Jun 26
Labour run Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s wall of secrecy took a battering as it is forced to release an audit report first requested by a member of the public through an FOI request 9 months ago, and that it refused to publish saying that it was: exempt under section 36 of the Freedom of Information Act …
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Apr 27
OPINION The recent resignation of Sarah Hill from the City Council on Tuesday, and her revelations about Labour councillors subject to gagging orders, gives further evidence and concern that the political system and the City council are in the grip of a paranoid struggle to control communication and information, and limit the rights of residents …
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Mar 25
Cllr. Sarah Hill, Labour Cabinet member for Finance has denied misleading the public and the city council at the last normal full council meeting regarding Port Vale and the payments on their loan. A question has been submitted to the council meeting on Thursday asking Cllr Hill why she neglected to reveal the latest late …
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Feb 27
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is in further turmoil today following its budget setting meeting as further revelations emerge over the management of its housing services. A report on the financial position going to the Cabinet on Thursday shows that the Housing Revenue Account is £5.5m over their budgeted figure and follows a £2.25m overspend last year. …
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Feb 24
Last night the Labour Party put forward and agreed the budget for Stoke-on-Trent City Council which included £24m of services cuts along side a referendum dodging 3.49% council tax hike for the impoverished in Stoke. Nobody is under any illusions that local authority cuts have come from the Conservatives and Liberal coalition government through Eric …
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Feb 08
Stoke-on-Trent City Council have been caught misleading the public about Port Vale and the state of the loan given to the club in 2006. Only 6 days ago the City Council, at a full council meeting broadcast live and recorded on their own website, answered a question directly put to them about the loan and …
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Feb 02
Today Stoke-on-TrentCityCouncil holds its first full council meeting of the year, the meeting will take place in the council chamber commencing at 5.30pm. Council leader Mohammed Pervez will face questions from the public on issues including regeneration policy (Marcin Musial), investment in play services; Democracy4Stoke stalwarts Mike Barnes and Mick Williams will be putting questions …
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