Sentences with phrase «service as a councillor»

Reading her biographical details before she was elected as an MP in 1997, one is struck by its normalcy for a politically active Oxford graduate — meetings, service as a councillor, speaking engagements.

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Councillor Toby Neal at Nottingham City Council was quoted by the Nottingham Post as saying: «Whilst respecting the court's decision, I feel the judge has missed the point of us bringing this action, which was to protect people from feeling bullied and intimidated while accessing hospital services - something we don't welcome in our city.»

The civil service welcomes combined authorities with DEEMs as a way of achieving its long - held aspiration to diminish by amalgamations the number of councils, and thus councillors who do not want to accept the line from Whitehall.

Mrs Thomas served on West Glamorgan County Council as Chair of the Social Services Committee - the first female councillor to chair such a major committee.

As councillors and elected mayors we will work to continue to drive down the costs of delivering quality public services.

Just as our members providing vital local services know the real cost of cuts will be paid by their communities, Liberal Democrat councillors charged with implementing cuts are waking up to the dangers.

What was clear for all to see was that Tory councillors will pay lip service to the ideas of freedom of choice, lower taxes and smaller government, only as long as these things relate to central government and not to their own little empires in local government.

Councillor Eileen Lintill, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Wellbeing and Community Services at Chichester District Council, says: «It is really exciting that more information about the Bosham Head is being uncovered, including new speculation as to who it may depict.

Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, added: «Jet2.com's plans to launch five new in - bound services from Spain at very competitive prices next year is yet more great news for tourism in Glasgow and serves as a clear vote of confidence in Glasgow Airport and in the attractiveness of the city's fantastic cultural credentials.