MAYOR OF NEWCASTLE
Ordinary chap is elected to civic role
T
he new Mayo r of Newcastleunder-Lyme for 2021-22 has been elected as councillor Ken Owen. He received the nomination and won the vote at the council s May Full Council meeting. Ken has been elected as a borough councillor twice, first from 2014-18 and he was then re-elected in 2019. He is ward councillor for Holditch and Chesterton and is a member of the Newcastle Independent Group. Ken said: I can t quite believe that I m actually going to be the Mayor and am really
touched by the thought. I m an ordinary chap who became a councillor to do the best I can for the area I live in, which is Holditch and Chesterton, and I will do the same as Mayor. He added: I am passionate about North Staffordshire, I ve lived in Newcastle for 51 years and I love the place. I can t think of a bigger honour than being the Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Ken stated that he is set to support the TriServices and Veteran Support Centre, based in Hassall Street, and the Royal British Legion in North Staffordshire during his year of office. The Deputy Mayor was elected as Gill Burnett who is the ward councillor for Kidsgrove and Ravenscliffe. The Mayoress of Newcastle-under-Lyme is Rachel Eaton and the Mayor s High Constable is Daniel McDonald, the new Mayor s eldest grandson.
