South Ribble Borough Council building. Pic: South Ribble Council South Ribble Borough Council has a new leader after the man who led the district for the pa
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In her first speech as leader, Cllr Alty stressed what she said was the importance of the tone of the debate in local politics. In a statement issued to the LDRS after the meeting, Cllr Alty also pledged to be a listening leader. In his final address before handing over the baton, he said his departure was a “bittersweet moment”, but told the meeting he “couldn’t possibly” discharge the duties of both MP and council leader.
“We’re all local community councillors, we all have the same desires, deep down, to improve things for our communities – and we do…disagree how we’re going to go about doing that. But at the end of the day…we come together for…community events and have a drink together – and that’s how it should be.”
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