Thursday 19 May 2011

New Conservative Cabinet to lead St Albans City & District Council

A new Executive Leader, Cllr Julian Daly, has been elected by St Albans City and District Council at its annual meeting on May 18, 2011. The move follows the district council elections on May 5. These resulted in the Council being made up of 58 councillors, comprised as follows: Conservative 29, Liberal Democrat 24, Labour 3, Green 1, Independent 1


Council also noted that the Executive Leader, Cllr Julian Daly, has appointed five councillors to serve in the Council’s Cabinet alongside him with the following responsibilities:

  • Cllr Daniel Chichester-Miles – Portfolio Holder for Environment 
  • Cllr Brian Ellis – Portfolio Holder for Housing 
  • Cllr Teresa Heritage – Portfolio Holder for Planning and Conservation 
  • Cllr Beric Read – Portfolio Holder for Community Engagement and Localism 
  • Cllr Mike Wakely – Portfolio Holder for Sport, Leisure and Heritage 

Cllr Daly will chair Cabinet and also take on the role of Portfolio Holder for Resources. He said: “I am honoured to take up the role of Executive Leader of the Council. We will run a Council which listens to and engages with councillors of all parties and makes good use of the skills of residents.” Council also approved the composition, membership, Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Council’s committees.


Source: St Albans City & District Council Press Release 19 May 2011

Thursday 5 May 2011

Winners of the St Albans Mayor's Pride Awards

Inspirational people and groups from across St Albans City and District have been honoured in the inaugural Mayor’s Pride Awards for their contribution to the community. Ten awards were presented in a special ceremony at the Alban Arena on Thursday, 28 April, including the award for Community Champion of the Year which was received by Helen Maher, the caretaker of Fleetville Junior School, and the Award for Bravery, which went to Maureen Poupard, the founder of the A-T Society, that supports families of children affected by the Ataxia-Telangiectasia condition.


Other winners included:


Cultural Innovation Award – Zoe Jackson, Living the Dream Performing Arts
Child or Young Person of Courage – Lewis Browning and Freddie Rowe-Crowder  
Community Project of the Year – Redbourn 900
Community Oriented Business of the Year – Levy Associates
Outstanding Dedication to the Emergency Services & Armed Forces – Sergeant Lewis Ducket
Environmental Champion of the Year – Earthworks
Voluntary Sector Award – Reach Out Plus
Mayor’s Recognition Award – Redbourn Care Group


Congratulations to all the winners and nominees.