Schemes that Councils would still be able to invest in include housing and regeneration projects. At the online meeting Cllr Pollard said the ruling was intended to prevent Councils from becoming property managers, and added: In the post pandemic commercial property landscape this is very far from a sure thing in investment terms. Council Leader Susan Hinchcliffe replied: It changed how Councils can invest in commercial property. Other Councils are a lot more prolific when it comes to this. It is your Government who think the One City Park Scheme is a good one, that is why they are investing in it. They believe in it and think it is the right thing to do for the District.
Firework debris after they have been let off A LOCAL Councillor has questioned whether Bonfire Night should be confined to the history books after firefighters detailed how this year s celebrations led to violence, pollution and hundreds of call outs. Baildon Councillor Mike Pollard pointed out that while the celebrations might have been exciting in 1605, the annual event have proved to be a menace in recent years. At the most recent meeting of West Yorkshire Fire Authority, representatives of the region s five Councils were given an annual report on how emergency services had coped with Bonfire Night 2020 - traditionally the service s busiest time of year.