Apr 08
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has announced a consultation on town hall publicity rules in a further clampdown on ‘town hall Pravdas’. Pickles is seriously concerned that a ‘rogue number’ of authorities continue to ignore the Coalition’s code of recommended practice on local authority publicity by publishing ‘political propaganda’. New legislation to prevent local authorities publishing …
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Mar 25
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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Oct 18
Labour Cllr Matt Fry, defied his own party tonight and voted in favour of sending a 3500 name petition to a scrutiny committee for debate and in direct conflict the the rest of the Labour Party. Cllr Fry had already been suspend by the Labour Party whilst being investigated over misconduct and is likely to …
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Sep 27
Stoke-on-Trent’s business leaders are gathering to discuss ways to capitalise on overseas trade with Lord Green. The roundtable at the King’s Hall at 2pm on Wednesday, October 3, will be hosted by Stoke-on-Trent City Council with North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry and UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). Trade minister Stephen Green will be …
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Sep 25
In just a month’s time it’s 3 years since a new chief executive took over the reins of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The Pepsi Cola Kid was lauded as the saviour of the council – a new approach to finally get the council on the right track from the outside – the private sector would get …
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Sep 24
A CITY council director who oversaw unprecedented £14.6 million cuts to children’s services was paid £174,000 to walk away from her job. Sharon Menghini, pictured below, quit the council and pocketed the golden handshake after Stoke-on-Trent City Council revealed plans to merge her role in charge of children’s services. The pay-out, combined with £151,515 in …
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Oct 13
Soapbox: Hanley Regeneration – A Price Worth Paying?
News, Opinion
by PottEye
October 13, 2012
Regenerating Stoke-on-Trent after the demise of its hardcore industrial past has been the primary aim of our political leaders for over two decades now. It’s a never-ending work in progress. There has been some limited success most notably Trentham Lakes with its high-tech/ low man power logistic sprawl. However, it is becoming an increasingly desperate …
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