Salford’s New Cabinet Announced
City Mayor Paul Dennett has announced his new cabinet. It will see two strategic assistant mayors abolished and replaced with two brand new posts. Paula Boshell will take the position of Statutory Deputy Mayor and focus on internal council and city issues. Councillor John Merry will be the new Deputy Mayor with an outward focus towards devolution, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and beyond. And the new system will see Assistant Mayors replaced with seven Lead Members - each with their own areas of responsibility. City Mayor Paul Dennett said: “The new cabinet has a wide range of experiences and [...]
Proposals Sought To Help Improve Lives Of Disabled People
Organisations are invited to apply for up to £150, 000 from the Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning programme which launched last autumn and expects to fund around 40 projects in the UK over the next four years. DRILL opened this Monday 9 May for applications and will close on 27 July. Disabled people will be at the forefront of designing projects (with academics and policy and practice experts), for the programme. DRILL is funded by a £5 million grant from the Big Lottery Fund and will be delivered by Disability Rights UK, Disability Action Northern Ireland, [...]
Salford City Mayor Elected
Salford’s voters have elected a new City Mayor. Labour’s Paul Dennett secured 28,332 votes, beating second place Councillor Robin Garrido who stood for the Conservative party and received 14,484 votes. The mayoral election used the supplementary voting system, meaning voters had two choices. After the first choice votes were counted Labour candidate, Paul Dennett received 24,209 votes (49.56 per cent) and Conservative candidate Councillor Robin Garrido, received 11,810 votes (24.18 per cent); meaning they moved to a second round of voting as no candidate achieved an overall majority. UKIP candidate Owen Hammond received 8,668 (17.75 per cent) and Green Party [...]
Salford Local Election Results Announced
The results of Salford’s local elections have been announced. The political makeup of the council remains the same - 51 Labour - 8 Conservative and 1 Independent. 50,256 votes were cast - 30% of the electorate turned out to vote. The count was carried out at the AJ Bell Stadium. The results in each ward are as follows: (*means sitting councillor and in bold is the winner) Salford 2016 Local Election candidates by ward. Barton- Labour hold Hilary Brunyee – Conservative Party 287 John Anthony Mullen*– Labour Party 1398 Wayne Tomlinson – British Resistance 17 Daniel Towers – Green Party [...]
Look Before You Book
It’s never been safer to eat food in Salford. Latest hygiene ratings from Salford City Council show that 90.5 per cent of all food businesses in the city are receiving a rating of three or higher. Environmental health officers visit all 2,193 food businesses in the city and they are given a rating from zero to five, depending on the hygiene standards. Places with a rating of five have the best standards of food hygiene in the city. Action is taken against premises that do not comply and when there is an immediate threat to public health they can be [...]
How Would Brexit Effect UK Disability Rights?
On Thursday 23rd June this year, a referendum will be held to decide whether Britain should remain part of the European Union or not. The vote is taking place because Prime Minister David Cameron promised to hold one if he won the general election in 2015. This came in response to increasing numbers of Conservative MP’s and the UK Independence Party who argue Britain had not had a say since 1975, when it voted to stay in the EU in a referendum. The EU has changed a lot since then gaining more control over our daily lives. Mr Cameron said: [...]
Ideas Wanted To Improve Lives Of Young People
Salford City Council is looking for people who want to make a difference in Kersal, Broughton and Charlestown. The one year pilot scheme has been launched to give the community a voice on how things can be done differently to improve the lives of children and families. FACT (Fuelling Ambitions Creatively Together) will be launched at the Landing, MediaCityUK, on Thurday 28 April between 9.30am and 4pm, with another session the next day. It will see people, including key business people, entrepreneurs and community members from the city, come together to put forward inspirational ideas. Examples generated so far include [...]
New Child Abuse Campaign Launched
Salford City Council is supporting a new government campaign to encourage people to look out for and report child abuse. The campaign focuses on all forms of neglect and aims to break barriers behind people not reporting concerns. It’s estimated that a third of people who suspect child abuse do nothing about it. The council now wants people to use the ‘ABC’ guide to spot the signs of abuse and neglect. Look for changes in: • Appearance – such as frequent unexplained injuries, consistently poor hygiene, matted hair, unexplained gifts, or a parent regularly collecting children from school when drunk [...]
Next Step On Road To Integration
Plans to create a pioneering new organisation for adult health and social care in Salford have taken another step forward. Details of the full business case and new governance arrangements for the Integrated Care Organisation have been published and are now being considered by each of the organisations which are developing the proposals: Salford City Council, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group and Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMW). Salford City Council’s Cabinet will consider the proposals on 26 April. The proposals for an integrated care organisation will create one single organisation, led [...]
Top Marks For Primary School Choice In Salford
Nearly 90% of parents were given a place at their first preference primary school in Salford this year. That’s an increase of three per cent on last year when 86% of parents were offered their first preference. Charlotte Ramsden, Strategic Director Children’s Servcies, Salford City Council, said: “We try very hard to accommodate parents’ preferences and I’m delighted to see that even more parents got their first choice of school. “Although we have enough school places to cater for the children who apply, it’s not always possible to satisfy everyone. Applicants who are not satisfied with their allocated place do [...]
