THE WHEELS of democracy will continue to turn in Grange-over-Sands after a temporary town council was appointed to oversee official business until an election can take place.
The highly-unusual move has been necessary so that the town council can continue to operate when it no longer has officially-elected representatives.
It has been necessary following the postponement of the election due to take place on May 1, after the unexpected death of Coun Peter Jackson in Italy on Easter Monday.
On May 1, Coun Jackson, along with long-standing Grange town councillors, Aiden Smith, Bill Wearing and Robert Leach, had been due to stand for re-election alongside candidates due to fill the seats vacated by Couns Frank Brooks, Joan Chapman, Pamela Monkhouse, Mary Anne Best and Michael Fieldhouse, who all stood down in April.
Because the election was postponed out of respect, the whole process, which usually takes around six weeks, had to begin again.
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May 23, 2003 09:30
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