'A' Grade for Local Schools as Borough Ranks Amongst the Best in the Country
There was a lot of coverage in the national media earlier this week of the first Ofsted 'league table' of local authorities,...
29 Nov 2012
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Fighting for Fairness Alongside GCSE Students in the High Court
You may have seen some of the coverage in the national press about the GCSE English grading fiasco overseen by national regulator Ofqual and exam boards AQA and Edexcel. Thousands of students suffered at the hands of a drastic shifting of the grade boundaries for GCSE English between papers sat in January and then in the summer, in spite of the fact that there was no corresponding increase in the standard of the papers sat.
21 Dec 2012
Stay Safe in the Freezing Weather
It's seems like no time at all since I was writing here about the problems facing residents in some parts of the Borough due to torrential rain and flooding. Now here we are with plunging temperatures and icy roads, bringing its own range of hazards and dangers.
15 Jan 2013
Budget Proposals: Average Council Tax Frozen, Front line Services Saved and Investment in Borough’s Future
Last week's meeting of the Council Executive saw us approve the proposed budget for 2013/14, with the proposals underpinned by the three priorities of protecting front line services, keeping local tax bills down and investing in the Borough's future. That's why, subject to the approval of the Full Council, we will deliver a third straight average council tax freeze, major investment in schools and infrastructure and the protection of services being lost so commonly elsewhere such as weekly bin collections, libraries and rural bus services.
31 Jan 2013
Support from all parties for Budget which keeps tax down, saves services and invests in our future
Having written here previously about about our budget proposals - featuring an average council tax freeze, the protection of...
15 Feb 2013
Speed Limit Review Update: Four More Local Rural Limits Cut to Boost Safety
The Speed Limit Review I launched in 2011 in response to residents' concerns about speeding traffic in their neighbourhoods saw a large number of speed limits in residential areas across the Borough reduced in direct response to local requests.
5 Mar 2013