Tag Archive: Budget 2011

Aug 03

Alarm Bells Ringing as City Council Call Secret Emergency Meeting Over Port Vale

Labour run Stoke-on-Trent City Council have called an emergency secret meeting regarding the stalled sale of Port Vale Football Club, following the failure of Keith Ryder to meet deadline after deadline as preferred bidder. The meeting will be held behind closed doors on 13 August, just 24 hours before the first scheduled league match at …

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May 24

Central Business District Plans set to Decimate Stoke Town with Civic Centre Closure

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has today announced the detail around the brand new Central Business District scheme which they claim will act as a catalyst to attract jobs into the city. Residents in Stoke Town though, will fear that the loss of the Civic Centre will be the final nail in the coffin and decimate the …

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Feb 29

Stoke Council CEO’s Own Department to Miss Savings by 30%

A Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s report shows savings in John van der Laarschot own CEO department will be missed by a staggering 30% the Business and Chief Executive Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be told. The monitoring report dealing with the current position of last year,s £35m savings across the City shows that the key area …

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Feb 19

Protest against the cuts

**Protest Against the Cuts** North Staffs Against Cuts (NSAC) are calling a protest against the Stoke-on-Trent council budget cuts on Thursday 23rd February 2012 outside the council chamber on Kingsway, Stoke, starting at 1645. NSAC strongly oppose the £24m cuts the council are pushing through this year. This second round of cuts will affect all …

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Nov 02

Fight to Save Tunstall Pool Over

The fight to save Tunstall Pool looks to be over as the Trust set up to try to reopen the pool has withdrawn from negotiations with SoT City Council. Stoke-on-Trent City Council closed the facility as part of a £35.6 million cuts package for 2011/12. The Tunstall Community Pool Trust launched this year a £70,000 …

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Oct 20

Exclusive: City Council – More Managers=Less Staff!

A public question sent to Stoke-on-Trent city Council for the full council meeting on the 20 October 2011, sent over three weeks ago, was answered just 35 minutes before the meeting was held. The question related to staff in the council earning over £50,000. What it reveals is that whilst staff at the authority have …

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Oct 12

Dimensions Secret Hots Up

Controversy over the proposed closure of Dimensions in 2008 and the subsequent revelations of a secret deal between Mo Chaudry and the City Council step into a higher gear today as councillors on the City Council demand to know the details of any arrangements made in 2008, categorically denied by the key players over the …

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