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A former Mayor of Kidderminster who was inspired to become a councillor to carry on the work of his late wife, has been elected Chairman of Wyre Forest District Council. Councillor John Aston, who has represented Aggborough and Spennells ward for the last 16 years, was named Chairman at Wyre Forest District Council’s annual meeting last night, taking up the reins from outgoing ...

Councillor Helen Dyke was voted the new leader of Wyre Forest District Council at its full council meeting last night (Wednesday 12 May). Her appointment followed Councillor Graham Ballinger’s announcement in February 2021, that he would be stepping down from the role at the end of the municipal year. Councillor Dyke is the third woman in the council’s history to take on the Le ...

Tributes have been paid to former Wyre Forest District Council councillor, Ken Stokes who sadly passed away on the morning of Monday 1 March. Ken was a councillor for 15 years on Wyre Forest District Council and was first elected as a Labour councillor for Broadwaters ward in 1996 but within a year switched to Independent Community and Health Concern. He was also the Mayor of K ...

Wyre Forest District Council has confirmed that its budget-setting for 2021-22 will now take place on Monday 1 March. This followed votes in the full council meeting on the evening of 24 February when the medium term financial strategy recommended by the Cabinet, as well as amendments proposed by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups, each failed to secure support of a m ...

The Leader of Wyre Forest District Council, Councillor Graham Ballinger, has announced a new appointment to his cabinet as well as his plan to stand aside as leader at the council’s annual general meeting in May. Speaking at the full council last night (Wednesday 24 February), Councillor Ballinger announced that he would appoint Councillor Mary Rayner as a member of the cabinet ...

Tributes have been paid to former Wyre Forest District Council Chairman and councillor, Mike Salter who sadly passed away on the night of Wednesday 20 January. He was a serving councillor for 8 years on Wyre Forest District Council, having been elected to represent the Mitton ward in 2006. Mike was also the council’s Chairman from 2009 to 2010. June, his wife who died in 2019, ...

The Leader of Wyre Forest District Council, Councillor Graham Ballinger, has announced changes to his Cabinet which take effect immediately (20 January). He has decided to terminate the appointment of Councillor Fran Oborski as Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration, Planning and Capital Investments. Councillor Ballinger has appointed Councillor Helen Dyke a ...

Budget proposals to balance the books following the most challenging year in Wyre Forest District Council’s history will be discussed by Cabinet next week. Members will consider the draft Medium Term Financial Strategy when they meet on Tuesday 22 December, containing a raft of options which will ultimately be decided by full council at the annual budget-setting meeting in Febr ...

The Vice-chairman of Wyre Forest District Council has announced he will be stepping down from the role the day before the meeting of full council on Wednesday 23 September. Councillor Peter Young, the ward member for Broadwaters has served as Vice-chairman of the Council for the past 17 months. Chairman of the Council, Councillor Shazu Miah said: “Peter has been my deputy durin ...

To mark the start of Armed Forces week, the Armed Forces flag was raised at Bewdley Museum on Monday 22 June. Wyre Forest District Council’s Chairman Councillor Shazu Miah was joined by Mayor of Bewdley Councillor Anna Coleman and veteran Stuart Patterson in a socially distanced ceremony. The flag was raised to Dame Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’. This year’s public event was c ...