27/06/2009 by Steve Tierney.

Is There A Time Lord In Town?
I was walking my dogs through St. Peter’s Church gardens tonight and was absolutely stunned to see a life-size Tardis sitting amid the beautiful flower displays.  A tardis!  I kid you not.  I presume this is something to do with the Rose Fair coming to Wisbech next week, but even if it is I really hope they leave it there afterwards.  It looks fantastic!  I was chuckling to myself and grinning like a loon all the way home.  The gardeners have set it up so that flowers and vines trail over it, blending it into the display quite effortlessly.  I probably did a double-take when it first caught my attention.  I’m glad nobody was around to see me gaping gormlessly.  And i’m not particularly a Doctor Who fan.  Imagine how excited people who are will feel…

High Maintenance
I happened to catch the Cambs Times this week and lo and behold if it doesn’t have the full list of expenses paid to Fenland District Councillors inside.  As regular readers will know I’ve taken issue with the style of an independent councillor in the past and I admit that a wicked grin crossed my face as my eyes scanned the names and fell upon my old pal Mark Archer.  I’m pretty tired of the national expenses witch-hunt now but Mark has previously criticised pay and expense levels of other council employees and I feel this makes his own fair game.  Now according to Mark’s FDC webpage he lives in Manea.  Hardly the other side of the world from the council offices.  Travel and Subsistence expenses of £1533.00 put Mark at fourth highest claimer in the council.  Considerably more claimed than the leader of the council, in fact.  This should not be taken as a criticism though.  I’m sure Mark beavers away very hard indeed and is worth every penny.

I should probably stress that I know just how much work District Councillors do and in my humble opinion they aren’t given enough credit for their work or enough respect for their contributions.  Even Mark Archer.  I actually think the small remuneration they receive reflects incredible value for money since many of these guys will put incredible time and effort into their jobs way beyond the call of duty. 

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08/05/2009 by Steve Tierney.

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