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Sheltered housing warden cuts scrape through

Last night was the first meeting of the new Business Management Overview and Scrutiny sub Committee. Cllr Jack Cohen is the Lib Dem representative on the committee and I went along to watch as he had called in the decision to scrap the site based Sheltered housing warden service. The first meeting was not an [...]

Sheltered Housing update – and it’s not good news

The Cabinet papers for June’s cabinet meeting have just arrived and they contain a report on the outcome of the consultation into the review of warden provision in sheltered housing schemes. Earlier this year the Conservative administration proposed saving £950,000 by withdrawing site based wardens and removing alarm systems from residents who did not meet [...]