Cllr Quinn, who had been Tameside Council leader for seven years, collapsed on December 23, while delivering cards in his Droylsden East ward. There have definitely been major shortcomings with some aspects of how the coronavirus pandemic has been handled so far, most notably in the continuing failure to set up a credible test and trace system that protects our residents and gives businesses the confidence to get back up and running again. Councillor Brenda Warrington, Executive Leader of Tameside Council, Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Cookies | Contact, © document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Sean Fielding, who became leader in May 2018 at the age of just 28 after ousting incumbent Jean Stretton from the top job, lost his seat in a dramatic and depressing night for Labour. In a statement released this morning by Tameside Council, they say: Kieran will be sorely […] Councillor Brenda Warrington. By Tameside Council Leader, Brenda Warrington Last Tuesday we held the first meeting of the Full Council of 2021, an opportunity for us all to take … It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Tameside. To lead, monitor, have oversight and where necessary take decisions regarding the work of the Health and Wellbeing Board. However, having dealt with these issues for months it is my view that Public Health England is not to blame. But while we may not be able to gather together, we’ve … While the levels in Tameside are lower than in some other areas, an increase is still concerning enough for action to be taken. Brenda is the first female chair … We may very well end up counting the cost in lives if not. Councillor Eleanor Wills. My second Budget as Executive Leader of the Council, it has been drawn up in what I can only describe as the most uncertain times for local government in living memory. Despite having their budget slashed by over £850 million, a 25% cut over the last five years, during the pandemic so far their contact tracers have actually reached 90% of the people on their lists compared to 50% by the private contractors used by the government. Leader's Blog . Tameside Council, Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom. Hyde Werneth. The Executive Leader is the head of the Council's Executive Cabinet. Tameside council leader Cllr Brenda Warrington with one of the whips being planted (Image: Tameside Council) Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to … To lead, monitor, have oversight and, where necessary take decisions about policy/strategy and provision regarding the Tameside Strategic Partnership. We already know the damage that eight years of austerity has wrought across the country; where councils once had £1 to spend on services in 2010, they have 40p in 2019. SRB, European and lottery; Skills & training (incl. Oversight of annual budget including overall control of the revenue and capital budgets; Investment, enterprise & business support (incl. Dukinfield/Stalybridge. By Tameside Council Leader, Brenda Warrington In Tameside we believe that all of our residents should get the opportunity to have their say on our projects and priorities. The Executive Leader retains individual responsibility for the budget, strategic economic development, regeneration and skills. He was laid to rest on January 22 after a requiem mass attended by more than 600 people. Since the lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic began, it’s become clear that even after it ends we will have to keep taking measures to protect ourselves and others by changing the ways that we live, work and travel. By Tameside Council Leader, Brenda Warrington. Any response to an increase in coronavirus infection can only be effective if it is broadcasted quickly and clearly. Councillor Peter Robinson – Executive Member for Children’s Services, Tameside Council. Situated within Greater Manchester, Tameside was founded on the 1st of April 1974. The official opening ceremony for the new Tameside Wellness Centre with council leader Brenda Warrington (Image: Tameside council) Cabinet member for … To lead, monitor, have oversight and, where necessary to take decisions about policy/strategy and provision for all portfolios and cabinet functions including:-. That is not how important messages like this should be publicised, especially as the people who are most likely to be severely affected by coronavirus are also the least likely to get their news from social media. He was also chairman of the Greater Manchester … The announcement of the new guidelines was put out on Twitter at 9pm on Thursday night, with the full details put up online at midnight on the same day. image caption Roy Oldham led Tameside Council for 30 years Tributes have been paid to the former leader of Tameside Council, Roy Oldham, who … The Leader of the Council is Councillor Brenda Warrington (Lab). Deputy Leader of Conservative Group. These entries were filed under the Executive Leader's Blog. To have strategic oversight of the Council's affairs. How can we be telling people on the one hand that the rising rate of coronavirus infections requires new social distancing measures, while on the other hand saying that it is safe for those most at risk to end shielding? Labour. Tameside Council Leader, Cllr. Official Facebook page for Tameside Council. Over recent days we have seen a rise in new cases of coronavirus in nine of the ten local authority areas in Greater Manchester, including Tameside. Labour. Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Contact, © document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. To represent the Council externally and furthering the Council's interests within Greater Manchester, North West Region and nationally. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England. The leader of Tameside Council Kieran Quinn has died after suffering a heart attack just before Xmas it has been announced. The Executive Leader acts as Chair of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund. Roy owns a Volkswagen Golf which is hardly ever used as he is chauffeur driven from his home in Mottram to the council offices. apprenticeships); and. social enterprise); Regeneration / priority areas and economic development zones; Funding bids e.g. Cllr Brenda Warrington Councillor Brenda Warrington, Tameside Council’s executive leader, said: “There has been a very steep increase in the number of cases in the last few days which is extremely concerning. It is represented in Westminster by Jonathan Reynolds Labour Co-operative MP for Stalybridge and Hyde. Councillor Brenda Warrington (link opens in a new tab) became the Leader of Tameside Council on January 31, 2018. The portfolio holder will be a member of the following bodies as Executive Leader: Chair of Greater Manchester Pernsion Fund Management Panel; Chair of Tameside Health and Wellbeing Board; Chair of Strategic Board of Tameside Investment Partnership; Chair of Pension Fund Business Development Working Group; Member of Tameside Local Strategic Partnership; Members of Greater Manchester Combined Authority; Members of Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel; Member of Education Attainment Improvement Board; Member of Business, Trade and Inward Investment Centre of Excellence; Member of Local Government Association Assembly; Member of Local Public Service Excellence. Hyde Werneth is an electoral ward of Tameside, England. Conservative. By Tameside Council Leader, Brenda Warrington. In between the Westminster politicians and national institutions we see on TV and the newspapers, and the local authorities and organisations that serve their communities, there exists an entire middle tier of public sector bodies and agencies. A number of flood warnings were declared by the Met Office for Yorkshire and the Humber, the North West, East Midlands and Eastern England last week as experts predicted that Storm Christoph would bring widespread flooding, gales and snow to the UK.. Executive Member (Adult Social Care and Population Health) Roy Oldham is constantly bleating about how environmentally friendly the Prius is, that he replaced the entire fleet of Ford Focus cars for the Prius. Councillor Ruth Welsh. Support, encourage and mobilise the huge community spirit which exists in Tameside; Executive Leader of Tameside Council Cllr Brenda Warrington said: “It is now clear that the coronavirus pandemic is set to challenge us all in ways the like of which many of us have never experienced before. Dukinfield. Councillor Brenda Warrington, Executive Leader of Tameside Council To make recommendations concerning strategic policy areas and issues of concern to the authority as a whole and areas that are not the responsibility of any other designated Executive Member. “It is going to take action and compliance from each and every one of us. I echo the calls made by Mayor Andy Burnham and others that the shielding guidance and emergency support such as food deliveries should remain in place in Greater Manchester until the current situation is resolved. Cllr Warrington replaces Cllr Kieran Quinn, who sadly passed away on Christmas Day at Tameside Hospital. The Executive Leader is also the Council’s representative at Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) and Combined of Authority. In the continuing struggle against the coronavirus pandemic, one of the most important of these is Public Health England. The initial decision to base our test and trace system on an app that ended up never seeing the light of day was also a failure created. Ms Rayner said her agent, Mr Quinn, "always thought of everybody else". Instead of trying to turn back the clock, I believed we need to focus our energies on building back a better, kinder and fairer country. Tameside council leader ‘upbeat’ despite £132m cuts Budget cuts were the focus of Tuesday’s full council meeting as leader Kieran Quinn gave his annual keynote address. Labour's stronghold in Oldham has been dealt a shattering blow after the incumbent council leader was defeated by a new independent party. A formal press conference broadcast on TV, radio and online, like the ones we had every day for several months at the height of the pandemic, would have allowed the measures to be explained to a far wider audience. Do business with Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council online, including paying your Council Tax, renewing your library books and many others. At the time of writing the Chief Executive of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is Steven Pleasant. By Tameside Council Leader, Brenda Warrington It’s no secret to anybody that Britain is currently in the grip of a housing crisis. Executive Leader. Let’s be clear about what has happened here; the education and career ambitions of tens, or even hundreds, of thousands of young people were put under threat. To lead, monitor, have oversight and, where necessary, to take decisions about policy/strategy and provision regarding all functions of the Council and the portfolios of Executive Members. The Tameside Council leader, who also worked with the Ashton-under-Lyne MP, died in hospital on Christmas Day. The Executive Leader of the council is Cllr Brenda Warrington. I am also deeply concerned that the lifting of the shielding policy, a number of enhanced measures to protect those considered “extremely clinically vulnerable”, went ahead as scheduled on 1 August. By Tameside Council Leader, Brenda Warrington. The chief executive of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has been appointed as the interim accountable officer of NHS Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) as part of plans to closer integrate the … The council was documented in the 2014 BBC TV series Call the Council, which showed … Many of them are not particularly well-known, but their work is nonetheless vital to the smooth running of our country. Tameside Council leader Kieran Quinn Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. To lead, monitor, have oversight and, where necessary, to take decisions about policy/strategy and provision of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund. With everything that has gone on in the past week it is easy to forget that there will come a time when we will turn away from the immediate crisis of the pandemic, to the longer struggle of deciding what our economy and society after coronavirus should look like. So why doesn't he drive in one himself? In 2007, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council was assessed by the Audit Commission and judged to be "improving strongly" in providing services for local people. Councillor Kieran Quinn – Executive Leader, Tameside Council. By Tameside Council Leader, Brenda Warrington Now that the second national lockdown has ended, Tameside, along with the rest of Greater Manchester, has been placed in the highest tier in coronavirus restrictions. Estimates have put the number of new homes needed to satisfy demand in England alone at up to 345,000 a year, but in 2019/20 our total housing stock nationally only increased by around 244,000. Mr Quinn was first elected to Tameside Council in 1994 and became executive leader in 2010. An induction that will help you to understand what to expect once you start at Tameside, how the council works and how your role contributes towards the council’s aims and objectives. Furthermore, the reasons for making such a huge change at a critical time for our country remain unclear to me. As we enter the final weeks of 2020 it has unfortunately become clear that our usual Christmas celebrations will not be taking place in Tameside this year. To lead, monitor, have oversight and, where necessary take decisions about policy/strategy and provision regarding the strategic relationship with the LEP (Local Education Partnership) and the development of additional services. The Executive Leader chairs Executive Cabinet meetings and exercises responsibilities in conjunction with the designated Executive Members. Tameside Council Executive Leader Cllr Brenda Warrington said: “It’s no secret that councils have suffered the brunt of ten years of austerity, and the entire local government sector has performed miracles in continuing to deliver both vital services and balanced budgets. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council • Leader of the Council: Brenda Warrington • Councillor: Jacqueline Lane • Councillor: John Taylor • Councillor: Brian Wild : Dukinfield is an electoral ward of Tameside, England. Steven Pleasant – Chief Executive, Tameside Council and Accountable Officer, NHS Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group. While these measures are absolutely necessary, I must also say that I have been disappointed in the way that they’ve been communicated by the government. The Tame Valley, including parts of Mossley, Stalybridge and Ashton, was thought to … Not because they underperformed in exams, but because somewhere a computer said “No”. Councillor Brian Wild. Tameside council chief executive appointed as CCG lead. Last Thursday, as happens every year, many of our young people took the first step in the rest of their lives as they received their A-Level results. The Executive Leader is the head of the Council's Executive Cabinet. He died on Monday evening with his wife and two sons at his side together with his close family. A poll conducted last month by the strategy consultancy Britain Thinks has revealed that only 12% of people nationally want life to return to normal “exactly as it was”. To appoint or nominate the Authorities representatives on outside bodies/organisations. 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