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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘It is a huge honour and privilege': New Mayor of Dudley appointed
THE former Deputy Mayor has been appointed the new Mayor of Dudley. Amblecote councillor, Pete Lee, was named the borough's first citizen at the Annual Council Meeting last night (May 15). He has pledged to raise thousands of pounds for five charities during his year in office. After officially being sworn in, the Cllr Lee named the charities he will be helping to raise money for in the coming year – The Gurkha Welfare Trust, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, The Leukaemia Unit Appeal Fund (supporting the Georgina Unit at Russells Hall), The Alzheimer's Society and Disability in Action (Queen's Cross Network.) Councillor Pete Lee, Mayor of Dudley, said: 'It is a huge honour and privilege to serve the residents of the borough as Mayor of Dudley. 'Over the past year as Deputy Mayor, I have enjoyed meeting so many individuals and organisations and hearing about the amazing work they are doing across the borough and I'm looking forward to meeting so many more during the coming year. 'I am also looking forward to raising funds for these incredible charities so they can continue their incredible work.' The Mayor also said he will be reintroducing the Lord's Prayer and the National Anthem to full council meetings. His wife, Gloria, will be Mayoress. At the same meeting, Councillor Mushtaq Hussain was named Deputy Mayor of Dudley, with his wife, Sugra Hussain, Deputy Mayoress.
BBC News
14-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Redditch council leader suspended by Labour and steps down
The Labour leader of Redditch Borough Council has resigned after being suspended by his Joe Baker, who had led the council for 11 months, stepped down on Friday, citing personal reasons.A West Midlands Labour party spokesperson confirmed he had been suspended, but would not comment further on the matter. Baker is now sitting as an independent Labour councillor, Sharon Harvey, will serve as interim council leader until Redditch's annual council meeting on 19 May. "As you can appreciate, I have no comments at this time," Baker said, after being contacted by the BBC about his elected in 2012, he is currently serving his fourth term as a borough became leader of the council in May last year, after Labour took control of Redditch in the local his suspension by Labour – which is also understood to have taken place on Friday - he is now sitting as an independent councillor for Batchley and Brockhill party would not comment on how long the suspension would an email to all councillors on Friday, the council confirmed Baker had resigned his position "due to personal circumstances". But it referred all queries to Redditch Labour Party."In the interim Sharon Harvey will be stepping into the role, as per the constitution, until a new leader is elected at the Annual Council Meeting," the email stated. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X, and Instagram.
