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Councillors yesterday approved boosting the highest of five salary points which can be earned by the local authority's head of paid service up to £140,675. v.1
Posted: Fri 14th May 2021 Call for governments to create ‘green fund’ to help councils achieve carbon neutral status by 2030 Wrexham’s councillors will be asked next week to back the council’s decarbonisation plan in the coming weeks amid a plea for a specific funding pot to help achieve a bold 2030 target for carbon neutrality. The Welsh Government declared a Climate Emergency in Wales in April 2019. In the declaration, it set out ambitious plans for the public sector to be carbon neutral by 2030. In response to this, Wrexham Council declared its own Climate and Ecological Emergency...
Posted: Wed 12th May 2021 Covert CCTV set to be rolled out to catch fly tippers – along with £400 Fixed Penalty Notices The council are set to deploy a range of CCTV systems to combat fly tippers, with both the fly tippers and those using such ‘services’ leaving themselves open to the possibility of a Fixed Penalty Notices. We asked Councillor David A Bithell Lead Member Environment about the ongoing issue of fly tipping in the Wrexham area and for an update on the promised CCTV cameras that , he explained, “There is some good news as we have new Education Officer who started work w...
Wrexham takeaway plans rejected over concerns primary children could order fast food to school Plans to turn an empty shop in Wrexham into a takeaway have been rejected over concerns that children at a nearby school could order in fast food. Councillors met on Monday (April 12, 2021) to consider an application to convert the former Auto Parts store in Rhosddu. The property on Holyrood Crescent is situated approximately 300 metres in walking distance from Rhosddu Primary School. Wrexham Council planning guidance states that takeaways should not be located within 400 metres of a school. Planni...
PLANS to turn an empty shop in Wrexham into a takeaway have been rejected over concerns that children at a nearby school could order in fast food. Councillors met on Monday (April 12) to consider an application to convert the former Auto Parts store in Rhosddu. The property on Holyrood Crescent is situated approximately 300 metres in walking distance from Rhosddu Primary School. Wrexham Council planning guidance states that takeaways should not be located within 400 metres of a school. Planning officers had recommended the proposals for approval depite the guidelines, arguing that ...