But the letters that went out just days before Christmas were sent in error. Bristow and Sutor, the bailiff company contracted by Shropshire Council, has apologised for sending a letter in error to 2,622 Shropshire residents, informing them that they will be attending their homes to remove goods within seven days, in payment for unpaid council tax. The company was supposed to send a letter advising that the council has obtained a liability order to collect outstanding council tax, which it did in November. This is the very start of the process and the initial letter should have asked for people’s income, expenditure and employment details within 14 days, enabling them to make an arrangement or pay back any money owed through their wages.
Two Shropshire councillors have stopped attending meetings while still being paid their full allowance. Councillor Clare Aspinall has not attended a meeting since November 2019, and Councillor Matt Lee since January this year. Under normal circumstances, councillors who miss meetings for a period of six months automatically lose their seat and a by-election is triggered. But the rule was suspended at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and has not yet been reinstated. Councillor Aspinall is one of two members representing Oswestry East, but residents in Councillor Lee’s Llanymynech ward have been left completely without representation for almost a year.
Dec 21, 2020
Shropshire s leaders have reacted to the Prime Minister s tightening of the Covid rules, meaning bubbles can only be formed in the Midlands on Christmas Day.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today that the rules on allowing up to three households to mix in the region over five days has been cut to just one.
He also announced that from Sunday areas in the South East currently in Tier 3 will be moved into a new Tier 4 – effectively returning to the lockdown rules of November.
The rest of England will see the Christmas “bubble” policy – allowing up to three households to meet up over the holiday period – severely curtailed, applying on Christmas Day only.
Kent & Medway Business Summit 2021: Collaborative workshop details revealed
Anticipation is building ahead of the Kent & Medway Business Summit taking place next month.
The annual event hosted by the University of Kent - which in 2021 is being held virtually due to the pandemic - will allow delegates to attend a collaborative workshop in addition to the main presentations from a host of keynote speakers across the day.
Normally held at the University of Kent in Canterbury, this year s event will be online only
Utilising the Remo virtual platform, workshops on four priority areas will take place from 11am-noon and 12.40-1.40pm on Friday, January 15.