Decision details

The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £15,000 to each Ward covered for the financial year 2017/2018. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.

Councillors Ryan and Wright of Greenlands Ward have requested:

(i)£5,000 as funding together with Warbreck Ward to Highways and Traffic Management Services for the provision of a new central pedestrian refuge on Devonshire Road outside Ingthorpe Park.

(ii)£750 as funding to Springfield Methodist Church towards the running costs and the purchase of sundries for the Outreach Group and coffee mornings.

Councillors Cross and Rowson of Ingthorpe Ward have requested £15,000 as funding to Highways and Traffic Management Services for 3 bus shelters on Kincraig Road and Ashfield Road.

Councillors Benson and Mitchell of Layton Ward have requested £1,809.67 as funding to the Places Department for CCTV Line Rental at Roundabout Talbot Road/Layton Road for period December 2017 to December 2018.

Councillors Roberts and Stansfield of Stanley Ward have requested £271.44 as funding to Community and Environmental Services for the purchase and installation of a new waste bin at the bus stop on Common Edge Road.

Councillors Collett and Matthews of Tyldesley Ward have requested £1,000 as funding to St John Vianney Catholic Primary School to provide new books for the school library.

Councillors D Scott and M Scott of Warbreck Ward have requested:

(i)£20,000 as funding together with Greenlands Ward to Highways and Traffic Management Services for the provision of a new central pedestrian refuge on Devonshire Road outside Ingthorpe Park.

(ii)£370.46 as funding to UR Potential to purchase hand tools and equipment to support the general tidying of Flagstaff Gardens.

The Leader of the Council agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

To authorise the requests, as submitted.