Plans for the council to significantly reduce its use of single-use plastics took a step forward in November 2019 when Members of the Council’s Performance Scrutiny Committee agreed proposals drawn up by a cross-party group of councillors to reduce the use of plastics within council offices, following a Notice of Motion approved by the Full Council. 

These proposals will now be put to Full Council in January 2020. Proposals include the following within the council’s office buildings; no longer providing:

• plastic water cups and single use paper/plastic cups for hot drinks
• the removal of water coolers,
• the removal of automated hot drink machines and
• the removal of vending machines.

Also a campaign will also be launched to encourage everyone who comes to the three main Council offices to `bring their own cup’.

That the Use of Plastics Members’ Task & Finish Group continue its work for a further 12 months with a view to proposing further actions in the area of: School Catering plus broader procurement around plastic.

Denbighshire County Council propose to make an Order under Sections 1(1) and (2), 2(1) to (3) and 4(2) and (3), and Part III of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will be to prohibit the waiting of vehicles during the times referred to in the lengths of road specified in the Schedule below.

The Council is inviting observations and objections to the proposals between 27th November 2019 and 20th December 2019.

A copy of the proposed Order, a map showing the lengths of roads to which the proposals relate, and a statement of the Council's reasons for proposing the Order are available to download as a PDF (below), or may be viewed during normal office hours in Denbigh Library and at the offices of the undersigned.

Denbighshire County Council

Marriage Act 1949

Civil Partnership Act 2004

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the above that an application has been made by GRAHAM AND BRE CARRINGTON-SYKES for the premises known as PENTRE MAWR COUNTRY HOUSE, LLANDYRNOG for a grant of approval to enable Civil Marriages to be Solemnised/Civil Partnerships to be Registered at these premises.

The application and accompanying plan will be available for inspection for 21 days from the date of this Notice at the office of the

Head of Legal, HR and Democratic Services

County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Within that time, any person may give notice in writing by completing the survey linked below, or to the address above, of an objection to the grant of approval, with reasons for the objection.

G. Williams

Proper Officer.

Young Person Employment Bursary

This project will help us to deliver our Corporate Plan priority around Young People, where we aim for Denbighshire to be a place where younger people will want to live and work and have the skills to do so. You can read more about our Corporate Plan 2017-22 by clicking here.

What will the Young Person Employment Bursary project help us to achieve?

The main aims of the Young Person Employment Bursary project are to:

• Grow a high skilled workforce in Denbighshire through training, advice and development opportunities that meet the needs of young people (aged 18-35) and allow them to progress in their chosen career.
• Support the growth of local businesses by promoting the opportunities that they provide to young people in Denbighshire.

What are we proposing to help us achieve our aims?

We are proposing:

• Funding of up to £2,000 for young people aged between 18-35 who apply to us through the scheme. This funding may be used for further education courses, Commercial Vehicle Driver Training, and professional skills and training, such as AAT, NVQ, City & Guilds. Applicants must live in Denbighshire, work at least 16 hours a week, and earn below £20,326.
• Careers advice to help young people make more informed choices to support them in the work that they want to do.

School Nutrition Project

This project will help us to deliver our Corporate Plan priority around Young People, where we aim for Denbighshire to be a place where younger people will want to live and work and have the skills to do so. You can read more about our Corporate Plan 2017-22 by clicking here.

What will the School Nutrition Project project help us to achieve?

The main aims of the School Nutrition Project project are to:

• An understanding of the importance of a balanced diet, and its impact on their health and well-being (including emotional well-being).
• The confidence to make healthy food choices.
• The skills to plan, budget and cook a meal to support their well-being.
• An awareness of career opportunities.

What are we proposing to help us achieve our aims?

We are proposing:

• Through our School Nutrition Coordinator to develop a nutrition programme for schools.
• Train a member of the school staff and the school catering team in primary and secondary schools to deliver a programme that covers:
  • Healthy eating messages
  • Cooking and budgetary skills

Working Start Project

This project will help us to deliver our Corporate Plan priority around Young People, where we aim for Denbighshire to be a place where younger people will want to live and work and have the skills to do so. You can read more about our Corporate Plan 2017-22 by clicking here.

What will the Working Start Project help us to achieve?

The main aim of the Denbighshire Working Start project is to:

• Develop a skilled employable workforce within the County of Denbighshire, which will support the development of staff within the Council, but also provide the residents of Denbighshire, of all ages, with a level of work experience that will allow them to maximise the work opportunities presented to them in both the private and public sector. 

What are we proposing to help us achieve our aims?

We are proposing: This project will help us to deliver our Corporate Plan priority around Young People, where we aim for Denbighshire to be a place where younger people will want to live and work and have the skills to do so. You can read more about our Corporate Plan 2017-22 by clicking here.

We are proposing:

• A diverse range of paid and unpaid work experience opportunities across the council that can be accessed by school learners, people from vulnerable backgrounds, returners to work, and those new to work, to help increase their employability skills.
• Support for both participants and providers through one-to-one mentoring.
• Opportunities to increase the number of employees on a career development scheme.
• Advice to Denbighshire businesses on developing their own graduate and staff development programmes.

Reshaping the Council

We’re asking you for your views on how some key Council services could be run in the future
 

What is the Council?

Denbighshire County Council is a layer of local government in Wales, responsible for providing a wide range of services, including:

• Education
• Maintenance of roads
• Collection of bins
• Council Housing
• Public Libraries
• Planning services
• Social services

Why are we talking about 'reshaping' the Council?

Over 72% of the Council's net revenue expenditure comes from Welsh Government's Revenue Support Grant, but the amount that the Council is given each year is not enough to meet the rising costs of delivering services.

So far, the Council has managed to protect services by carefully managing them and this has allowed us to keep Council Tax raises to a minimum. For example, for 2019-20 we raised Council Tax by just 6.35%. If we were to only use Council Tax payments to cover all of our budget shortfall at the start of 2019-20, we would have needed to raise Council Tax by over 20%.

We are expecting to continue to receive less money from the Welsh Government every year, and we will soon be working out how we will manage our budget for the year 2020-2021.

This project closed on 6th October 2019, we are currently analysing all of your feedback and will report back soon.

APPLICATION UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2016 (AS AMENDED), SI 2016/1154

(1) The company known as Clifford Jones Timber Ltd., whose address is Brickfield Lane, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 2TN has applied to Denbighshire County Council for an A2 permit to operate an installation for the preservation of wood with chemicals at the address above.

(2) The application contains a description of any foreseeable significant effects of emissions from the installation on the environment.

(3) The application also contains a description of all the information that Clifford Jones Timber Ltd was required to include in its application to Denbighshire County Council.

(4) The application has been placed on the public register held at Denbighshire County Council, Caledfryn, Smithfield Road, Denbigh, Denbighshire, LL16 3RJ and can be viewed Monday to Thursday between the hours of 9am to 5pm and Friday between the hours of 9am to 4:30pm. Alternatively, the application can be viewed by clicking the links below.

(5) Any written comments on the application should be made to Denbighshire County Council at the address listed above, or via our email address: envhealth@denbighshire.gov.uk or using the feedback form below before 02/10/2019. Any written comments will be placed on the public register unless they include a statement requesting that this is not done. If there is such a request the register itself will just include a note that representations have been made which are not on the register because of such a request.

Under the Representation of the People Act 1983, the Council has a duty to divide its area into polling districts and to designate a polling place for each district. It also has to keep these arrangements under review.

The Electoral Administration Act 2006 introduced a duty on all local authorities in Great Britain to review their polling districts and polling places.

Denbighshire County Council

Marriage Act 1949

Civil Partnership Act 2004

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the above that an application has been made by OWAIN ROWLEY-CONWY for the premises known as BODRHYDDAN HALL, RHUDDLAN for a grant of approval to enable Civil Marriages to be Solemnised/Civil Partnerships to be Registered at these premises.

The application and accompanying plan will be available for inspection for 21 days from the date of this Notice at the office of the

Head of Legal, HR and Democratic Services

County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Within that time, any person may give notice in writing by completing the survey linked below, or to the address above, of an objection to the grant of approval, with reasons for the objection.

G. Williams

Proper Officer.