Tag Archive: Cabinet

Mar 25

This week at Stoke-on-Trent Council

Here are the meetings open to the public to attend over the next week at Stoke-on-Trent City Council: Tuesday 26 March 2013 2.00 pm Licensing and General Purposes Committee26/03 - Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent Thursday 28 March 2013 10.00 am City Renewal Overview and Scrutiny Committee 28/03 - Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HH Items No. Item …

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Sep 20

Stoke Council Writes Off £16m Owed to Taxpayers in Last Two Years

Cash strapped Stoke-on-Trent City Council is to write off a further £7.5m of debt when its Cabinet meets next Thursday, doubling the amount  it has written off in the last 2 years, taking the total to £16m. ¹In May earlier this year the Labour run council wrote off £3m and said it had put things …

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Sep 06

Outrage as Labour Block Debate on £59m New Civic Centre

Labour councillors who run Stoke-on-Trent City Council voted on mass to block an impassioned plea by petitioners and City Independent Stoke councillor Randy Conteh to debate and discuss the moving of its HQ from Stoke to Hanley at a cost to the taxpayers of $59m, at its full council meeting tonight (Thursday 6Sept). Richard Snell, …

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Sep 04

Personally Speaking: Storm in a Coffee Cup?

PotteriesEYE investigated and broke the story of £26,000 being spent on free coffee and tea for senior councillors and senior officers at Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The Sentinel reports it today, as an aside, thanks Sentinel for giving credit to us community volunteers so that you can make money out of the news we researched and …

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Aug 28

City Council Housing Repairs Overspend Again Despite Consultants Paid Millions to Make Savings

Labour run Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Cabinet are to receive a financial update this Thursday showing, for the third year running since the appointment of consultants Vanguard, an overspend in the council’s housing repairs budget. The Cabinet, led by Mohammed Pervez, will receive the report from Assistant Director of Finance, Peter Bates, showing a predicted overspend …

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Aug 22

Daring housing scheme offers affordable homes for local people who can’t get a mortgage

An innovative housing programme which will see empty homes renovated and brought back into use is expected to be rolled out across Stoke-on-Trent following city council cabinet approval later this month. The £3m scheme, believed to be the first of its kind in the country, will see a cluster of 35 council owned empty homes …

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Aug 21

City Residents to See Council Tax Benefit Slashed Says Deputy Leader Paul Shotton

Labour run Stoke-on-Trent City Council Deputy Leader, Paul Shotton has today urged the government to reconsider cuts to Council Tax Benefit which could cost some residents, on average, as much as £6 a week. The move comes as the city council prepares for an eight week long formal public consultation on its proposed new local …

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