Category Archives: Eric Pickles

Pickles gets in a Pickle over voluntary volunteering days

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Miles King

This morning, there was a bit of a light-hearted diversion from the heavy bombardment that is the election campaign, when Eric Pickles announced a proposal, which first surfaced in 2009, to give employees 3 days “statutory” volunteering leave a year. … Continue reading →

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Another SSSI to be trashed? Councillors approve solar farm on Rampisham Down

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Miles King

            Rampisham Down SSSI  (c) Miles King   While we wait to hear whether Brandon Lewis will decide to call in the planning permission granted by Medway District Council for the new town on Lodge … Continue reading →

Posted in Eric Pickles, Lodge Hill, Military Land, Natural England, public land, Rampisham Down, Solar Farms, SSSis, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 15 Comments

Lodge Hill latest: Housing Minister Lewis ruins Christmas for Medway Planning Committee members

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Miles King

The battle of Lodge Hill has gone a bit quiet since the Rochester and Strood byelection, when all the candidates except Labour were clamouring to be seen as the one true defender of Lodge Hill, despite the fact that both … Continue reading →

Posted in Brandon Lewis, Eric Pickles, Lodge Hill, Military Land, Natural England, RSPB, SSSis | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment