Alan W Collins, who edits Birmingham and Beyond, has announced that he is to run the 2011 Bupa Great Birmingham Run in aid of Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charities. Speaking at his leaving party in Medway last night (27 August), Alan revealed that he would be covering the 13.1 miles dressed as Mickey Mouse in aid of …
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Jun 01
Medway blogger launches website offering “a new window on democracy”
Medway blogger Alan W Collins has today launched a brand new website aiming to give Medway residents quicker access to key information about their elected representatives. The website, titled Democracy in Practice, has been in development for over one year, and has been built from scratch by the blogger. Visitors to the website can see …
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Sep 28
Labour members in Medway preferred David to Ed in the Battle of the Brothers
In the much-publicised Labour Leadership contest, members of the Labour Party from Medway’s three constituencies decided that they preferred David Miliband to his victorious younger brother Ed. An analysis of first preference votes by Medway Conservative blogger Alan W Collins has shown that, in total, 43% of Labour Party members voted initially for David, whilst …
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Jul 03
Medway blogger blasts Councillor’s resignation timetable
Medway blogger Alan Collins has blasted the timetable Bill Esterson MP used to resign as a councillor for River Ward, following his general election success in Sefton Central. Bill Esterson had been a member of Medway Council since its creation, but stood as a candidate for the Sefton Central constituency in the general election, and …
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May 13
This government needs to scrap our commitment to the European Arrest Warrant – and bring Garry Mann home
On Wednesday, May 12, at 18:42, a flight departed Heathrow Airport bound for Lisbon, carrying a former Kent fire fighter bound for an undisclosed Lisbon jail. Garry Mann had been in a bar in Portgual during Euro 2004 when a riot broke out in a nearby street. In what must have seemed like a daze, …
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