It has been a few months since my last post and I can assure you that I have been very very busy with all of my council work, familly commitments and most recently being selected as Mayor of Shrewsbury for the next twelve months.
Due to the role being a non political one; I have created a dedicated blog for my mayorship which will cover all of the functions and events carried out in the role.
You can find the Jon Tandy Mayor blog at Http://jontandy.co.uk
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Shropshire Council and their contractor Veolia are reminding residents about the forthcoming change in opening hours at Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) across the county.
From Thursday 1 November 2012, Shropshire Council’s HRCs will be opening from 9am until 5pm daily, with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day when the sites are closed.
HRCs offer collection points for recyclable materials across Shropshire. They offer recycling facilities for a much wider range of materials than can be collected at the kerbside.
If people are bringing waste to the site in a large trailer or a van they will need a permit to gain access. Please check the council’s website for details www.recycleforshropshire.com so you can plan your trip.
Donald Macphail, Regional Director of Veolia, said:
“You can recycle more than 30 different types of waste at the HRCs, from electrical items to garden waste and more; the possibilities are endless.”
Mike Owen, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member responsible for waste management, added:
“This is normal practice for Shropshire Council’s HRCs in the winter, when the sites have less usage.”
There is also a small Amenity Skip and Recycling Centre at Coder Road, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1XE. Opening hours for this site are 12noon – 8pm, all year round, Tuesdays to Fridays inclusive only. The site also opens on Saturdays from 8am – 1pm for cars only.
After some time away from the blog to concentrate on my familly and community work; I have decided to get back into writing here as well as on Facebook and Twitter.
I have to apologise for the mess because in my absance; my web hosting lapsed and I lost my previous posts. Luckilly with the help of the Way Back Machine. I did manage to recover some of my past content although due to certain things being self hosted and changes in other accounts; podcasts for example may not be currently available. I will have to search my laptop to see if I still have the originals and replace broken links where possible.
It is an very interesting time for me in all aspects of my work and I do have so much to write about.
Regards
- Jon
Written by Jon Tandy on 04 June 2010
Just a quick update to say that due to very high levels of automated comment spam to my blog, I have had to implement a policy of switching comments off for posts over 14 days old. I am looking into ways to block these spam comments from clogging up my comments moderation list so hopefully this will be a short term change.
I apologise to everyone who genuinely wishes to leave me a comment on these older posts because I do value to interaction and feedback on my posts here and always look forward to hearing peoples views whether they agree or disagree with me.
In the mean time I am still available on twitter, facebook and by email. II will be writing more posts in the coming days and look forward to discussing the important issues with you all.
Regards
- Jon Tandy
Written by Jon Tandy on 12 May 2010
Well I am back at work with Royal Mail and trying to have a few days without thinking about politics . But recent events have intervened, and now we have a Tory Prime Minister, and indeed a Tory-Lib Dem coalition, and I know that many of you will be deeply unhappy about this.
Personally, I do not believe this ‘top hat and tofu alliance’ will be good for Britain, or that it will last the duration of Parliament. I do know that Labour is now the sole main Opposition to the Cameron-Clegg Government, and I do know that soon Labour will have an excellent new Leader to take us forward and renew the party.
I am confident that at the next General Election, whether it be in six months or five years, Labour will be in a strong position to regain the nation’s full confidence and to win back key seats, including Shrewsbury.
I also know that Labour cannot fight back effectively unless we have the full and formal support of wonderful people like you. So I would like to invite those of you who are invaluable Labour supporters and sympathisers but not yet Labour members to join the Labour Party today if you are able.
Whether you are in Shrewsbury or not, please consider joining the Labour party and help us to challenge the Cameron-Clegg Government effectively. Many of you have already done a lot to support Labour and to support me, and I am deeply grateful for that. But we need more bright, switched-on, energetic people like you at the heart of the party as members and decision-makers. Now is a great time to make that extra commitment and sign up.
Since yesterday, over 3,000 people across Britain have joined Labour, and many more are doing so every hour. And if you’re under 27, you can join for just £1.
If your are interested you can find out more at http://labour.org.uk
Labour is now the only progressive, pro-equality force in British politics – be part of it today.
Best wishes, and please stick with me for the re-match! It’s going to be a good one.
Jon Tandy
Written by Jon Tandy on 09 May 2010
This episode contains the official election count announcement and the candidate speeches from all who stood in Shrewsbury and Atcham.
Despite not being selected as the member of parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham on this occasion, I will continue to campaign for the good of Shrewsbury and Atcham in the capacity of local councillor and would like to to thank everyone for their kind support and I will be keeping this podcast going for the foreseeable future dealing with local issues and concerns.
Thank you so very much for listening and watching.
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Written by Jon Tandy on 05 May 2010
In this episode I outline the need to go out and make your voice heard on election day and outline my views on investment in Shrewsbury and Atcham. There are two recordings in this episode because it is late and I am very tired with an early start in the morning and both takes on the episode are good.
Thank you so very much for listening and watching.
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In this episode I talk about my views on the need for further investment and employment is Shrewsbury and Atcham.
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on April 12, 2010
Week 1 – campaign update – Jon Tandy
As you will be aware, the General Election has been called for May 6th. This is now the time we need to get behind our hard working candidate, Jon Tandy.
We need your help:
• Can you please put up your Jon Tandy Labour poster?
• Volunteer for a large garden poster – we’ll put it on a wooden stake and can drop this by your home?
• Or, deliver our leaflets in your neighbourhood?
Please phone on 01743369934, email jon@jontandy.org.uk or drop into the office at Morris Hall if you can help with any of these campaign activities.
Week 1 update
Having grown up in Shrewsbury and selected as the Labour candidate in 2008 I’ve been fighting on local issues in my home constituency for years now.
However, as many of you will know, we’ve gone up a few gears since the Prime Minister announced the election on Tuesday. So, this week I’ve knocked doors and spoken to people from Sundorne in the south of the constituency, Meole Brace in the middle, and from Copthorne to the north of Shrewsbury
When I was selected I remember thinking it was really important to me to stand in a community I care about, and then hopefully going on to represent them and fight for our local issues in Parliament. This week, those thoughts came racing back.
The response from voters all over the borough has been great. We got warmly welcomed, wherever we went. We were off to a flying start this week:
• Our campaigns office in the Morris Hall has had a make-over and looks great.
• I wrote to our members asking them to put up posters and it’s good to see them already going up
•We’ve been doing all the bread and butter campaigning, getting out and talking to people and doing high visibility events. We met lots of voters at the Sundorne School and at Six form Collage and received lots of ‘good lucks’
Voters in Shrewsbury are thinking hard about this election, and know it’s a real choice between us and the Tories. Whilst people may not always be 100% behind everything the Government has done, when it comes down to it, time and time again they say that they’d definitely prefer a Labour Government over a Conservative one.
Remember there are a few things you can do:
1 – Invite other friends to join the group.
2 – Make sure you are registered to vote, preferably by post. If you need more info about this, drop us a message back.
3 – If you have any spare time between now and May 6th, there will be something you can do to help the campaign. Again drop us a message back.
Best wishes
Jon Tandy
Parliamentary Candidate
Shrewsbury and Atcham Labour