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
It must have been around 1985 that Cllr Norman Rides from Norton caused outrage at a City Council Highways meeting by saying that middle class motorists driving through the City were causing death and injury to working class kids in the City. There were groans and comments that it was typical of Norman. However Norman may not have been too far off. I have just seen a report of Road Safety Analysis that looks at the accident data involving children.
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.
Stoke-on-Trent CLP have rejected a membership application from current Liberal Democrat Councillor Dave Sutton.
As voting begins on who will be the next Labour Party leader and Tony Blair urges the party not to abandon New Labour, Rick Muir – senior research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research – wonders if the party needs a new approach. In the aftermath of one of its worst ever electoral defeats, the Labour Party is immersed in a debate about its future.
The 'Graffiti' Police Come To Stoke-on-Trent
01 Sep 2010
From today [1st September] Stoke-on-Trent City Council have introduced an new Environmental Crime Unit on a 6 month trial basis in response to the concerns of some residents. The crackdown will have a zero tolerance approach and could result in a £50-£80 spot fine for offenders.
Byles: Blame EU for BSF bureaucracy
31 Aug 2010
The bureaucracy inherent in Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects is a result of compliance with European Union (EU) rules rather than wasteful management of resources here in the UK, the man charged with delivering the programme has claimed, writes Dean Carroll.
