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Andy Mitchell

Blackpool

Online Editor at BBC Scotland

BBC Newsreader and occasional bus driver. The voice of Blackpool’s buses and trams.

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  • Political lead on highways to be confirmed ahead of Reform’s first batch of big decisions for Warwickshire

    3 weeks ago | kenilworth.nub.news | Andy Mitchell

    The final member of Reform UK's panel to run Warwickshire County Council is set to be confirmed on Tuesday. A second public session for new leader Cllr Rob Howard to appoint cabinet members has been scheduled for 10am on Tuesday, June 10. It is to announce who will fill the final vacancy on the cabinet, that of portfolio holder for transport and planning which is one of the most public-facing roles on the council.

  • Police & Crime Commissioner expects his role to be scrapped in local government shake-up

    3 weeks ago | warwick.nub.news | Andy Mitchell

    The politician who oversees Warwickshire Police expects his role to be scrapped as part of plans to reform local government. Police & Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe predicts he "will probably be the last PCC to be elected in Warwickshire" and for his duties to form part of a mayoral role in the future. Elected PCCs were introduced in 2012 to replace police authorities.

  • Reform to review Warwickshire net zero policies - ‘climate change happens anyway’

    3 weeks ago | kenilworth.nub.news | Andy Mitchell

    The new leader of Warwickshire County Council has promised a review of net zero targets, declaring them a "wasted task and a waste of money". Cllr Rob Howard, leader of the Reform UK group that has just taken power at Shire Hall, questioned the affordability of such measures and the extent of climate change, something he described as a "natural occurrence".

  • Reform reveals new Warwickshire County Council cabinet - but rivals rail at 'shambolic' vacant post

    4 weeks ago | warwick.nub.news | Andy Mitchell

    Reform UK has announced the majority of the panel that will lead Warwickshire County Council but political rivals are unhappy over the remaining gap. New leader Cllr Rob Howard (Reform, Attleborough) unveiled eight of the nine new cabinet members that will take charge of the county's major service areas.

  • Government feedback on Warwickshire council mergers delayed - by the alphabet

    1 month ago | kenilworth.nub.news | Andy Mitchell

    Government feedback on options for merging Warwickshire's six biggest councils is set to arrive a month late due to the county's position in the alphabet. The revelation emerged during this week's update by Stratford-on-Avon District Council chief executive David Buckland to councillors tasked with providing oversight on progress.

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