There will be two meetings of Stanley Town Council held next Tuesday. At 6.15 pm, the Council will be considering a motion to create an honorary Freeman of the Town. At 6.30 pm, the Ordinary meeting will consider business including Stragetic Grant Fund, Stanley Masterplan, Communications Plan and a Resident Survey ‘-Extra Council Agenda 25th […]
Every year the town stops and pays its respects to the 168 men and boys who were killed on 16th February 1909, when at 3.45 pm, an explosion ripped through the Burns Pit. It was a disaster that had a huge effect on the town. Over 300 dependents, the vast majority of whom lived in […]
THE AMBITIONS, concerns and passions of people in Stanley are placed at the heart of the 2020/21 budget, agreed this week [21 January] by the Town Council. Councillors threw their weight behind the 2020/21 Budget, which includes a plan to carry out the most thorough consultation exercise ever carried out in the town and its […]
The Agenda and background papers for next Tuesday’s Full Council Meeting are linked below. The January meeting is the one where the Council is required to set it’s budget and precept (Council tax) for 2020/21. The Council will also be considering the proposal to stage a Pantomime in the Civic Hall for 2020. The meeting […]
A STANLEY safe haven for women who have mental health issues, been subjected to abuse/trauma, or may be suffering long-term unemployment is celebrating a funding windfall to bolster its burgeoning business ambitions. Just for Women received £620 from Stanley Town Council’s Strategic Grant Fund to buy machinery and materials to support the Crafting to Wellness […]
The Town Council has just been informed that the Planning Application to turn the old Greenland School into a care home which the Council lodged an official objection against has been withdrawn by the applicant. Stanley Town Mayor Cllr Carole Hampson said “I would like to thank everyone who attended the public meeting and for […]
The Agenda and supporting papers for next week’s Full Council meeting have been added to our documents page and are available to view/ download. On the Agenda for next week: Stanley Master Plan St George’s Church Closure War Memorials Council Budget Please note this meeting will be held at the Masonic Hall, Scott Street, Stanley […]
Following Stanley Town Council’s decision to sign the Armed Forces Covenant in the summer, Stanley Town Council were last week recognised by the MOD Employer Recognitions scheme and awarded a bronze award. The bronze award recognises the Town Council’s commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant by agreeing to ensure our recruitment processes treat ex-armed forces […]
Last night (21st October) Stanley Town Council hosted the 2019 Blooming Good Fun awards, a gala evening to award prizes for the most beautiful gardens, yards and business in the Stanley area and to thank the people and organisations from around the Stanley area who contributed to the Town Council’s first entry of the town […]
The Agenda and Background papers for next week’s meeting of Stanley Town Council are linked below. The meeting will take place at the Civic Hall, 6.30 pm on Tuesday 22nd October. A representative of the Stars Youth Project which is partially funded by the Town Council will be present to report on the activity of […]
