About Wrinehill

  It would be helpful to have some idea who Mr Jacob Lovatt is.  Perhaps his cv could be circulated/published.  For example, if this was a replacement for a Wrinehill councillor, does Mr Lovatt live in Wrinehill?  And, similarly, who was the other candidate? It was unfortunate that an election did not take place and that yet another co-option was made to this Council.   It was noted that only the Council 'voted'  for these candidates.  This implies that the Parish did not have a say  in the selection process.   It needs to be noted that the Parish Council is not a Village Committee and it should not be treated and used as a Friendship Group either.   Given that  £8000 has been reserved for 'an election' should one be called. (and a national election is not due to take place until 2029!)  a lack of funding cannot be an issue.  It would be also be interesting to know if the Borough Council received any submiss...

  Following recent Freedom of Information (FOI) requests submitted to Betley Parish Council, concerns have been raised about both the Council’s response and the way in which the FOI requests have been perceived and recorded in the official Minutes. 1. Inaccurate Wording in the Minutes The minutes of the 29 July 2025 meeting record that: ‘…additional Freedom of Information requests from the same member of the public who had submitted previous requests.   Many of the questions were a repeat of previously answered questions.” This statement may reflect what was said at the meeting, but it is not factually correct to say the questions had been ‘answered.’   Several of the FOI questions were repeated because earlier responses were incomplete, unclear, or contradicted existing records. The queries re the ROW footpath project are a case in point. Replacing ‘answered’ with ‘asked’ would make the record accurate. The public has a right to expect that official Minutes a...