Gigaclear is an ultrafast full fibre broadband operator and provider based in the UK. They are getting ready to commence work in Clare to build the UK’s fastest, full fibre broadband network. You may have already seen teams surveying and planning the route for the network. Just like other utilities, building the network involves digging… Read more

There is just no excuse for this. Dispose of waste correctly or face significant fines. It’s not a defence if someone else fly tips your rubbish. I can remember a few years ago, when I was younger and fitter, throwing a plastic coke bottle and a fag end back through a car window it had… Read more

I attended the Development Control Committee as a substitute member on the 6th October. On the agenda was the planning application for 53 houses in Clare. I had called in the application so my name was mentioned in the public documents. To give some degree of separation I asked a fellow district councillor to speak… Read more

In 2022, Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, seventy years of service, having acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952 when Her Majesty was 25 years old. An extended bank holiday, from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June, will provide an opportunity for communities and… Read more

Highways and their maintenance are always a thorny issue. There is never enough money to carry out everything that we all want. To each of us the roads we use are of utmost importance but when prioritised may not be seen that way by the highways authority. I am publishing this to help everyone get… Read more