LETTER TO THE WEEKLY NEWS

In response to your article “Call for Inquiry After Secret Council Papers are Leaked” and, in particular, the comments made by Councillor Chris Hughes about an un-named Town Councillor who asked him questions.
I freely admit to being the Town Councillor he is referring to; and yes I did publish his non-cooperative response in respect of a very important issue. I had proposed that the old indoor market be demolished and re-built as a new indoor market with a drop-in style cafe/ Council information centre above, there would also have been a child’s, supervised, adventure play area. Before the vote could be taken Councillor Hughes branded the proposal as short sighted and stated that the County Council had ear-marked the site for an “exciting new development” he also added that the idea of the Regeneration Grant was to promote local employment.
When I asked him about this “exciting new development” he replied, (“He” not “We”) “I am not at liberty to disclose sensitive information”. What he did not tell the Town Council was that the County Council were planning to build a block of Council Offices on the site, had he done so, given the choice of a market or Council Offices the Town Council may have voted differently. The new Council Offices will not bring-in local employment, all the satellite offices would be closed and centralised in Colwyn Bay, just what the Town does not want, especially when, 200 metres down the road, we have an half empty Assembly building. Bringing the offices from Eirias Park would also free-up space for the planned “Super Surgery”, how nice.
Councillor Hughes wears three hats; Town Councillor hat, County Councillor hat and his Labour Party hat, he has to decide which side of the fence he is on, is he for the people that voted him in or is he for the Council’s code of secrecy? Our County Councillors work for us, we voted them in there, they should be answerable to the people not shrouding themselves in secrets and mystery. We are already aware of where the Labour Party’s policy on secrecy has led us to, what we need now, more than ever, is openness and transparency from our County Councillors, earn back the trust we put in you and stop acting like geriatric James Bonds.
I make no apology for questioning the County Council or its Councillors on issues that detrimentally affect Colwyn Bay and its Communities and I will continue to do so; Councillor Hughes can quote the Code of Conduct until the cows come home but I will not be put off; if he doesn’t like the heat... get out of the kitchen.

Councillor John Oddy.

BNP CANDIDATE

Congratulations to James Trueman on being selected as the Parliamentary Candidate for the BNP.
I know James personally both from my time in the party and as a friend; he is a hard working Nationalist, honest and utterly reliable. Over the years James has worked extremely hard and is well deserving of his selection. He is of the highest integrity, genuine and industrious. Although an outwardly quiet man James has the passion and drive that will make him a formidable opponent of the liars and thieves that grace the halls of mainstream politics.
It will not be long before the backstabbing and sleaze mongering starts, our local politicos will start the whisperings, as they always do, too scared to slither from under their well tended stones and publically denounce anyone, they prefer the tactics of cowards and will, invariably, link James and myself through our friendship. We, all of us, are well aware of these tactics; they stretch all the way to No 10 and to the very core of our corrupt Labour Government. The good thing is; we are now fully aware of what to expect from these invertebrates and the depths they are prepared to stoop to.
We, as voters, have the final say and I, for one, have had enough of lies and corruption, it is time to bring the main parties to account so I can honestly say James will be getting my vote.

DAVID JONES, OUR MP, EXPENSES

David JonesConservativeClwyd WestBasic salary: £63,291Plus expenses and allowances (2007/08):Staying away from home £22,632Office running costs £18,588Staffing costs £81,955Stationery £497Associated Postage Costs £2,011Computer Equipment £984Commons Allowance £9,806 Total £136,473Declaration of interests:Senior partner at David Jones & Company, solicitors. Leasehold office premises in Llandudno and rented freehold retail premises in Wrexham County BoroughHow he voted on key issues since 2001:Voted for introducing a smoking ban. Voted against introducing ID cards. Voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. Voted for an investigation into the Iraq war. Voted for replacing Trident. Has never voted on equal gay rights. Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year Has received answers to 58 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.

THE OLD INDOOR MARKET

I have learnt today why Councillor Chris Hughes was so secretive regarding Council plans for the old Indoor Market. The Council are considering consolidating their Offices Accommodation into one building and the old Market is one of the sites being considered.
I was criticised by Councillor Hughes who said “The idea put forward by Councillor Oddy is short sighted; the idea of the Grant is to facilitate further employment within the town”. If these offices are given the go-ahead they will be staffed by existing employees of the Council and will not create new jobs. At least my ideas for the site created between 40 and 60 new positions.
The Assembly Building in Princess Drive is struggling to let out office space and I would suggest that once the Assembly buildings in Llandudno Junction are finished the Assembly staff from the Bay could move there. In doing this it would give the Council ample Office Accommodation with parking spaces.
The idea of the Regeneration Grant is to regenerate the Town not supply the Council with office space. Whereas there is no evidence to suggest the Council would use the Grant money for this project they would be depriving the Town of a centrally located building plot for their own senseless needs. The last thing we want in Colwyn Bay is more offices needing parking spaces; we want an attraction, something to draw people to the Town.
Colwyn Bay is dying on its very feet in front of these pompous oafs on the County Council and they are so blind they cannot see it. This shameful, selfish act is a mark of contempt that goes beyond acceptability and needs to be addressed immediately.

IF THE CAP FITS..........

I have never tried to hide the fact that I am ex-BNP or that I still share sympathy with some of their policies, end open door immigration, a swift exit from the EU and a return of corporal punishment and National Service. I am, in fact, a great believer in Nationalism and anti our corrupt Labour Government.
My resignation and those of Paul and Sue Harley were well publicised and reported, not only in local papers but the left-wing rags had a field day with it, Communist based Searchlight were close to orgasmic, it take very little to over excite them.
I am also well documented in my admiration of the grass root membership of the BNP, their determination and drive under such restrictive conditions is to be praised, they have striven to bring the party to the very edge of a mainstream breakthrough, they should be proud of their achievements.
Nevertheless I took the decision to leave the party, this was for personal reasons and disagreements with the Welsh leadership, we all have different visions of what is right and wrong and it is up to the individual where he/she draws the line.
With all that in mind it is therefore surprising that I still receive comments suggesting I am still a member of the party, even worse, a County Councillor going around telling the electorate I am still a member. Being a Labour Councillor I can only put it down to the dirty, unscrupulous tricks that Labour are now well known for but I will say this; it is coming very close to the point where this Labour Councillor will have two options ... Put-up or Shut-up. I have never been known to back-down from confrontation and this is one sleaze-monger I would love to put in his place.

COLWYN BAY CARNIVAL

On reading inthe Pioneer that the Colwyn Bay Carnival is being cancelled I felt obliged to write them the following letter....

Re: Your article “The Carnival is over”.
Speaking as a Councillor I would like to express my concern over the purported cancellation of the Colwyn Bay Carnival. Having spoken to other Councillors we are not aware of any such cancellation and would be absolutely opposed to any such cancellation.
To quote Councillor Chris Hughes” It is a combination of things. A couple of the organisers have been unwell and it's been hard getting others to come on board which has made life very difficult. I have spoken to a few people and we hope to possibly bring it back next year." I can assure you and your readers that nobody has approached me for assistance in organising the event, had they done so I, and others, would be only too willing to put-in our time and effort for such a worthwhile event.
My heart goes out to the Carnival Queens and Princesses in hearing such news, they and their families must be devastated. These community events are the heart and soul of the area, involvement of the children teaches them the values of bringing communities together. They should not be cancelled at the drop of a hat or on the say-so of an out of touch Councillor.
I can only give them and you one assurance; I shall be demanding that this is put on the agenda of the earliest possible meeting in order to find out the reasons for Cllr Hughes’s comments and, if the Carnival has been cancelled, to have it re-instated.

Councillor John Oddy

MARKET TOWN

It would appear that Abergele Councillors can see the advantage of returning to a market town, shame Colwyn Bay Councillors couldn’t. There are talks going on to restore the market on the seafront. The market, formerly on the Tesco site, would be sited on Pensarn promenade. It is said the market would reinvigorate the town and be an asset to everybody concerned. Funnily enough I’m sure that’s what I said about increasing ours.
The crux of the matter is our Council couldn’t see the benefits of extending our market and becoming a proper Market Town and yet Abergele can. In defence of our Council, Councillor Chris Hughes put forward an argument against the market that I couldn’t argue with because he refused to say what the old indoor market is ear-marked for, if it turns out to be shops with flats above, which I suspect, then there will be an argument.
I wish Abergele well with their plans and remember; when you have to get on a bus to go there to do your shopping it wasn’t me that said no to our market it was Councillor Chris Hughes, a Labour Councillor.

OH DEAR GORDON.

Well, I never!. Will Gordon jump or will he be pushed?.
I wouldn’t hold my breath, Gordon Brown is too thick(skinned) to see the writing on the wall, his catalogue of catastrophes this past few weeks are like water off a duck’s back to him. He intends to cling on to his ill-gotten power to the very end even though his useless party members are openly deserting the sinking ship like the rats that they are.
Labour and Gordon Brown have brought this Country to its very knees, their only interest now is to take as much with them as they can, they know their chances of re-election are as good as a snowball’s in hell so they are fully intent on robbing us blind, which is no less than what they have done for the last ten years, only now they don’t care if we see it or not.
Our only chance to see the back of this one-eyed joker is on June the 4th if the Local and European elections go as bad for Labour as I expect and hope then we may see a leadership challenge. If Labour want to avert a total landslide defeat in the Parliamentary elections next year then they will be forced to get fid of him and his cronies, the likes of Smith, Balls and McNulty, they have become too much of an embarrassment to the party for them to stay. Failure to do that will surely see the party implode, which, thinking about it, isn’t such a bad thing!.

NEW MAYOR

Congratulations to Councillors Abdul Khan and Hazel Meredith, Abdul was voted on as the new Mayor of Colwyn Bay and Hazel is to be his Deputy. I would like to thank Councillor Phil Edwards, the outgoing Mayor, I think he’s had a terrific, if somewhat hectic, year and has done some great things for charities, groups and communities throughout his term in office. Good luck to all of them for the future.

PLAID PUBLICITY

Oh dear, internal squabbling in the ranks of Plaid...
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/welsh-politics/welsh-politics-news/2009/04/23/plaid-cymru-parliamentary-candidate-faces-expulsion-threat-over-leak-allegations-91466-23451604/
It appears Plaid don’t want to be as transparent as they would like us to think they are. Oh what a wicked web we weave.... “Don’t do your dirty washing in public” springs to mind

DON'T LAUGH, IT'S SERIOUS!.

Well, the Budget came with no real surprises, we all took a hammering, beer, cigs and fuel all going up. What was laughable was Labours expected rate of recovery; they must really think we are all as stupid as they are! They hit the rich with the 50p in the £ tax hike but lets be honest how many of them will end-up paying it, they’ll either move out of the Country or employ a fancy accountant to wriggle their way out of it. It was an “election budget” that promises more than it offers. We can only hope that gormless Gordon calls an early election and we can dispense with Labour’s decade of depict.
Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate, Donna Hutton, graced the front page of the Pioneer this week, looking as cheerful as a turkey at Christmas (She’d probably just seen the budget), she is obviously trying to scrape a few votes together, hoping not to lose her £500 deposit. She and Cllr Chris Hughes are shown holding “Outrage” papers in connection with proposals to build new houses on the Glyn Farm land. The only outrage is that they, as Labour’s local heroes, will claim this as a Labour victory should the Council decide not to build there. It is stunts like this that are the epitome of the Labour Party, they give the appearance of caring about our communities but, in reality, they are there purely as a gimmick to harvest votes for a Party that has destroyed Britain.

CHANNEL 4 DISPATCHES

Channel 4 Dispatches showed how we, the tax payers, are being ripped-off by the hogs of Westminster...
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/articles/the-westminster-gravy-train
Surprise, surprise Labour MPs came in for the biggest slating although they were not alone, even the hated Michael Martin, Speaker of the House, came under fire but, regrettably, declined to comment.
The most entertaining moment was one of Jacqui Smith’s constituents saying she was only fit to work in Tesco’s, personally I think that was an insult to Tesco workers!
The question of expenses and the misuse of it filter down to our own County Councils; I have always said and will continue to say some of our County Councillors are there purely for the money, either as an easy income or to top-up their pensions. An easy way to spot this is to see which County Councillor puts his/her name forward to be Town or Community Councillors, both being unpaid, the greedy ones opt for the County only knowing that that is where the money is. We need our Council to be decisive and efficient ours, in my opinion, is neither, we need to cut-out the dead wood that is causing the rot to spread, there are within the Council “Career Councillors” those that have been there for years and achieved nothing but an easy income. They are not hard to spot, study the list of Councillors on the web-site, see their interests, whether they are bothered to be on committees or panels, look at their attendance records to see if they can be bothered to turn up or not. Look at and listen to what is being said about individual Councillors, even some Labour Councillors get good reports but don’t hold your breathe looking for them. Finally don’t vote for a Candidate purely on what Party they stand for, the old “ I always vote ......” is the wrong way to vote, vote for the one you think will do the best for your community and not what is best for their Political party.

BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU.

We are all well aware of the threat posed by terrorists and of the atrocities they have already carried out or have attempted to carry out. The latest terrorist group were all, but one, from Pakistan, here on student visas, the one that wasn’t had links to Pakistan as have 70% of all terrorist attacks and activities here in the UK, 70%.
With that in mind is it not time for our Government to say enough is enough and stop issuing all visas to Pakistani nationals?. Our national security is at risk from these individuals and unless there is a way to discriminate terrorists, which there isn’t, then we must stop all of them entering the Country. I would rather see 10,000 Pakistanis denied education in our Country than one more atrocity. An education, I might add, that is subsidised by us, the tax payer, and our generosity is repaid by attempting to blow us all to hell!.

LOCAL COMPLAINTS.

It would appear I am starting to upset a few County Councillor with my constant questioning and complaining…..good!, maybe they will do something about it.
In and around Colwyn Bay there are lots of minor repairs that are constantly missed, eg; broken benches, street lights not working, broken rubbish bins and uneven walkways. Anything like that, if you see it, I would like to know about it. Tell me the problem, the nature and exact location of it and I will report it and have the complaint logged. If, after 14 days the problem hasn’t been rectified get back in touch with me and I can find out why the repairs have not been carried out.
For those reading this on another site you can lodge your complaint here.. http://voicesofcolwynbay.blogspot.com/ … under the heading LOCAL COMPLAINTS.
Every legitimate complaint will be forwarded to the relevant department, logged, followed up and reported on.
Thanks.

"I INSIST I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG"

How much longer are we going to put-up with this utter madness, how many more times are we going to hear the words “I insist, I have done nothing wrong”.
It has been known for sometime that Labour’s Geoff Hoon was on the gravy train but not to what extent, all is revealed here….
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1167145/Three-homes-Hoon-Iraq-war-Minister-claimed-expenses-home-rented-second---lived-free.html
We really are being taken to the cleaners by this Labour Government, I know other MP’s are at it but not on the scale of these things that are supposed to represent us.
I cannot condemn the Labour Party strongly enough, to say they should all be taken out and shot for Treason would be too good for them, Labour have dishonoured every single man and woman who were mislead into voting for them, they are the scum of the earth.