Three Nunthorpe primary schools to share £750,000 cash pot from housing developer
Contributions made to the public purse from developers behind the Grey Towers Village scheme will be shared between three schools, if councillors agree
14:03, 9 MAY 2021
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Primary schools in Nunthorpe will share a £750,000 pot to build extra classrooms and improve facilities under proposals to go before Middlesbrough Council s executive.
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image captionJon Rathmell is awaiting sentencing after admitting misconduct in public office
A councillor who admitted misconduct in public office has been ordered to leave the political group he once led.
Jon Rathmell, who represents Nunthorpe on Middlesbrough Council, admitted wrongdoing over invoices for a £1,500 firework display.
The Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association (MICA) said he should leave the group.
He is due to be sentenced at Teesside Crown Court on 28 May and has been contacted for comment.
MICA leader Jim Platt said there was a unanimous vote by members who agreed he should leave.
Mr Platt said: There are 10 of us left and because Jon pleaded guilty we felt his position was untenable - so we move on.
Councillor who admitted misconduct in public office booted out of political group he used to lead
Members of the Middlesbrough Independent Councillor Association (MICA) voted to remove Cllr Jon Rathmell from the group
16:30, 7 APR 2021
Cllr Jon Rathmell (Image: James Cain)
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Cllr Mieka Smiles, pictured with Simon Clarke MP, who have both called for Cllr Rathmell to resign POLITICAL rivals have called on a disgraced councillor to resign following his conviction for misconduct in a public office. Middlesbrough councillor Jon Rathmell pleaded guilty to the charge this morning when he appeared at Teesside Crown Court. The offence related to an “abuse of public trust” in public office linked to Nunthorpe Community Council in 2018 and 2019. The misrepresentation of emails and a misrepresented and delayed payment of £1,500 for fireworks were part of the charge.
Cllr Jon Rathmell Now Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Simon Clarke and Middlesbrough Council s conservative member for Nunthorpe, Cllr Mieka Smiles, have called on him to resign.