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Bury Council, News
Local Government Strike Wednesday 16 - Thursday 17 Julu
There is a national strike of many local government staff today and tomorrow which will have a significant effect on local services in Bury.
Services
The Council offices based at Whittaker Street in Radcliffe dealing with Council Tax, Business Rates, Sundry Accounts and Housing and Council Tax Benefits will be closed to personal callers. It is […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council, Prestwich, Local Services
Prestwich Local Area Partnership 10 July 2008
Last night was the regular meeting of Prestwich Local Area Partnership, this brings together your nine local Liberal Democrat Councillors together with representatives of partner agencies like the Police and NHS, and community group representatives.
The main issues that came up were:
Area Manager’s Report
Included in the report of the Area Manager was news of Prestwich’s […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council
Executive Committee 9 July 2008
Last night was the regular meeting of Bury Council’s Executive Committee. This is the Committee that brings together the “portfolio holders” in the ruling Conservative Group, myself and the Leader of the Labour Group get to go as non-voting members.
Last nights meeting was an unusually packed agenda, with some very important issues agreed:
East Lancashire […] -
Bury Council
Mayoral Referendum, Turnout Figures
For those of you that like detailed figures, the Council has published “turnout” figures on a ward by ward basis for the Mayoral Election last week. (Turnout is the proportion of people on the Electoral Register who actually voted).
Besses - 15.35% turnout
Church - 23.51% turnout
East - 14.73% turnout
Elton - 18.72% turnout
Holyrood - […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council
Full Council 25 June 2008
Last night was the Full Council meeting of Bury Council, this is one of the six meetings in the year where all 51 councillors meet to consider important business.
Two issues dominated the meeting:
Questions at Council Meetings
The Conservative Group took control of Bury Council at the elections in May. They proposed a number of changes […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council, Education
Executive Committee 11 June 2008
Last night was the regular meeting of the Council’s Executive Committee. This is made up of nine members of the majority Conservative Group on the Council, myself and the Leader of the Labour Group attend as non-voting members.
The decisions reached were as follows:
Local Area Agreement
The final submission to Government on the targets for Bury’s […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council
Democratic Arrangements Forum
Monday night was a meeting of the Democratic Arrangements Forum, this is the group that brings together representatives of the three parties on the Council, together with the independent Chair of the Standards Committee. As the majority ruling group on the Council, the Conservatives have a majority on this (and all other) Committees.
The meeting […] -
Bury Council, Local Services
Prestwich Cash Office
A number of local people will have noticed the signs that have been put up at the “Cash Office” at the Library announcing its closure. We have been assured that these have been put up in error (!) and the office is not closing at the present time.
Prestwich Councillors all met with Mike Owen, […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council
Annual Council and Mayor Making
Yesterday was the “Annual Council” meeting of Bury MBC attended by all 51 councillors - including the 17 that were elected or re-elected on 1st May 2008.
Annual Council is in two parts - a civic “Mayor Making” and the Annual Meeting itself. At Mayor Making councillors elected Cllr Peter Ashworth to serve as the […] -
Meeting Reports, Bury Council, Lib Dems
Bury Lib Dems AGM
Last night was the Annual General Meeting of the Liberal Democrat Group on Bury Council. As we’re now up to 9 councillors, it was the largest AGM ever! The Councillors agreed a range of appointments and nominations to committees, working groups and outside bodies which will be proposed to the Annual Meeting of the Council […]
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