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EAST CLEVELAND KLONDIKE GRAND PRIX 2019
The Community Newspaper for the Towns and Villages of East Cleveland, Redcar & North York Moors, telling the real news and views of the people of our region
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Issue 99 May - June 2019
Partnership between the Independents and Liberal Democrats to take control of Council
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partnership between the Independents and Liberal Democrats is set to take control of Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. The two groups have agreed to work in equal partnership, and the new administration is expected to be ratified at the Council’s Annual General Meeting later this month. Cabinet positions will be divided equally between the two Groups, with Independents’ leader Cllr Mary Lanigan becoming Council Leader and Liberal Democrat Cllr Karen King taking the role as Deputy Council Leader. However, the two leaders will be working in equal partnership across all decision-making. Cllr King will also be responsible for the Council’s communications. There will be eight Cabinet positions – including the Leader and Deputy Leader – and the following portfolios will be held by the following councillors: • Corporate Resources – Cllr Glyn Nightingale • Children – Cllr Alison Barnes • Adult Social Care – Cllr Mary Ovens • Neighbourhoods and Environment – Cllr Barry Hunt • Economic Development – Cllr Wayne Davies
• Social Wellbeing – Cllr Steve Kay The groups have agreed a number of joint pledges and will commit to: 1 Ensuring the area is clean and tidy and offers an attractive quality of life for its citizens; 2 Giving value for money in all Council services; 3 Raising the standard of secondary education; 4 Bringing jobs, prosperity and business diversity to the Borough and supporting our current businesses; 5 Making the whole Borough carbon neutral by 2030; 6 Ensuring no one is left behind by lack of support and encouraging and supporting independent living and good health. Cllr Lanigan said: “The Independents have come together from across the Borough for the benefit of all the residents of Redcar and Cleveland. We will now be working in partnership with the Lib Dems to bring positive change.” Cllr King said: “The Independents and Lib Dems have listened to the people of Redcar and Cleveland. They have asked for change and that is what we are giving them. Our priorities will ensure this change will improve the lives of all our residents.”
See pages 29-32 for more detailed election information.
● Cllr Mary Lanigan
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● Cllr Karen King
Indies and Lib Dems working in partnership for a brighter future
newly formed partnership of Members of the Independent Group and the Liberal Democrats has been agreed ahead of the AGM on the 23 May 2019. The results of the local elections showed that people wanted change from the majority administrations of the past. It showed they wanted community minded people to step up, listen to what was important to them and make decisions based on what was best for residents and businesses in the local area. If all goes to plan on the 23 May, Councillor Mary Lanigan will be Leader of the Council working in an equal partnership with Councillor
Karen King as Deputy Leader, bringing the Groups together for a brighter future. Councillor Lanigan was delighted with the results which saw independent representation go from eight to 18. She said: “We will be looking at going back to basics, getting services on the ground and supporting our hard working community groups to get things right." Councillor King said: “The results give us the clear message that people want change and working in partnership we will look at every aspect of life in our Borough to affect this. This is about people not politics and delivering the best possible services for local people
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