Linda Asman mayor of Pembroke Linda Asman has graduated from deputy mayor to mayor of Pembroke, and has made history by being the first Mayor sworn in via the chatting site Zoom. She is taking over the duties of Gareth Jones who spent an extended time as Mayor of Pembroke due to the pandemic, many of the town councillors thanked him for his dedication to the role. At her right hand Mayor Asman will have the newly appointed Deputy Mayor Jonathan Nutting, owner of the Royal Oak on Main Street. In her speech as new Mayor Cllr Asman said that she was grateful to be elected, but thinks more needs to be done for children and young people in the town, which is why she is looking into developing things like play parks in the area.
THE leader of Shropshire Council has admitted that people will have to pay more for services in the county as part of a proposed budget for the next five years. Councillor Peter Nutting was speaking ahead of Shropshire Council’s Cabinet meeting on Monday, which will discuss the council’s financial plans for 2021/22 through to 2025/26, with a particular focus on setting the budget for 2021/22. For 2021/22, the council is proposing a 4.99 per cent increase to council tax, which includes a 1.99 per cent general increase and a three per cent ‘social care precept’ increase that is used specifically to fund the growing costs in social care.