Aug 31
Councillors and staff at Stoke-on-Trent City council have today received an email from an officer, Karen Pedley, denying any plans to cut sick pay for staff by not paying for the first three days of sick pay. This was today published in the media with Cabinet member and Deputy Leader of the Council, Paul Shotton …
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Aug 31
You can now vote for five city locations in the Green Flag’s People’s Choice Award, which is searching for the nation’s favourite park. At the end of July, the city council was awarded five Green Flag Awards for Carmountside Cemetery and Crematorium, Fenton Cemetery, Burslem Cemetery, Queen’s Park Longton and Park Hall Country Park. The …
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Aug 22
Members of the Commons Treasury Committee have called for changes to the way Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) are used and for the Office of Budget Responsibility to enter into discussions over how to prevent developers using PFI schemes to ‘game’ fiscal rules. Under PFI, which was introduced by the Major Government in 1992 and embraced …
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Aug 22
The National Deaf Children’s Society is taking legal action against Stoke-on-Trent Council over its “reckless” cuts to educational support for deaf children. The charity has applied to the High Court for a judicial review into the cuts. It claims the council failed to properly assess the impact of reduced funding on deaf children. Under the …
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Aug 22
Two men have been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after two people from Stoke-on-Trent received pellet wounds. Two other men aged 25 and 21 have also been charged over the incdident that happened on 19 August 2011. The men will remain in custody until they appear before magistrates. Three other …
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Aug 22
Blog Post: Adam Colclough The broken glass has been swept up, the royals and politicians have posed for photographs outside the burnt out shops; the riot is receding into memory and so the knee jerk reaction can get fully under way. Over the past week or so more than twelve hundred people have passed through …
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Aug 22
Monday 22nd August Multi Sports Activities 11.00 to 1.00 p.m. for 8 to 11 years 2.00 to 4.00 p.m. for 12 to 16 years Free sports activities eg Basketball, Dodge ball, Football, Kwik Cricket, Rounder’s Wednesday 24th August “Try Something New” 11.00 to 1.00 p.m. for 8 to 11 years 2.00 to 4.00 p.m. for …
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