August is one of the quieter months of the civic year. But residents' casework still needs attention and training meetings are constant either on Teams or at Ebley Mill. Cllrs Kitchen, Braun & Cohen also attended the council meeting at Wotton-under-Edge.
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My informal notes and personal comment from last Monday's Town Council meeting that I attended along with SDC Cllr. Braun and GCC/SDC Cllr. Cohen.
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Along with residents' casework and in addition to council and training meetings at Ebley Mill, Cllrs Kitchen, Braun & Cohen attended the regular council meetings at North Nibley, Stinchcombe & Wotton-under-Edge.
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My informal notes from the Town Council meeting last week also attended by Cllrs Braun and Cohen. Sorry for the delay in getting this report out I've not been on top form of late.
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Along with residents' casework, and in addition to council and training meetings at Ebley Mill, Cllrs. Kitchen, Braun & Cohen attended the regular council meetings at North Nibley, Stinchcombe & Wotton-under-Edge.
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1st July 2026
Stage 1 Formal Complaint: Update
On 1st July 2026, I submitted a Stage 1 formal complaint to the Chief Executive of Stroud District Council regarding my Police & Crime Panel scrutiny report for the Community Services & Licensing Committee meeting of 4 June 2026.
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30th June 2026

You may have seen that the Council has started work on a new Local Plan and published a map showing sites around the district which includes some fairly large ones near Wotton. I know that this will cause a bit of alarm, especially on social media (Zuckerberg needs more engagement $$$), so I want to reassure you about what's actually going on.
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26th June 2026

Along with residents' casework, and in addition to council and training meetings at Ebley Mill, Cllrs. Kitchen, Braun & Cohen attended the regular council meetings at North Nibley, Stinchcombe & Wotton-under-Edge.
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6th June 2026
After considerable reflection over the last few weeks, I notified my party leader last week that I've decided to step back from my committee roles on Audit and Standards and the Police and Crime Panel for Stroud District Council (SDC) at this time.
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1st June 2026

Along with residents' casework and in addition to council and training meetings at Ebley Mill, Cllrs Kitchen, Braun & Cohen attended the regular council meetings at North Nibley, Stinchcombe & Wotton-under-Edge.
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