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Top officers in Stoke-on-Trent City Council were the first casualties in the Authorities bid to save £30million. 14 of its 37 directors and heads of department are to be axed as a part of a major rationalisation programme enabling a saving of some £1million. The number of Directorates will be cut form 6 down to 4 and they will encompass regeneration, children and young people’s services, business services and adult and neighbourhood services. Cabinet members and councillors were briefed by Chief
Two Stoke-on-Trent City Councillors are seeking a deferral to proposed changes to ward boundaries and a reduction in the number of elected representatives due to be implemented later this year. Community Voice Councillor Mike Barnes and the Leader of the City Independent Group are to table a motion at next weeks meeting of the full council calling for the Minister responsible for Local Government to intervene whilst the impact of the new coalition policies regarding local governance can be reali
Federation themed guided tours of four of the city’s historic towns will take place this month as part of the national Heritage Open Days programme. The tours, entitled ‘The Past Shaping the Future’, will take place around Burslem, Longton, Stoke and Hanley (City Centre). Each tour will tell visitors about key buildings and places that define the history of the towns as well as future plans for their regeneration.
Lodge Road Park Official Opening To Take Place
02 Sep 2010
The official opening of Lodge Road Park, Penkhull, at the bottom of St Christopher’s Ave, will take place on Saturday 4 September 2010 from 11:00am - 3pm. The event will be an all-day occasion and will combine a free fun-day with Community Consultation and will be officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, Councillor Denver Tolley, midday. Refreshments will be available and the activities provided will all be free and include:- * Supervised games and activities from the Street Games
Be part of the Olympics as Godiva Awakes
02 Sep 2010
Performers across Stoke-on-Trent are being encouraged to audition for a unique role allowing them to become part of the upcoming London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games cultural celebrations. Young dancers and performers will be recruited by London 2012 Cultural Olympiad project Imagineer to take part in a production called ‘Godiva Awakes’ which will include a 10 metre high Lady Godiva who will awake from her sleeping chamber during a performance in Coventry during July 2012.
A fun day is being held to celebrate the first year of a new community facility at the heart of regeneration in Meir – as the next phase of developments gets underway. On Friday (27 August) from 12 noon to 4:00pm Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Renew North Staffordshire and Great Places Housing Group will be marking the first birthday of Meir’s new community centre, The Square, with a family fun day highlighting a number of key regeneration milestones in the town.
There is no doubt that Cllr Ellie Walkers resignation from the BNP and her joining Community Voice has become a major talking point in the City of Stoke-on-Trent. I must say since breaking the news of her application to join the Community Voice group and her subsequent acceptance, I have watched the debate unfold with interest.
Consultation Exhibition To Improve Road Safety
24 Aug 2010
A public consultation to show proposals to improve the accident record on a stretch of road will go on display tomorrow (Wednesday). Residents will get the chance to air their views and ask questions on the planned safety changes to Sandon Road, Meir, between Chatsworth Place and the A50 Uttoxeter Road, during the consultation at Meir Library. Plans on show include narrowing traffic lanes by using road markings and adding three pedestrian crossings with central islands.
Following initial consultations on number of councillors and suggestions for wards, the LGBCE published draft recommendations on 26/3/10 and invited comments. The final stage of the consultation closed on 11/6/10. My blog mostly focuses on the issue of numbers of councillors per ward although many people put forward specific boundary and ward naming suggestions.
Stoke-on-Trent City Councillor Ellie Walker Joins Community Voice - And Confirms The BNP are Racist
20 Aug 2010
Members of Stoke-on-Trent's newest political group Community Voice have voted unanimously to accept a membership application submitted by former BNP Councillor Ellie Walker. As a full member, she will now take her seat alongside the other Community Voice Group members in the council chamber. Ellie Walker's membership takes their number to 6 on the council and makes them the 4th largest group on the City Council. Community Voice now have more members than Cllr Walkers previous group, the BNP.
