Friday, May 15, 2015
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Conservatives
form coalition with
Independent group
A “soft” coalition of the 13-strong
Conservative group and the twostrong Independent group has been
agreed to form Boston Borough
Council’s new administration.
Victorious Conservative councillors met on
Wednesday night and approved the coalition
with Cllrs Richard and Alison Austin.
UKIP won 13 seats at last week’s election,
but Cllr Barrie Pierpoint has since left the
group and is now an unaligned independent,
leaving UKIP with 12 members. Labour has
two.
Cllr Peter Bedford remains leader of the
Conservative group and, with the biggest
political group, is set to form the next
administration at the council annual meeting
next Thursday (May 21). Portfolio holders,
subject to ratification by the AGM, will be:
Cllr Peter Bedford, leader, responsibilities
for coastal strategy, strategic planning –
conservation/heritage/local development
framework, county and regional partnerships,
transformation programme, development
control, Port of Boston, regeneration and
media;
Cllr Michael Brookes, deputy leader,
performance and waste services – street
cleansing, green waste, refuse and recycling,
democratic services, parish councils,
performance and improvement;
Cllr Aaron Spencer, finance – finance
(including revenues and benefits),
procurement, IT, corporate governance,
customer services, Freedom of Information,
complaints;
Cllr Stephen Woodliffe, regulatory services
– building control, environmental health,
community safety, emergency planning,
health and safety, licensing and land
charges;
Cllr Paul Skinner, town centre – town
centre development and management, car
parks, markets and public toilets;
Councillor Peter Bedford
Councillor Michael Brookes
Councillor Alison Austin
Councillor Richard Austin
Cllr Claire Rylott, grounds and open
spaces – leisure services, parks and
open spaces, country parks and reserves,
playing fields, tree management, crematoria
and cemeteries, allotments and grounds
maintenance;
Cllr Ben Evans, housing, property and
community – housing, community transport,
property, homelessness, older people,
community development and voluntary sector
support.
Cllr Bedford said: We have a good mix of
people for the council’s Cabinet – some with
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council experience and all of them very level
headed. These are people the residents of
the town and borough and the staff of the
council can have confidence in.
“They will help drive forward good
governance and performance from the firm
basis provided by the past four years. We are
all committed to the regeneration of Boston,
for which much of the groundwork has now
been done.
“National chains are showing confidence in
Boston with expansion and new development
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What’s On –
pick of the day
Today – Wrangle Youth Club for ages 11 and
over, 7.30pm to 10pm, £1, at Wrangle Youth
Centre PE22 9DL
Tomorrow – Social Knitwork at Boston Library,
1pm, if you love to knit, embroider, scrapbook
or make jewellery come and join us, for more
information call 01522 782010
Sunday – Big Bike Ride Challenge, from
Boston to Lincoln, Tattershall or Langrick, all
routes follow the River Witham along the Water
Rail Way marked cycle path and start and
finish at Boston Town Football Club, for more
information contact 01205 311222
Monday – Young Pilgrims football for 7 to 14
year old girls and boys, Princess Royal Sports
Arena, 6pm to 7pm, £3.50 per session