Thursday, 19 September 2013

Town Councillor Seriously Ill



It was announced at Town Council on Wednesday that Cllr June Watson is seriously ill. June has a long and respected record of service to Hedge End. She was Chair of Hedge End Parish Council in 1987 and Mayor of Eastleigh in 1995. We wish her well.

Her fellow Lib Dems voted to grant her indefinite leave of absence. This means she will not lose her place as one of Wildern ward's town councillors if her illness prevents her attending for six months.




Picture credit: Hedge End Town Council


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3 comments:

  1. Keith Day20 September 2013 at 18:35

    Well the Local Government Act 1972 allows for the Council to approve the reason for a member's absence. If it is done before the six month period from the start of their absence expires, the member does not cease to be a member at the end of the six month period.

    Town Council elections are due in 2015 I think.

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  2. Anonymous20 September 2013 at 21:20

    The LibDems are running scared of a by election after their poor results at the County elections last year. The cracks are set to widen.............

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  3. Stephen Slominski25 September 2013 at 21:42

    I'm sure we have had some Hedge End borough cllrs go awol for six months before..

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