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Cabinet must reconsider schools decision |
The B&NES Council Cabinet will be forced to meet and reconsider its decision to start the process of closing Culverhay school after a crucial vote on a formal challenge last night.
The B&NES children and young people overview and scrutiny panel agreed by seven votes in favour to none against that the Cabinet should look again at the Bath secondary schools review. Panel members questioned the Cabinet member for Children's services as well as Councillors and public speakers for over three hours to determine whether the Cabinet took all the right factors into account when making their decision.
27 B&NES Councillors signed the call in request which was led by Councillor Paul Crossley.
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Cllr Simon Allen will be keeping residents up to date regularly with the help of Twitter on his mobile phone.
Radstock's newest Councillor is giving local residents the chance to receive regular news updates from him with the help of Twitter. Cllr Simon Allen (Lib Dem), who won July's by election in the town, wants to reach as many residents as possible through a variety of communication methods.
Twitter is a social networking and blogging service that enables people to send and read other user messages called tweets.
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Residents in Radstock have backed local man Simon Allen as their new Councillor in the B&NES Council by election yesterday.
The Liberal Democrat candidate received 542 votes giving him a majority of over 150 in a historic result which saw Radstock elect its first ever Liberal Democrat Councillor for B&NES.
The full result from last night was:
- Liberal Democrat 542
- Labour 386
- Independent 370
- Conservative 55.
The turnout was 33.1%, which is good for a local by-election.
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Somerset MP and government minister backs Simon Allen |
Radstock received a VIP guest on Friday, when Somerset MP and government minister David Heath visited the town to back Lib Dem Simon Allen for next week's local by election.
David Heath, who is the MP for Somerton and Frome and the Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, believes Simon will make an excellent councillor.
He said: "Radstock is in need of a fresh start. The infighting amongst the Labour Party over the years has caused disillusionment with local democracy.
Trust in politicians here is quite low, which is why the town needs a councillor to lead from the front, build community spirit and restore civic pride. Simon Allen is a local man with the needs of local people close to his heart."
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Challenge to Bath schools decision |
The Liberal Democrat Group on Bath and North East Somerset Council has launched a challenge to the decision taken by the Conservative Cabinet to consult on the closure of Culverhay School in Bath.
The decision to go ahead with the closure was taken last week following a consultation process on reorganising secondary school provision in the city. The challenge is through a formal 'call in' of the Cabinet decision, which has been signed by 27 Councillors and must now be heard at an Overview and Scrutiny panel meeting within 14 working days.
Councillor Paul Crossley is the leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition Group on B&NES Council and will be the 'lead member' of the call in.
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Financial boost for Peasedown community groups |
Two community groups in Peasedown St John have received financial aid this week thanks to their local Councillor.
The Peasedown St Lunch Club and Waynsdyke Play Association have been awarded funding from Cllr Nathan Hartley's Councillor Initiative Fund.
The Lunch Club, which meets in Beacon Hall, has been running for over ten years on a Monday afternoon. The group acts as a lifeline for those that attend. A number of which are elderly and don't see anyone else during the week.
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