At the (brief) full council meeting today which all councillors attend, I threw into the public domain some investigations I have made into the Niehbourhood Services dept at county hall. The department has over eighty senior managers in the top layers of the structure but I have learnt that the Labour run council is considering cutting  huge numbers of frontline staff, including two thirds of pest control officers and many neighbourhood wardens.

It is simply shocking how badly run the Council is right now. Hard working front line staff at risk in a top heavy organisation which is supposed to have been properly reorganised by now. I am sure that there will be more to report on this in the near future.

I also understand that the council is considering transferring all leisure centres into one or more trusts completely separated from the County Council control. This could have benefits as the service might get run better without Labour interference but given the past history of this council we will be keeping a beady eye on this too.