Tim Hill

Liberal Democrat Councillor for Elstow, Stewartby and Kempston Hardwick. Learn more

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The boy is back

by timhill on 29 February, 2008

After 3 weeks off following my radical mastoidectomy on 7th Feb, I’m fully back in action as from now. My right ear cavity is still stuffed with antiseptic material that is itchy and annoying. The 8cm scar behind my ear is still sore but I’ve had enough of rest 🙂  I’ll be at our Advice Surgeries […]

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US Presidential Quiz

by timhill on 27 February, 2008

Interesting quiz at http://www.gotoquiz.com/candidates/2008-quiz.html  My result was Your Results: 90% Dennis Kucinich 89% Mike Gravel 88% Barack Obama 86% Chris Dodd 86% Hillary Clinton 84% John Edwards 83% Joe Biden 76% Bill Richardson 39% Rudy Giuliani 25% John McCain 24% Ron Paul 19% Mitt Romney 19% Tom Tancredo 17% Mike Huckabee 7% Fred Thompson

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Sick leave

by timhill on 27 February, 2008

Should be back in action on Monday 3rd March. Stuff in right ear cavity is now just itchy and annoying. 8cm scar is now just very sore rather than very, very, very sore.

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On sick leave

by timhill on 19 February, 2008

On sick leave

by timhill on 15 February, 2008

I’m on sick leave following a radical mastoidectomy on my right ear on 7th Feb. Bone and muscle grafts and under anesthetic for nearly 4 hours 🙁  Should be back in action on 25th Feb 08.

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Thanks to John Edwards

by timhill on 1 February, 2008

John has decided to suspend his campaign. I’d just like to record my thanks to him for speaking up for those who are too often forgotten in American Presidential races – the poor, the voiceless and the under-priveleged.  My hope now is that Hillary Clinton will keep to her pledge to John to make fighting […]

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Lamp post outside 85, Bedford Road, Wootton

by timhill on 1 February, 2008

I’m pleased to report that a couple of residents rang me last night to thank me as the light is now back on. Amazing what a bit of co-ordination can do 🙂

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Slightly better news from the USA. John got nearly 20% of the vote in the South Carolina primary. The turnout was over 500,000 compared to 230,000 in 2004. John did well enough to stay in the race to be the Democrat’s presidential candidate. The worrying thing is that the exit polls showed 80% of Afro […]

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Split in Tory group

by timhill on 25 January, 2008

This split in the Tory Group became apaprent last night at Scrutiny Committee. Some of the “young Turks” (and the not so young” had “called-in” a decision to approve the writing off of over £500k of irrecoverable council tax.  A “call-in” is the last and most extreme way a Councillor can get a decision of […]

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Lamp post outside 85, Bedford Road, Wootton

by timhill on 25 January, 2008

A car knocked down the old lamp post in Aug 07. This was replaced with a new one in Nov 07 and connection was promised within the week. A resident received a letter from County Hall advising it would be lit within the next week. That resident rang me yesterday to let me know it […]

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