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Garry Perkins was voted in as mayor of Swindon for 2021-22 MAYOR of Swindon Garry Perkins was praised for his diligence and love of Swindon – and gently teased for his dislike of modern technology – as councillors unanimously voted for an unprecedented second Conservative term in office. After his mayoral year was largely ruined by the Covid-19 lockdowns, Coun Perkins has been handed the chance to perform the normal duties in 2021-22 instead. Nominating him, council leader David Renard said: “Coun Perkins given the council long service, serving and deputy leader, as a cabinet member with a number of portfolios and as a member for a number of wards. He was also on Bournemouth Council for a time.
A long-awaited independent review is underway into the controversial Bournemouth Development Company, ten years after it was set up. BDC was established in 2011 as 50/50 partnership between the former Bournemouth Borough Council and private developer Morgan Sindall. But although it has delivered a number of flats schemes on town centre car parks, BDC has been bedevilled by criticism of a lack of transparency, the slow rate of progress, conflicts of interests and serious questions over whether it has been a good deal for taxpayers. There are growing concerns inside the council that BDC is not fit for purpose. Now a value for money review has started after the whole BDC issue was raised by independent councillor Steve Bartlett, chairman of BCP Council s overview and scrutiny committee.
A BUSY Bournemouth shopping street could be transformed to focus on restaurants. Talks have begun to allocate part of Westover Road for outdoor eating as one of five areas BCP Council has prioritised for potential redevelopment. The council’s deputy leader, Phil Broadhead, said one possible idea was to make it an “al fresco dining zone” with outdoor seating created by reducing the road to one lane. However, what is the history of Westover Road leading up to this new idea?
What did Cllr Broadhead say about Westover Road? The suggestion was made by Cllr Broadhead during a discussion about the work of the council’s planning department which is set to have its budget increased to tackle a backlog of applications.
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