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Two More Parish Councillors Sought

3rd October 201824th October 2018 Graham Wright

Ruddington Parish Council is again looking for community-minded villagers to come forward to fill two vacancies – after a couple of its newer councillors stepped down. Empty seats have been left in Camelot Ward and Manor Ward – following the resignations of Yvonne Lishman and Sarah Godfrey respectively. Their departures follow a relatively stable period for the Council after a raft of resignations during 2016 and 2017. Yvonne had been a Parish Councillor since June last year but Sarah only for the past six months. Both have stated they are quitting due to work…

And Then There Were Four…

19th January 20188th February 2018 Graham Wright

… That’s the number of vacancies on Ruddington Parish Council following ANOTHER resignation this week. This time it’s a Councillor who has only served for seventh months. Robin Crinage states: “I feel I am unable to carry out my role of Parish Councillor as I would want to due to my commitments.” This latest departure comes less than two weeks after no one came forward to contest empty seats in Easthorpe Ward and Manor Ward (which will now be filled by co-option) and only a week after Flawford Ward Councillor John Noble stood down,…

Elections 2017 – Reg is Returned

5th May 20175th May 2017 Graham Wright

Ruddington remains “true blue” following yesterday’s Nottinghamshire County Council elections. After the count this morning it was revealed that BOTH the councillors for the new, expanded “Leake & Ruddington” Electoral Division were the Conservative party candidates – between them securing 57.05% of the vote. Bradmore based councillor Reg Adair (above) continues his 12 year run representing Ruddington at County Hall. He is now joined by fellow Conservative Andy Brown (right) of East Leake – who previously represented Soar Valley. This result means that locally the Tories increased their share of the vote by 12% compared with the 2013 election – despite six…

New Council Clerk

3rd April 20173rd April 2017 Graham Wright

Ruddington Parish Council is welcoming Claire Dorans as its new Clerk. Claire, who actually started work with RPC on Monday the 20th of March, has held posts in Local Government for over 16 years, initially at Melton Borough Council and more recently at Asfordby Parish Council. Claire is shadowing current Clerk to the Council, Gary Long, until he retires at the end of May. Says Claire: “I thoroughly enjoy working in Local Government. Ruddington is a lovely village and I am looking forward to meeting the Councillors, residents and local business owners through the course of my…

“Pinksy” for Parish Council

24th February 201724th February 2017 Graham Wright

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…

The Three Candidates for Camelot

31st January 201721st February 2017 Graham Wright

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…

Parish Council By-Election To Be Held

19th January 201712th February 2017 Graham Wright

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…