A former “dedicated and hardworking” county councillor has died at the age of 97. Paul Goggins served as a councillor at Hertfordshire County Council for 24 years as the member for Abbots Langley from 1989 to 2013. He also served as a district councillor on Three Rivers Council, representing Langleybury from 1986 to 2015. As well as this, Paul had been chairman of Hertfordshire’s SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education), and served on the Community Services Committee, the Audit Committee and Resources Scrutiny Committee. He was elected as an Honorary Alderman after his retirement in 2013. Following his death, Hertfordshire County Council chairman Colette Wyatt-Lowe said: Paul was a dedicated and hardworking councillor and was admired and trusted by all who worked with him.
Council to review decision to block humanist from religious education committee
Southampton City Council has agreed to retake a decision to block humanists from becoming full members of the local religious education committee following a threat of legal action.
Humanist Mary Wallbank had applied to become a full member of Southampton’s Standing Advisory Council on RE (SACRE) over two years ago and said the decision not to admit her was a violation of her human rights. However, she has agreed to pause her legal action while the council reviews the decision in November.
Ms Wallbank said: I was hugely disappointed that Southampton Council chose to block my bid to become a full member of the committee, particularly given that many of the positions for religious representatives are vacant and have been for some time.
Tributes to former University of Hull professor after tragic Covid death
Professor John Friend has been described as lovely, kind, caring and funny
John Friend
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