Sentences with phrase «local councils so»

The voting trend was the same in the various councils with only about 40 per cent of the registered voters coming out to cast their votes in the seven local councils so far declared.

Funds are being provided to local councils so they can keep freezing council tax for another two years (GENERAL ELECTION KLAXON).

i am a fun bubbly girl who likes to socialise and travel the world when i can.i am a lifeguard for the local council so i love the outdoors and anything connected to the sea.i spend my off days surfing and fishing

Not exact matches

If a minister is fortunate enough to live in one of the eighty - two communities (in thirty - two states) in which there is a local Council on Alcoholism, he should support its work as well as encourage his parishioners to do so.

In such a situation local groups ready to move together quickly for the sake of mission could do so; already - developed structures and organs (such as the National Council of Churches» Commission on Regional and Local Ecumenism) could be utilized and built upon; those no longer useful could be lelocal groups ready to move together quickly for the sake of mission could do so; already - developed structures and organs (such as the National Council of Churches» Commission on Regional and Local Ecumenism) could be utilized and built upon; those no longer useful could be leLocal Ecumenism) could be utilized and built upon; those no longer useful could be let go.

Apparently (and this is confirmed by the GS website) it just depends on which of 2 licensed bakers the local GS council chooses to buy their cookies from so it can vary a lot even in a given region of the country.

Although houses were built by local councils, funding came from the central government so the political decision to no longer do so was taken in Westminster; hence my formulation UK government.

«Meddling EU rules mean that councils can't send too much to landfill, but plenty of local authorities cope with three bins, so there's no reason others can't too.

«Millions of homes in the UK do not have off street parking, so this funding is important to help local councils ensure that all their residents can take advantage of this revolution.»

First, because age and education are the biggest demographic correlates of referendum vote choice, we have weighted the YouGov respondents in each local authority so that their age and education profile matches that for that council as measured by the 2011 Census.

«As part of measures to de-escalate tension and ensure lasting peace in the town, the military is working with the local government council authorities and community leaders, including the Kagara Emirate Council, to pacify all aggrieved parties and build on the peace so far established.council authorities and community leaders, including the Kagara Emirate Council, to pacify all aggrieved parties and build on the peace so far established.Council, to pacify all aggrieved parties and build on the peace so far established.»

The government wants to ensure that nobody is discouraged from representing their local community as a local councillor and therefore intends to introduce this new exemption so that in the future, travel expenses paid to local councillors, including those to cover the costs of journeys to their council offices, are not subject to income tax or NICs.»

Because governments and local councils wanted to make sure children got a decent start in life, so mothers were given priority for council housing.

The budget squeeze isn't easy but it is forcing local government to innovate (which the Coalition has given it unprecendented freedoms to do so) and also merge functions with other councils or public sector institutions.

But perhaps the most damaging performance for the Tories was in Pendle - where the local party thought it was a good idea to readmit former councillor Rosemary Carroll so that it could take control of Lancashire council.

The mayor is currently seeking a second four - year stint in office, and Mark - Viverito is term - limited after December, and so the next administration and a future Council leader will have to endure the arduous duty of siting the numerous smaller replacement jails in neighborhoods around the five boroughs and dealing with local backlash.

«He refused to support the local Conservative council candidate and so we wrote to him last week to say that his position was untenable and he could not stand for us at the general election.

So, for example, councillors will be free to campaign on local issues and then speak and vote on them in the council chamber without fear of breaking the pre-determination rules.

«It's taxpayer dollars the governor is proposing,» said Amedore, the Albany - area Republican, «so you need to have an all - hands - on - deck approach and have communities with everyone involved in the process, from lawmakers to local officials to regional councils that are not just behind closed doors selecting projects that may be of interest to one or two particular people.»

And so, some of the debates about local councils were ones that I had as a boy, believe it or not.»

Many feel that Derbyshire County Council will be the toughest nut to crack in local government for us on 4th June, but one needs to remember that Labour have not faced us when there has not been a General Election on the same day since 1993... and that was not a good year for Conservatives anyway!Accordingly, we have worked hard to establish a Shadow Cabinet, engage in active but constructive opposition and really get to grips with the workings of the County Council so that we can put our vision for the future in place quickly; to employ a cliché: «to hit the ground running».

Okay, so based on that last remark, it's a little bit about Baez, who was beat up continually for her lack of presence at not only City Council meetings, but also local community board meetings.

Today, Labour Councils across the UK, and the Labour administration in Wales, are just so abjectly carrying out the devastating new wave of terminally damaging budget cuts, that the «Corbynite Left agenda» is being actively discredited, on the ground, long before we actually have any influence on the agenda of local councillors at all.

«So I was thrilled, to say the least, after two years of hearings and debates when in 2016 the New York City Council followed the lead of Suffolk County and passed Local Law 63, the BYOBag law,» he wrote.

The entrenched views of local parties, councillors, and council officials are often a barrier to even minor change; so change on this scale is always likely to meet opposition.

So far, Shafran has collected endorsements from several labor groups, including the Teamsters Joint Council 16 and UFCW Local 1500, one of the state's largest grocery workers union.

we have made arrangement for the rice to continue to come into the State, so there is no need for panic buy or any form of rush, just go to your local government or local council development area you will get it to buy,» Suarau said.

We need a strong local child poverty strategy so that children growing up in XX have a better future, and so that we avoid having to spend on failure and can invest everyone's council tax contributions in more positive ways.»

We used that decision - making power to deliver on promises we had made to the electors: rapid demographic change had led to a shortage of local primary school places, so in the last four years we used the Council's resources to expand local primary schools to create twice as many; concerns about a scruffy and run down high street were addressed by comprehensive neighbourhood renewal; and pressure on household budgets was relieved by freezing the council tax and the cost of resident's parking pCouncil's resources to expand local primary schools to create twice as many; concerns about a scruffy and run down high street were addressed by comprehensive neighbourhood renewal; and pressure on household budgets was relieved by freezing the council tax and the cost of resident's parking pcouncil tax and the cost of resident's parking permits.

21:41 - So this is the situation with local councils.

He's already well on his way with early nods from: The New York State Building Trades Council, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers Union, UFCW Local 1500 (I forgot these guys in the column, so sorry) and District 15 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

The government is hiking the costs of the process so much that most people simply won't be able to afford to mount a legal challenge against the executive - whether that's a government minister, your local council, or any other public sector area where busybody officials look to take shortcuts.

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The only reason most people do is probably the same reason why the turnout for local council elections is so much lower than the generals.

Citing local council by - elections is normally a festival of cherry picking — there are a handful or so each week and results vary wildly, so it is simple to pick out only those that paint a positive picture for a party.

The local council recently went Conservative so this seat - number 100 on our target list - is winnable.

Indeed, yesterday's Budget cuts to Housing Benefit are a sideshow to the big issue in housing, which is that spending has shifted dramatically towards supporting individuals with housing costs - rather than investing in bricks and mortar over the last twenty or so years since rent controls were abolished and local authorities were made to stop building council houses.

«Councils are often the largest employer in their area, so downsizing can affect the local economy,» Audit Commission chairman Michael Higgins said.

This year saw the first ever elections to a parish council in London, following a change in legislation making it easier to set them up and extra investment helping local community groups do so.

«I would like to congratulate the 150 or so local authorities, which have already signalled their intent to freeze or cut council tax this year.....

The Conservative party has earned its most stunning gain of local election night so far by taking control in the hung council of Southampton.

The YouGov local election poll in the Sun today is based on just repondents in those areas that actually have local elections in May — that is, excluding London, Scotland, Wales and the 13 or so councils who do not have elections this year (primarily Cornwall, Durham, the Isle of Wight, Northumberland, Shropshire and Wiltshire, with a handful of district councils with unusual electoral cycles).

The LGA is calling for the Department for Education to work more closely with local councils, so planning for emerging demand for places can be better managed.

«Right now, the winner of the Regional Economic Development Councils get less than $ 90 million, so this would bring everybody up,» Cuomo said before a group of local business leaders in Rochester.

Endorsements in the race have so far have been split along local and national lines, with Mr. Rangel racking up big - name national figures like former President Bill Clinton and Senator Chuck Schumer, and Mr. Espaillat locking down much of the city's prominent political establishment, including Comptroller Scott Stringer and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

Beth Newcomer The Legislative Analyst for NYC Council Member Helen Rosenthal (District 6, Upper West Side) encouraged attendees to reach out to their local Council Members and urge them to support the following legislative initiatives: • Possible legislation regarding divestment of the city's pension funds from fossil fuel companies • A bill to require the city to do a carbon footprint analysis of all the products the city procures, and to use that analysis to inform a policy of low - carbon operations • A number of bills to reduce the carbon emissions of city - owned vehicles and improve the sustainability of city buildings • A bill to enhance the city's already - strong idling laws so as to make them easier to enforce Find your Council Member here.

Local councils gerrymander, so take control nationally of election funding.

These local elections are the last national electoral contest before next year's general election so watch the totals for contested seats and councils controlled to see how the parties are faring

As the local election results come in and Ukip's numbers continue to look remarkable, the rest of us should maybe pause for thought and realise that something rather sobering is afoot, as happened in the 2012 county council elections, only more so.

On the conduct of local council elections, he said, «It is regrettable that the State Independent Electoral Commission, SIECOM, is yet to release the time table for the local government elections despite all the support they have received so far from the State government.»