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Icelandic Banks - A statement

At this stage, it appears that NO councils administering this area have investments in any of the Icelandic banks. The nearest councils affected, none of whom administer our area, appear at this stage to be: Exeter City Council £5m, Cornwall County Council £5m, Plymouth City Council £13m, Somerset County Council £25m, Dorset County Council £28m. No local police authorities are affected.
In the short term, our local councils are fine, however, it is possible that in the long term, the Government will reallocate long term funding towards those areas where the biggest losses have been suffered.

Boundary Commission Review

Ilfracombe Town Council has sent in its review for the second round of the Boundary Commission proposals. The government is asking the Boundary Commission to look at ways to reduce the number of 'layers' of government. Click on 'Read More' to read to full letter.

Website moves!

Ilfracombe Town Council is undergoing a move across cyberspace! As part of the building refurbishment, the new council website is now at www.theilfracombecentre.co.uk. That site is in the process of taking over from this site, which is being kept up for now, to allow access to the old minutes and agendas on our calendar.
Please add www.theilfracombecentre.co.uk to your bookmarks!

The CCS webcrew

Mayor defends Chief Fire officer

Ilfracombe Mayor John Swan has gone on record to “put straight” exactly what was said at the public meeting held at Ilfracombe Junior School last Wednesday (January 2^nd) after a media report suggested that comments made at the meeting by Chief Fire Officer Paul Young could lead to calls for his resignation.

The report, by a regional daily newspaper, was taken up by other papers in the area and suggested that the high ranking officer had stated that he “had been wrong” and that his proposals for Ilfracombe would “endanger lives”.

Read the full response by clicking on 'Read More'

NEW JOBS AVAILABLE!

The Ilfracombe Centre is starting to recruit staff to manage the front reception desk. There are currently 2 job-share posts available, each at a £15,000 pro rata salary. Read more details including how to apply, by reading THIS LEAFLET.

Ilfracombe Clean-up Campaign 2008.

At a recent Litter meeting chaired by the Mayor, local and district councillors agreed to promote an initiative to instigate a major clean up of the town in time for next season. It is hoped that the Landmark would be the NDDC flagship contribution and steps will be taken to try to get everyone in the Town on board. The initiative proposals include the Dog Trust, Graffiti, (with the help of the Probation Service), a 'lanes and footpaths' tidy and paint, Street furniture cleaning and painting and Beach cleaning. The initiative will attempt to bring together a number of groups who undertake this kind of work in a co-ordinated push to gain a strong visible benefit. If YOU would be prepared to help, contact us with your details. It could be as simple as a pledge to tidy up your garden! Please help! (windmill winner)

Ilfracombe�s �Good Citizens� Recognised!

Four of Ilfracombe’s ‘Good Citizens’ were presented with awards by the town’s Mayor, Councillor John Swan, on Friday 27th September. The first presentation of his mayoral year, Councillor Swan was instrumental in setting up the scheme in 2006 and a keen advocate of highlighting the valuable contributions made by citizens within the community. John Gale, John Foreman, Phyllis Slowley and Margaret Sutcliffe were each nominated by members of the public and became winners of their categories.
Click 'Read More' to see all the details!

Developments afoot!

Two important sites on Ilfracombe seafront took a step further towards development this week. A new developer has taken an interest in the old amusement arcade site in Wilder Road. Building work is expected to get underway soon. And on the other big site, that of the Collingwood Hotel, J D Wetherspoon have announced their proposed timetable. Work is currently scheduled to start in November, with completion planned for November 2008.

Addendum: Full details of the Collingwood proposals can be viewed by clicking here. (Plans can be viewed by clicking the buttons on the bottom of the linked page)

Note: This link will take you from this site to the planning site. You will need to navigate back if you wish to continue to explore ilfracombetown.net.

Election News

You've voted! And the results are in. In Ilfracombe's only Town Council election, in East Ward, the winning four councillors are Paul Crabb, Mike Dymond, Mike Edmunds and Bob Thompson. Fuller details including the winning District Council candidates are available by clicking the 'Election Results' links in the left hand menu.

The Friday Night Project

Having viewed the video about the dearth of youth facilities in the town, Ilfracombe Round Table decided to do something about it. £250 was allocated by Ilfracombe Round Table, with further funding of £250 from Ilfracombe Rotary club, and £200 from the Town Council. The Friday Night Project, as it is known, was the idea of Councillor and Round Tabler Paul Crabb, who together with Round Tablers Joel and Leo Cooper made the idea reality. Click on 'Read More' to read the full details.