Cllr Keir Morrison - Hucknall South

30/06/2022

‘Questions must be answered’ over plans for a multi-million pound new super health centre for Hucknall, says one of the town’s councillors.

10/03/2022

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30/07/2021

🗣🗞 *Ashfield District Council Update * 🗞 🗣

Last night the council met to discuss and debate a number of issues which hold local interest.

Your Labour district councillors Keir Morrison and Lauren Mitchell voted AGAINST the Ashfield Independents plan to split Hucknall up as a town under the boundary review proposals.

Councillor John Wilmott of the Ashfield Independents voted against having a recorded vote to try and duck accountability and Councillor Chris Baron (Con) voted for the proposals which would see Hucknall West ward moved into Ashfield should the plans go ahead.

Your Labour district councillors continue to fight for ex coal miners, we presented a motion concerning the miners pension robbery which has been taking plans for decades by successive governments.

The current Tory government has the opportunity to do the right thing after destroying the mining industry in the 1980’s but will this be another broken promise by the PM in sorting out this gross injustice?

Finally Cllr Keir Morrison asked the leader of the council Cllr Jason Zadrozny if the council would formally recognise the Change petition signed by almost 6500 people in line with the councils petition policy, regarding the eviction notice served on Hucknall Sports FC to leave the Papplewick Green playing fields.

The leader confirmed the council will NOT recognise the petition, effectively ignoring the concerns of thousands of Ashfield residents branding the Change petition ‘factually inaccurate’

Councillor Zadrozny went on to say that there’s no lease agreement in place between ADC/ Sports Gateway and that Hucknall Sports FC have been offered alternative pitches to play on.

Please let us know your thoughts in the comments below. ⬇️💭

Cllr Keir Morrison

Labour Hucknall South Ashfield District Councillor.

02/02/2021

23/12/2020

23/04/2020

**** MORE JOBS FOR THE BOYS ****

The Ashfield Independant Party today approved a report to create a political assistant role whilst claiming they aren’t a political party.

Following a full council meeting held ‘virtually’ Ashfield District Council voted through recommendations arising out of the peer challenge review which including creation of the above role.

Hucknall South Labour councillors Keir Morrison and Lauren Mitchell tabled an amendment to the recommendation calling for a short public consultation regarding the potential post to test public opinion on whether or not this would represent value for tax payers money.

The Ashfield Independent party rejected Labours amendment and pushed through the original recommendation despite opposition from both Labour and Conservative councillors.

Speaking during the meeting Cllr Morrison commented: ‘it’s now spring and the suns out, it seems the Ashfield Independents have found the magic money tree whilst closing Edgewood leisure centre because we’re led to believe the councils skint. This is all about political priorities’

Cllr Mitchell said ‘The Ashfield Independents already have a political assistant at Notts County Council in their own district councillor David Hennigan. This is a reckless decision which will not benefit the residents of the district in any way’

Cllr Mitchell continued: If they (Ashfield independents) want a political assistant they should pay for it themselves, not tax payers’

This decision comes months after the Ashfield Independents administration increased the size of the cabinet spending an additional £55k each year more for cabinet posts equating to nearly a quarter of a million pounds of tax payers cash over their 4 year term.

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19/03/2020

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29/02/2020

Leafletting this morning in Hucknall West. Our campaign to save Edgewood Leisure Centre is growing by the day.

Please share and support our campaign to ensure this facility isn’t closed by the Ashfield Independent councillors running Ashfield District Council.

28/02/2020

"We will fight tooth and nail keep this facility open.”

28/02/2020

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/campaign-launched-save-vital-nottinghamshire-3892125 - please sign the petition to save Edgewood Leisure Centre - https://democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=500000013&RPID=503541407&HPID=503541407

"We will fight tooth and nail keep this facility open.”

25/02/2020

✅ Spending £55k of public money, a year more on ‘special responsibility allowance’ for cabinet member councillors

✅ Closing Edgewood Leisure Centre

✅ Increasing car parking charges

✅ Scrapped Ashfields local plan

✅ Introduced a back slapping ‘Aldermans’ and ‘Alderwomens’ scheme for councillors

✅ Recycling rates down

✅ Voted to make it harder for public to raise petitions against the council

✅ Squandering public money on vanity projects

The above is just a few things the Ashfield Independents have done since taking control of ADC - now they intend to raise council tax!!!

Nottinghamshire County Council, the fire service and the police are all expected to confirm they will put their share up by the maximum amount