Picture shows Prestatyn and Meliden Town Mayor 2021/22Cllr Sharon Frobisher and her Consort Miss Harriet Frobisher. Picture: Submitted by Gerry Frobisher A COUNCILLOR has been sworn in as the 2021/22 mayor of Prestatyn and Meliden for a second time. Due to the pandemic, cllr Sharon Frobisher has spent two years as deputy mayor due to Covid restrictions. She takes over the reins from cllr Tony Flynn. Her consort is daughter, Harriet Frobisher. Cllr Frobisher said: “It is a great honour for both myself and my daughter Harriet to be mayor and consort, representing the communities of Prestatyn and Meliden, during the 2021-2022 municipal year.
A LABOUR councillor has quit his party to go it alone in a shock move which has left local politicians ‘perplexed’. Cllr David Evans, who represents Little Lever and Darcy Lever, has resigned from the local Labour Group to become an Independent councillor. News he had quit the party broke on Sunday, just days after the new make-up of Bolton Council was revealed on Friday. Cllr Evans was first elected in 2012 before losing his seat and being re-elected again in 2018. He was the only Labour councillor in Little Lever. Cllr Evans declined to go into detail about his resignation, which he handed in in April 30, saying it was a combination of “national and regional” issues.
A LABOUR councillor has quit his party to go it alone in a shock move which has left local politicians ‘perplexed’. Cllr David Evans, who represents Little Lever and Darcy Lever, has resigned from the local Labour Group to become an Independent councillor. News he had quit the party broke on Sunday, just days after the new make-up of Bolton Council was revealed on Friday. Cllr Evans was first elected in 2012 before losing his seat and being re-elected again in 2018. He was the only Labour councillor in Little Lever. Cllr Evans declined to go into detail about his resignation, which he handed in in April 30, saying it was a combination of “national and regional” issues.
Greater Dandenong Council has ditched a proposal to remove street trees from Buckingham Avenue, Springvale.
The council prepared a report on replacing six trees with parking spaces between Balmoral and Windsor avenues.
Springvale Central Ward councillor Richard Lim said he and other councillors didn’t support the move.
This was especially in light of the proposed $943,000 works to upgrade the under-utlilised 517-space car park at 8 Balmoral Avenue.
“Six car spots isn’t going to make a difference. I want more trees to make Springvale streets more attractive.”
The idea to remove the trees had been raised by previous councillor Youhorn Chea in August 2020, two months before he retired.