Southend Airport is reducing the number of night flights

Carole Mulroney, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning, Liberal Democrat Group Leader & Councillor for Leigh Ward released a statement today, 8 June 2020 saying:

"Southend Airport have just told me that there is to be a reduction in night flights from 3 to 1. This flight will be around 00.20am with the next being at around 6.25 am.

There are a number of councillors that I have worked with over the last few months in discussions with the Airport and I thank them for their hard work and support. This is a good result, but we should always stay alert to any change and press for the Environmental Action Plan to go forward.".

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Letter from Carole Mulroney, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning, Liberal Democrat Group Leader & Councillor for Leigh Ward to SAEN (Stop Airport Expansion & Noise) on Southend Airport

Dear SAEN

Myself and other councillors have received a few individual template letters regarding the Southend Airport ("London Southend Airport").

I am responding on behalf of the Liberal Democrat group on the Council which comprises myself and Cllrs Collins, Wexham, Hooper and Thompson.

Back in 2011 when the Council considered the then proposals for the Airport which incorporated night flights, Cllr Wexham put forward a motion on behalf of the then Liberal Democrat Group, that night flights should not be allowed. Sadly that was unsuccessful and we now have a situation of an allowance of 120 movements at night per month. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Cllr Carole Mulroney Ward: Leigh. Leader of Lib Dem Council group Cabinet member for Environment & Planning Development Control Committee Email: carole.mulroney@btinternet.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/carole.mulroney Surgery details: Second Saturday of the month at Leigh Community Centre between 9 and 10.45 am.
Cllr Peter Wexham Ward: Leigh Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee Email: peter.wexham@outlook.com Surgery details: Second Saturday of the month at Leigh Community Centre between 9 and 10.45 am.	Cllr Paul Collins Ward: Eastwood Chairman of Council Audit Commitee Email: EastwoodParkLD@yahoo.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/paulcollinsoneastwood/ Surgery details: Second Saturday of every month at Kent Elms Library. Fourth Saturday of every month at Oakwood public house

Cllr Ashley Thompson Ward: Leigh Development Control Committee Email: dajthompson@hotmail.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/ashley.thompson.125 Surgery details: Second Saturday of the month at Leigh Community Centre between 9 and 10.45 am.
Cllr Beth Hooper Ward: West Leigh Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Email: bethhooper132@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/CllrBethHooper Surgery details: Second Saturday of the month at Leigh Community Centre between 9 and 10.45 am.
Billy Boulton Chair, Southend Liberal Democrats Email: billy3116@yahoo.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/pg/westboroughfocus/posts/