Dear Sir,
A letter in last week’s Newton News questioned councillors’ motivation and work-rate. In response, may I ask residents to visit my councillor blog at bit.ly/JDClare, which last month passed the 1,000 ‘friends’ mark – a remarkable figure for blogs of its kind.
The blog is a convenient way for Facebook-users to raise personal concerns, tells residents what I am doing so they can hold me to account if they wish, and allows people to decide whether they think I am serving them well.
Many people suspect social media so – if you do not wish to join Facebook – I have started publishing also a weekly email newsletter, to which Aycliffe residents are welcome to subscribe by sending an email to john.clare@durham.gov.uk.
Cllr John D Clare