McBain Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 I have just read this and it made me think - what is happening with Warrington during all of this local Government re-organisation... The government has decided to split Cheshire's local government in half, with two new councils to replace the present county and six districts. The move comes after Planning revealed last week that planners from district councils in Wiltshire have already started leaving their jobs because of fears over the county's switch to unitary status (Planning, 14 December, p1). A business plan for the reorganisation shows annual savings of ?1.8m from planning and transportation, out of ?30.1m identified. But it did not specify direct any savings from planning, and the government has said that council staff in Cheshire will be treated in line with the Transfer of Undertakings Projection of Employment Regulations intended to protect them from changes in employer. Two new councils will be created in 2009. City of Chester and West Cheshire will comprise the present boroughs of Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston, and Vale Royal. Cheshire East will take in Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich, and Macclesfield. Functions of Cheshire County Council will be split between the two. Congleton leader Roland Domleo said he was "greatly saddened that the government did not listen to the people, who want local government to be local". Does this leave Warrington "sitting pretty" in between the two new (and doubtless much better resourced) Cheshire East and Cheshire West Council's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Warrington is a Unitary Authority, so does its own thing. One thing is for certain, splitting Cheshire will end up costing more, not less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theinsider Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Warrington will always be a part of Lancashire in most peoples hearts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little fella Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Warrington is no longer part of the shire county, since it took unitary authority the postal address is now just Warrington. With the going of the county council I dont know where the shire county now is. With all these area's having to find people to do the top jobs it is jobs for the boys, Warrington still has not managed to run the town efficiently yet and not likely to do so in the near future. Does this mean that county councillors are going to be out of a job ? Three cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBain Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I'm all for anything that means less freeloading Councillors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 In fact, Little Fella, you are only partly correct. The postal address for Warrington is STILL Cheshire (although if you use the full postal code you don't really need to put Cheshire!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Originally posted by little fella: Does this mean that county councillors are going to be out of a job ? As I understand it, they are having to "fight amongst themselves" for the new and reduced number of seats. No doubt there will be plenty of backstabbing and trampling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Originally posted by Paul Kennedy: Warrington is a Unitary Authority, so does its own thing. Indeed it does Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Not quite: it does what it is ALLOWED to do fiscally by central Government. [ 20.12.2007, 21:14: Message edited by: observer ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Fair point. Indeed at last Monday's Council meeting, the Leader of the Labour Group asked who ran Warrington Council, of course the correct answer as he should have know is Mr Brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Originally posted by observer: Not quite: it does what it is ALLOWED to do fiscally by central Government. And when Central Government and indeed other government officials (regardless of party)are questioned or asked to intervene they say they can't get involved as decisions are made soley by the Local Authorities themselves.. So exactly who is it that's telling the porkies and passing the buck then [ 21.12.2007, 21:19: Message edited by: Dismayed ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 It is all part of a greater plot so that no one is actaully accountable for anything, and if they are you can't find out who it is. :crazy: [ 09.01.2008, 22:10: Message edited by: Great White ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 it's like the game - pass the parcel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reader Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 My birth certificate says, Warrington.Lancashire As to the postal address the Post Office show it as Warrington WA----- with no county Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Warrington used to be in Lancashire but then they moved the boundaries and put us in Cheshire. When we became a Unitary authority there was no need to put Cheshire on the mail because the Royal Mail is quite capable of losing the mail anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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