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Four former councillors have been nominated to receive prestigious honorary titles from ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council.On 10 June, the council’s Governance Committee will decide whether to recommend that the Mayor of ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾, Councillor Sharmila Sivarajah, convenes an Extraordinary Meeting of the Full Council to bestow the…

Further steps are being taken to improve air quality in ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ following the adoption of new penalties aimed at regulating emissions from chimneys in the town’s smoke control area.The new penalties were introduced by ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council following an amendment made by the Government to the Clean Air Act 1993 made…

Following concerns raised by car park users, ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council has introduced a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) to increase powers to tackle anti-social behaviour in its multi-storey car parks.A period of investigation and public consultation found that anti-social behaviour had been recorded or reported…

The new Mayor of ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ is Councillor Sharmila Sivarajah.Councillor Sivarajah was elected Mayor at the Annual Meeting of the Full Council meeting on Friday 24 May.Councillor Sivarajah has represented Bewbush and North Broadfield ward since 2022. She was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, and conducted her studies in Germany…

The Cultural Quarter pop-up programme has been delivering a series of town-centre based arts and culture activities over the past year with further exciting events to come.Working with the Cultural Quarter Steering Group, which has representatives from town centre-based business, cultural and heritage sectors, Pop-Up…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Wellbeing now offers free blood pressure checks to people who live and work in ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾.Trained ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Wellbeing staff can carry out the simple check in a range of locations throughout the town, including the Wellbeing Hub at K2 ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ or in the mobile unit in Queens Square, Bewbush, Broadfield and Langley…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council has refurbished and reopened three Bewbush play areas as part of a wider programme to revitalise unsupervised playgrounds across ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾.The refurbishment – at Brideake Close, Perkstead Court and Curteys Walk – has included extensive resurfacing and general maintenance works, as well as the…

Small and independent retailers in ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ can apply for up to £5,000 to improve their shop fronts or stores as part of the Shop Front and High Street Improvement Programme.Eligible businesses in ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ town centre and the neighbourhood parades can bid for grants of up to £5,000 toward significant visual improvements…

A local man has been fined a total of £200 and ordered to pay £300 costs after fly-tipping was discovered in two residential garage blocks in the ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ area.ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council Community Protection Officers found the fly-tipped waste at garage block sites in Chippendale Road (Broadfield) in August 2022 and at…

Mayor of ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾, Councillor Jilly Hart, has congratulated ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Town FC for their triumph over Crewe Alexandra FC today.