“Pinksy” for Parish Council

Mark Pinks says he is “humbled” to have won the Ruddington Parish Council By-Election held to fill the vacant seat in Camelot Ward. Following the vote, on the 23rd February at the Village Hall, the results were: 1st: Mark Pinks: 120 votes 2nd: Yvonne Lishman: 94 votes 3rd: Ian Wilson: 87 votes Mark Pinks is therefore elected as the new councillor for Camelot Ward. “Pinksy” is an IT professional who has lived and worked in Ruddington since 2005. He and his partner have three children, one of whom attended both village schools. Mark is a…

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The Three Candidates for Camelot

In an era where co-option has become the norm to get new representatives onto Ruddington Parish Council, for February’s by-election to fill the vacant Camelot Ward post there are no less than THREE candidates standing! After Friday’s deadline, RPC revealed that nomination papers were received from prospective councillors Yvonne Lishman, Mark Pinks and Ian Wilson. RUDDINGTON.info asked the three nominees to have their say about the village issues which are most important to them.  This is what they told us: YVONNE LISHMAN “I’ve lived in Camelot Ward for 30 years and have seen…

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Parish Council By-Election To Be Held

You don’t have to be King Arthur to get into Camelot when it comes to Ruddington Parish Council!  But you do need to live locally and have a keen interest in village affairs. The latest vacancy in Camelot Ward follows the resignation of Councillor Andy Scott towards the end of last year for “family reasons”. Interest has been received to fill the vacant post and so this notice of election has just been published by Rushcliffe Borough Council. You’ll see that time is quite tight since prospective candidates have only until 4pm next Friday…

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