Cross-party campaign to challenge Arun town and parish cuts

By The Newsroom
Published 5th Oct 2013, 10:00 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 07:18 BST
DISTRICT councillors have thrown party politics aside and united under a single banner in opposition to Arun's decision to axe support to town and parish councils.

Last month, Arun cabinet members took sweeping action to slash support for local councils in an effort to save the authority money.

By 2015/16, Littlehampton Town Council is set to lose all its £147,000, while neighbouring Rustington Parish Council will have its £48,000 backing axed.

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Arundel Town Council will lose around £12,000, while £13,000 will be cut from East Preston Parish Council and £4,800 from Yapton Parish Council.

But this week, Arun’s decision has been formally challenged by Lib-Dem councillor Dr James Walsh.

He has been backed by a cross-party group of councillors to call in the decision, to be scrutinised by a committee on October 26 at the Civic Centre, in Maltravers Road, Littlehampton.

Cllr Dr Walsh said: “The reasons for the call-in are quite simple.