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Acrylic-bob · 11-09-2005, 08:32

I awoke this morning with a burning desire to know how much our respected County Councillors claim in allowances for the sterling work they do on our behalf. So, I hot-footed it over to Google and asked the question.....

Here are the results in alphabetical order:

Jean Battle (L) Accrington South £17,250.70

Wendy Dwyer (L) Accrington West £20,097.03

Doreen Pollit (L) Accrington North £30,319.67

Susan Shorrock (L) Great Harwood £?

Dorothy Westell (L) Oswaldtwistle £17,028.17

These figures are from April 2004 to April 2005 and so Susan Shorrocks allowances will not appear on them, we will have to wait till next year's list is made available for that information.
It will also be notied that Jean Battle and Susan Shorrock are also members of HBC and claim allowances from that body too, so you can add eight grand or so to their totals.

Following on from this, I was moved to wonder just what it was that our respected Councillors actually did to justify helping themselves to such huge wodges of our hard-earned Council Tax?

From what I can see, in Jean Battles case, it appears to be trying to persuade the people of the borough in general and Huncoat in particular that it is a jolly good idea to site a massive waste treatment plant in Huncoat encroaching further on our rapidly dwindling green belt and putting wildlife and children at risk. Even though she assures us it is not a "done-deal" and even though the proposing authority is the same one that will rubber stamp the Planning Application.

Does anyone else know what our councillors do to justify their allowances. I would wager that Doreen Pollit's reasons for claiming thirty grand would make very interesting reading!

11-09-2005, 08:32	#1
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	Get a job? Don't make me laugh! I awoke this morning with a burning desire to know how much our respected County Councillors claim in allowances for the sterling work they do on our behalf. So, I hot-footed it over to Google and asked the question..... Here are the results in alphabetical order: Jean Battle (L) Accrington South £17,250.70 Wendy Dwyer (L) Accrington West £20,097.03 Doreen Pollit (L) Accrington North £30,319.67 Susan Shorrock (L) Great Harwood £? Dorothy Westell (L) Oswaldtwistle £17,028.17 These figures are from April 2004 to April 2005 and so Susan Shorrocks allowances will not appear on them, we will have to wait till next year's list is made available for that information. It will also be notied that Jean Battle and Susan Shorrock are also members of HBC and claim allowances from that body too, so you can add eight grand or so to their totals. Following on from this, I was moved to wonder just what it was that our respected Councillors actually did to justify helping themselves to such huge wodges of our hard-earned Council Tax? From what I can see, in Jean Battles case, it appears to be trying to persuade the people of the borough in general and Huncoat in particular that it is a jolly good idea to site a massive waste treatment plant in Huncoat encroaching further on our rapidly dwindling green belt and putting wildlife and children at risk. Even though she assures us it is not a "done-deal" and even though the proposing authority is the same one that will rubber stamp the Planning Application. Does anyone else know what our councillors do to justify their allowances. I would wager that Doreen Pollit's reasons for claiming thirty grand would make very interesting reading! __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 25-09-2005 at 17:45.