While the imposition of tax on private schools is getting all the headlines for reducing the quality of education available to a small proportion of school pupils, other changes being pushed through by the Labour Government are going to have a negative effect on the vast majority of secondary school students in Eltham. The Conservative… Read More »
Hyde Housing has been heavily criticised by the Housing Ombudsman who published a special report at the start of December 2024. The report is particularly relevant for residents of the Progress Estate as Hyde Housing is not only a major landlord on the estate but also responsible for looking after communal spaces around the area… Read More »
Following letters from Eltham Conservative’s Charlie Davis, Halifax, Nationwide and Santander have confirmed in responses to him that they have no plans to close their existing branches in Eltham. Charlie wrote to the three banks which retain branches on Eltham High Street following Natwest’s decision to close it’s local branch on 20th August 2024. All… Read More »
Following NatWest’s announcement that it will be closing its Eltham branch, Conservative candidate for Eltham and Chislehurst, Charlie Davis is calling on residents to support banks or building societies which commit to retaining their branches on the High Street. Charlie is already actively campaigning for a banking hub to be introduced in Chislehurst where the… Read More »
Twice a week my morning routine involves dropping our daughter to nursery. We leave our home by Eltham Station and walk to the nursery on the other side of Eltham town centre via Orangery Lane and the High Street. On my way home, I usually pop into one of Eltham’s many independent coffee shops and… Read More »
Charlie Davis, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Eltham and Chislehurst, has written to Berkeley Homes regarding their decision to evict pop-up traders from Pegler Square in Kidbrooke Village. The letter asks Berkeley Homes to delay any decision regarding the future of traders beyond March 2024 when the traders are currently due to leave the area,… Read More »
I recently attended a funeral for a lovely lady who had been a stalwart of the Eltham Conservative Party throughout the time I have been involved. The ceremony was a strangely positive event, celebrating Janet’s life and the wonderful person she was, however, at the wake conversation turned to people’s concerns over how expensive it… Read More »
Following the publication of my blog about the Well Hall Road parking restrictions last week Charlie Davis and I emailed a few Councillors, publicised the mistakes made introducing the scheme and spoke with a number of businesses about the problems making it harder to park had caused them. Then, lo and behold, by Wednesday the… Read More »
As an Eltham Councillor I was always proud of the way Charlie Davis and I worked to ensure that parking restrictions were only imposed where they were supported by the majority of residents or businesses. As I tried to stop outside the Tesco on my way home from work this week I reflected how quickly… Read More »
Recently an Eltham Park resident contacted Charlie and Spencer to express his concerns about the direction of travel locally (this is not a car based pun). We were in regular contact with him as Councillors and with his permission are sharing his view of what is going on in Eltham at the moment – something… Read More »