Jen Emery with her husband, Chris.
Cromer publisher is Labour choice for seat left vacant by death of Keith Johnson
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
9:49 AM
Three of the main political parties have selected their candidates to contest the North Norfolk District Council seat left vacant by the death of leader Keith Johnson.
Liberal Democrat candidate Andreas Yiasimi (left) with North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb.The latest to declare was North Norfolk Labour Party, which has chosen Cromer publisher Jen Emery as its candidate for the Cromer ward by-election on February 21.
Mrs Emery runs the independent publisher Salt Publishing in the town, alongside her husband Chris, and the company narrowly missed out on winning the Man Booker Prize for literature in 2012, with The Lighthouse, written by Alison Moore.
She lives in Cromer with her three children, who attend local schools. Before creating the publishing firm she spent 20 years working in the NHS.
Cromer town councillor and former mayor Tony Nash has been chosen by the town’s branch of the North Norfolk Conservative Association as its candidate.
Tony Nash.The retired policeman lives locally with his wife Shay.
The Liberal Democrat candidate is Andreas Yiasimi, a well-known local personality whose family runs Constantia Cottage Restaurant at East Runton, where he is a popular front of house manager.
Mr Yiasimi is a photographer and music producer who lives in Cromer with his wife Angela and two children.
The seat is vacant after Mr Johnson shot dead his wife, Andrea, in a neighbour’s driveway at Compit Hills, Cromer, in December before turning the gun on himself. The couple were buried together on December 21.
Nominations must be received no later than noon on Friday January 25. They should be submitted to the returning officer at electoral services, NNDC, Holt Road, Cromer, NR27 9EN.
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5 comments
I disagree, Ingo. Jen has been an NHS worker for 20 years - she will not stand for the cuts being inflicted on our local services. She was out there on the streets every weekend campaigning against the ambulance cuts, which resulted in a partial u-turn in the reduction in the ambulance fleet in Cromer. She was campaigning against the Tory car parking tax, and she was helping fight to save 230 jobs at the Cromer Crab Company. She campaigns all year round - not just at election time.
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Jono
Friday, January 25, 2013
People got the choice of local minority party politicians. To be seen whether dogma will supersede local needs.
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ingo wagenknecht
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Fresh voices? from any of the established minority parties who got us to this cuts agenda? what a poor choice for people, not a single Independent, how sad.
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ingo wagenknecht
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Great to see Labour have chosen a strong candidate who understand the arts, NHS and how to run a successful small business (all so important in Cromer). It is good to a have fresh voice from outside the (often quite closed) local political elite.
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Sam Rushworth
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Wouldn't want my photo next to Norman Lamb, kiss of death!
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omnishambles
Tuesday, January 22, 2013