Local authorities used to make their decisions by the councillors working together on committees. The most important decisions were then sent to the full Council to debate and vote on. Rugby Borough Council used to operate on this model. The mayor's role was to be a figurehead for the town and to chair the meetings of the Council. To do this role effectively the mayor had to give up party politics for their year in office.
Heather Kidd, Shropshire Councillor for Chirbury and Worthen (and long time campaigner for affordable homes), has slammed the Governments proposal, this week, that builders will not have to include affordable homes in developments of less than 10 properties .
The children from Bishop Wood School were delightful, the London Heritage Brass were of an astonishingly high standard and the audience participation was enthusiastic. Andrew Openshaw, the Minister at New Mill Baptist Church in New Road, Tring, compered the proceedings with the perfect combination of relaxed formality and northern dryness and the organisation of the whole event was first class.The collection among the audience raised £1,250 for the Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter and Food Bank (DENS).Well done, everybody.
The children from Bishop Wood School were delightful, the London Heritage Brass were of an astonishingly high standard and the audience participation was enthusiastic. Andrew Openshaw, the Minister at New Mill Baptist Church in New Road, Tring, compered the proceedings with the perfect combination of relaxed formality and northern dryness and the organisation of the whole event was first class.The collection among the audience raised £1,250 for the Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter and Food Bank (DENS).Well done, everybody.
Homebuyers in Woking will pay £3178 less in Stamp Duty under new Coalition reforms; research by the Liberal Democrats has shown.
EARLIER this week I heard about an email alert concerning a "weird" looking person seen in the road. I think it meant to say "someone behaving suspiciously".