their payments, which are called Section 106 agreements (S106), are an important and long-standing part of the planning process.