Stratford councillors reject food poverty motion Published: 17:19, 16 March 2021
Councillors have rejected an opposition motion calling on the district council to do more to tackle food poverty in the district, claiming much of this work is already being looked at by the county council.
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During last Mondayâs Cabinet meeting, Liberal Democrat councillor Manuela Perteghella put forward a motion calling on the district council to do more to help, drawing attention to the rocketing demand on foodbanks during the pandemic.
She urged councillors to set up a food poverty action plan in partnership with foodbanks and other organisations, to lobby local MPs for increased support a range of other suggestions.
Cost of installing and maintaining the Stratford town centre Covid road scheme is revealed by Warwickshire County Council Published: 07:00, 10 March 2021
Controversy of the Stratford town centre barricades rumbled on this week as full costs of the Covid-19 road space reallocation scheme were revealed to the Herald.
To date the bill for the installing and maintaining the scheme comes to £301,310. This is in addition to the £192,000 that the council has spent on tarmacking the town centre roads as part of the initiative.
Asked where the money was coming form, a spokesperson for Warwickshire County Council said: âThe resurfacing works for the areas around Bridge Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, will be funded from the Warwickshire County Council capital funding allocation for 2020/21.
Biodiversity emergency motion fails to gain cabinet support Published: 07:05, 31 December 2020
A motion calling on Stratford District Council to declare a biodiversity emergency in the district has failed to gain the support of cabinet members.
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The motion, proposed by liberal democrat councillors Susan Juned and Manuela Perteghella, called for the action in order to preserve and enhance biodiversity within the district.
During a Cabinet meeting this month Cllr Juned argued that a forthcoming government white paper expected to outline a shakeup of the planning system, would not offer adequate protections to the districtâs wildlife sites.
She said: âThis is causing a lot of concerns among wildlife specialists but also amongst councillors up and down the country of all political flavours. It is the biggest housebuilding that will have taken place in 70 years, which if not planned for could cause huge damage to wildlife and wildlife places. In the 85 page