Ferret is dismayed at the seemingly lack of harmony within the current Town Council led by Stan Bates and is disappointed to have to come out of retirement to write this post.
Ferret didn’t start to share the dastardly deeds of the previous cabal Town Council led by Jim Kenyon and Jean Eccles until they had been in office for over two years.
Ferret has been keeping a close watch on the new Town Council since they took over in May 2023 and unfortunately feels now is the time for a mini revival.
The good people of Hemsworth, Kinsley and Fitzwilliam need to be aware of the upcoming elections which are due to take place on Thursday 5 October 2023.
This is due to the resignation of four councillors in recent months which has led to four vacant seats.
However, there will be no election in the East Ward at this time as there was only one candidate for the two vacant seats.
Ferret would like to congratulate former Councillor Shaun (Sid) Middleton on his re-election to Hemsworth Town Council.
Ferret is pleased to see that Shaun has been vociferous in his questioning of Stan Bates and the new Council in recent months and Ferret hopes he can make more of a difference this time around.
In the Fitzwilliam and Kinsley ward there are two candidates:
- Maxine Hird
Who previously worked tirelessly in her pursuit of answers in the previous cabal Town Council and who has also been critical of the new Town Council and openly asked the questions which Ferret would also want answers to.
- Ernie Bacon
Ferret understands that Stan Bates and Councillor Kevin Conway have publicly backed Ernie Bacon.
It seems Ernie has been put forward by them to try and stop Maxine Hird from being elected.
Both candidates are members of the Labour Party, yet Kevin Conway and Stan Bates are promoting Ernie Bacon as the ‘official’ Labour Party Candidate.
Ferret can reveal that NO selection meeting took place to select an official candidate in this ward and all attempts to arrange an official selection meeting were thwarted by Kevin Conway.
Ferret will let readers make up their own minds as to why this has happened.
Ferret is alarmed at the racist and misogynistic postings on social media by Ernie Bacon and would be very disappointed if he were to be elected.
Ferret fails to understand why Stan Bates and Kevin Conway would want to associate themselves with such a character and this cannot be for the good of the community, therefore Ferret would urge the good people of Kinsley and Fitzwilliam to:
VOTE MAXINE HIRD ON THURSDAY 5 OCTOBER
In the South and West ward there are three candidates:
- Vickie Middleton
- Tee Radley
- Becca Rushmer
Ferret knows very little about these candidates. All are standing as Independents and Ferret would be more than happy to share their manifestoes over the coming days and would invite them to send them to Ferret for publication.
Ferret continues to gather evidence into Hemsworth Town Council, it’s Chair and his enablers. This will be shared in due course….