Podcasts about chelmsford city council

Our Special Guest this week is Joanna Averley, Chief Planner for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Joanna is a planner who has worked across all aspect of the town planning, regeneration, built environment and development process. She has worked in consultancy, charity and as a government adviser. Decisions of the Week: Decision of the Court of Appeal in R(oaf Blacker) v Chelmsford City Council [2023] EWCA Civ 25 dated 17th January 2023 dismissing an appeal against the decision of Mrs Justice Thornton who declined to quash a decision granting outline planning permission for housing on a part PDL /greenfield site in Roxwell. First resolution minded to grant but at a second meeting the decision was to refuse. Issues of inconsistency raised. A Minded to Grant Decision made on behalf of the Secretary of State dated 19th January 2023 giving the applicant, the Ministry of Justice, time to provide further evidence to address highway issues identified by the inspector, recommending refusal of the appeal against the dismissal by Chorley Borough Council of a hybrid application for a new prison on land adjacent to HMP Garth & HMP Wymott, Leyland, Lancashire in the Green Belt. Decision of an inspector dated 9th January 2023 allowing an appeal by Ainscough Strategic Land against the decision of West Oxfordshire DC to refuse an outline application for up to 120 dwellings on greenfield land at Witney Road, Ducklington. Land said to be in a gap between Ducklington and Witney, impact on landscape character and setting of conservation area, no 5 yr HLS. NPPF 202 exercise engaged. Decision of an inspector dated 18th January 2023 dismissing an appeal by Senior Living (Freelands) Ltd against the decision of West Oxfordshire DC to refuse an outline application for up to 160 C2 extra care units & retention of veterinary practice in Coach House on a 4.3 ha site in the grounds of Freeland House, a NDHA and itself in use as a Care Home. The views expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the panellists.

As 2022 comes to an end (hooray will be the cry of many!), what challenges will 2023 offer and how will Essex likely rise to these challenges? With at least a whiff of uncertainty still likely to be hanging in the air, what will 2023 hold in store for the under-pressure Essex businessperson? Will we be soaring skyward or bumping along the runway? In this episode we hear from Ann Scott, Development Manager at the Essex Federation of Small Businesses, who gives a county-wide perspective of what 2023 might look like for businesses, and Sarah McKee-Harris, Managing Director at the Kingswood Group, discusses hybrid working, employee wellbeing and how employers are adapting to new expectations. Plus, Councillor Marie Goldman, Deputy Leader of Chelmsford City Council and Chair of the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB), looks at what support is available for the Essex businesses who need it. Recorded December 2022 Guest speakers: Ann Scott, Development Manager at the Essex Federation of Small Businesses fsb.org.uk Sarah McKee-Harris, Managing Director at the Kingswood Group kingswoodgroup.org Cllr Marie Goldman, Deputy Leader of Chelmsford City Council and Chair of the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB) chelmsford.gov.uk

After so many years of being a city-less county, Essex now boasts three, following this year's news that Southend and then Colchester were to join Chelmsford as having city status bestowed upon them. But what does this mean economically for the county? A path to new riches or simply a name-change? In this episode of the Essex Business Podcast, we look at what city status has done for the Chelmsford business scene as it celebrates its tenth anniversary as a city, and we explore the potential for Southend and Colchester. Cllr Stephen Robinson, Leader of Chelmsford City Council, explains how has Chelmsford benefited from its promotion to city status in 2012 and Chris Hodson from Pitman Training in Chelmsford discusses how city status has changed business prospects and mentality in Chelmsford over the past ten years. Plus, Cllr David King, Leader of Colchester Council, highlights what city status means, or could mean, economically, for the newly appointed city of Colchester. Recorded October 2022 Guest speakers: Cllr Stephen Robinson, Leader of Chelmsford City Council chelmsford.gov.uk Chris Hodson, Director at Pitman Training pitman-training.com Cllr David King, Leader of Colchester Council colchester.gov.uk

Each month we chat to transformation leads across the public and private sectors to understand a little about their digital journeys and to (hopefully) extract some best practices. This episode we chat cloud technologies, conversational data and working to a flat IT structure across the Chelmsford City Council organisation. Enjoy!

In a recent survey by Tide, the UK's leading business financial platform, two Essex locations were voted in the top 10 places to start a business outside of London, with Chelmsford at number 4 and Colchester at number 5. In this episode of the Essex business podcast, we look at what factors draw organisations into these areas. Stuart Edmonds, Founder and Creative Director at marketing agency Strive explains why he set up his new business in Chelmsford. Plus, we talk to Helen Quinnell, Economic Development Officer at Chelmsford City Council, and Councillor Darius Laws, Colchester Council's Portfolio Holder for Economy, Business and Heritage, about what Essex's only city, and Britain's oldest town have to offer. Recorded July 2021 Guest speakers: Stuart Edmonds, Founder and Creative Director at Strive https://www.striveagency.co.uk/ Helen Quinnell, Economic Development Officer at Chelmsford City Council https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/ Councillor Darius Laws, Portfolio Holder for Economy, Business and Heritage at Colchester Council https://www.colchester.gov.uk/

Chris Stagg presents Words & Sound, the arts and culture podcast on Phoenix FM. In episode 3 of Words & Sound, my special guest is the Artistic Director of The Chelmsford Ballet Company; Annette Potter. Annette joins me with dancers Bella, Harriet, Alycia and Samantha and we talk all about the Ballet company, their performances and opportunities for involvement and I even get a ballet lesson from Annette herself! All music played in this episode has been specially selected by my guests Links mentioned in this episode: The Chelmsford Ballet Compnay Website: https://www.thechelmsfordballetcompany.co.uk// Twitter: @ballet_CBC Songs played in this episode: Chosen by Bella - Say Nothing - Naomi Scott Chosen by Samantha - Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield Chosen by Alycia - We Are The Champions - Queen Chosen by Annette - Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams Chosen by Harriet - Summer Days - Martin Garrix History of The Chelmsford Ballet Company. In 1947, Joan Weston created the Broomfield YMCA Ballet Company in order to give the more senior students at her existing dance school the opportunity to learn and perform to the public. It was after their 1949 performance of Coppélia at the Shire Hall that the then Mayor of Chelmsford suggested the name ‘The Chelmsford Ballet Company’, and with a small committee the Company was born. Since 1949, the Company has staged a full-scale production every year. Initially a part of the Arts Festival, and then the Cathedral Fringe Festival, they occur today as an annual event in their own right. Today the company is led by Artistic Director Annette Potter, a former dancing member. Annette danced many leading roles with the Company before moving on to teaching and choreography. The company’s patrons are Doreen Wells, Marchioness of Londonderry and Christopher Marney, Artistic Director of Ballet Central. The Company is a way for skilled dancers to perform together and to showcase their talents, but it is not affiliated with any one dance school. It has become a well- loved cornerstone of Chelmsford’s cultural calendar, and repertoire includes The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Napoli, Pineapple Poll, Petroushka, La Boutique Fantasque, La Fille Mal Gardée, Tales from Beatrix Potter, Les Sylphides, Coppélia and Cinderella. IMPORTANT: Covid 19 update: Please Note that with regret, following government advice, Chelmsford City Council have taken the action to close all Chelmsford City Theatres with immediate effect and so the upcoming performances of Tales of Beatrix Potter have been cancelled and postponed. The Chelmsford Ballet Company committee will meet at the next possible opportunity to discuss the way forward. For more information please visit @ballet_cbc on Twitter of www.thechelmsfordballetcompany.co.uk Chris @cw_stagg

The Botcast is one year old! During the best bits part two, we highlight our conversations with the following guests … Michael Sage, Head of Digital Transformation, Chelmsford City Council. We talk about the top challenges he's faced working within local authorities with the rise of digital. Karen Cawte, Digital Transformation Manager at West Lothian Council. We talk to Karen about their contribution to setting up the Local Government Digital Partnership along with 31 other Scottish Local Authorities plus much more. Alex Cousins, Business Development Director at Capita. Alex offers a fantastic birds eye view of 20 years in transformation. Steven Kyle, Transformation Programme Manager at Dundee City Council. We discuss what their transformation model looks like in relation to service design, how they're approaching digital transformation as a whole. Lee Jones - Head of Contact Centre Newport, Lucy Parton - Head of Transformation and James Harrison - Head of Robotics and AI at Lloyds Banking Group. We talk about Lloyds £3 billion investment in technology and staff to improve digital services, how they're planning to better engage with their 14 million digitally active customers. Jenny Nelson, Digital Newcastle Programme Manager at Newcastle City Council. We talk about how Jenny's tackled imposture syndrome, the adoption of their adult social care bot, how Newcastle is set to become the UK's leading Smart City plus much more! Paul Ward, Head of ICT & Digital at Coventry City Council. Budget cuts are a challenge faced across the board so we talk about how they're using technology to help make savings as well as drive innovation. Natasha Bhambhra, Senior Strategy Advisor at Government Digital Service. We talk to Natasha about the GDS Academy, DDaT Fast Stream programme as well as their Emerging Technology Development Programme. Derek Hobbs Interim Director of Business Development and Digital Transformation at Careers Wales. We discuss Derek's highly praised Carer's Allowance Digital Service which has an impressive satisfaction score of 90% and a take-up of over 70%! Aaqib Usman, Founder & CEO at Midwest Immersive. We wanted to know how the public sector could use immersive technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) to better engage constituents. Let us know your favourite episodes and top takeaways using #thebotcast on any of our social channels listed below or via Anchor.fm. You can also find us at ⇢ wbb.ai or email us at info@wbb.ai. Twitter - @webuild_bots Instagram - @we_build_bots Facebook - @webuildbotsai Linkedin - @webuildbots

We're interviewing Digital Transformation specialists across the country to find out how they're approaching their digital transformation process and how the use of AI, automation, machine learning and chatbot technology can help councils to save money, increase efficiencies and improve customer service. We were thrilled to welcome Michael Sage, Head of Digital Transformation, Chelmsford City Council onto the show, Michael has over the last 16 years experience running digital transformation projects in the public and 3rd sector. We talk about how maintaining his consultancy role throughout his permanent public sector roles has benefited the local authorities he's worked with as well as the top challenges he's faced working within local authorities with the rise of digital. We wanted to find out what the process of becoming digitally independent looks like for Chelmsford and whether there are any synergies between the challenges faced by both South Norfolk and Chelmsford Councils. Lastly, we talk about which technology has reaped the most rewards over the years, which new technologies he's most excited about as well as what advice/best practices he'd suggest to councils who are early on in their Digital Transformation process. As always, we love to hear your thoughts and suggestions, so please send your questions/ requests/ feedback to us via the Anchor.fm app directly or using #thebotcast on any of our social channels listed below. You can also find us at ⇢ intelagent.ai or email us at info@webuildbots.ai. Twitter - @webuild_bots Instagram - @we_build_bots Facebook - @webuildbotsai Linkedin - @webuildbots

Councillor candidate hopefuls up and down the country are out in force this week, as Thursday's ballot looms. We speak to those people at the frontline of our local democracy – whether running for the first time, veteran campaigners, standing down or switching party – and to the Association of Electoral Administrators about the officers actually orchestrating this huge democratic project. Plus our thoughts on what to expect and details of our live results coverage. Guests: –Seena Shah (C), first-time councillor candidate for Chelmsford City Council, on why she wants to be involved in local politics and how she is persuading people against protest voting –Cllr David Tutt (LD), sitting leader of Eastbourne Borough Council, about residents' engagement with local issues despite the Brexit effect –Cllr Noelle Robinson (I), Ards and North Down Council, on her experience running as an Independent this time around and the fearful political environment in Northern Ireland –Cllr Alan Waters (L), sitting leader of Norwich City Council, on how the council is working to prevent low turnout due to voter fatigue –Cllr Michelle Lowe (C), deputy leader of Sevenoaks District Council (C), on why she decided not to stand again this year –Peter Stanyon, CEO of the Association of Electoral Administrators, talks us through the 'theatre' of delivering a successful election, from gas leaks to oversleeping caretakers. Hosted by Jonathan Carr-West, Ingrid Koehler and Jennifer Glover. Tweet us @LGiU

On this episode of Humans of Chelmsford we meet ecopreneur and Anglia Ruskin University student Sarah Clark.Prior to 2016 Sarah was living her life just like anyone would, working and going month to month paying bills.However - in a similar vein to how the recent documentary Blue Planet II was received - one day in 2016 Sarah sat down to watch Before the Flood, fronted by actor Leonardo DiCaprio.That documentary had a huge personal effect on Sarah as it charted the crisis of climate change and what was happening in the world.She then started the journey that has led her to becoming Sustainable Sarah as well as her decision to stand for a seat at Chelmsford City Council in the upcoming elections in May.But at the heart of the battle is her children - the most important thing in her life.Everything she does, whether it is spreading awareness or changing her own life, is all down to her children and giving them a future on this planet.Listen to Sarah’s story above. Humans of Chelmsford is available on iTunes, Spotify, Acast, Stitcher, Player FM and on our website.Brought to you by Essex Live, Humans of Chelmsford is a podcast about inspiring people with incredible tales from across the city.Each show we uncover the stories you never knew existed about fellow Chelmsford residents and their lives.Music in this episode is from Broke For Free.For updates on the podcast follow the Facebook page or the Twitter page. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode of Humans of Chelmsford we meet Sarah Payne and Chris Starbrook who are both currently homeless and sleeping rough in the city.For 24 hours I joined them and lived life as a fellow rough sleeper for 24 hours to gauge an insight into what life is actually like on the street.In doing so I found out all about the lives and backgrounds of Sarah and Chris who have both been without a home for a number of years now.Over my day spent with them I also learn very quickly just what life is like in a world without any order or any rules – it gets crazy.With the death of Rob O’Connor in February following a night of freezing cold temperatures, and Cool to be Kind Chelmsford’s estimation in July that there are 48 rough sleepers in the city centre alone, the city has been thrust into the homeless spotlight like never before.At the start of 2018, official government statistics showed that Essex as a whole had seen a staggering increase of 276 per cent in people sleeping out on the streets since records began in 2010.But behind the statistics, and the numbers, what is sleeping rough actually like?That’s why I took the step of living life out on the streets for 24 hours because it is often said you can only fully know by experiencing it.Chelmsford City Council’s responseCouncillor Paul Hutchinson, Cabinet Member for Housing, said, “Homelessness has been a rising problem nationally for some years now and, like all local housing authorities, Chelmsford has both a duty and a strong sense of responsibility to provide advice and to help people to avoid becoming homeless wherever possible.“Most of our homelessness work is not visible: for example, working with people whose landlords have given them notice to leave or who are ‘sofa surfing’, and our Housing team prevent around 300 people becoming homeless each year. However, we also work alongside other agencies to try to help the small number of people who are sleeping rough in the city.“Rough sleeping can only be ended if organisations like the Council, police, local charities and others work together and have the co-operation of the person involved.“In some cases, there are very complex needs which are stopping someone from taking up or keeping accommodation.“Unless the right support and services are in place and are engaged with, people are often unable or unwilling to take on or cope with the responsibilities which come with maintaining accommodation.“We have commissioned CHESS Homeless, a local charity, to run outreach services in the Chelmsford area. They use their vast experience with homelessness to go out onto the streets, respond to referrals from members of the public through Streetlink, and repeatedly offer each rough sleeper help to get off the street.“CHESS also offers an emergency night shelter, clothing and hygiene facilities, which help with people’s immediate needs, but for those willing to engage, they also provide consistent, patient help over a period of time.“This includes a change programme, counselling, one-to-one mentoring, support and treatment for any substance issues, and help getting and keeping a home. We also fund CHESS’ Winter Project, providing extra emergency accommodation in cold weather.“We share information with local charities, police and other organisations to develop an understanding of each person’s background and needs so we can help them as an individual – our experience tells us applying a blanket approach does not work as homelessness is complex and caused by many different factors for different people.“This can take time, but has helped many people. As an example, one person who was living on the street recently responded well to patient and repeated engagement from Council and CHESS staff. They agreed to return to their property and are being supported with regards to stability, and help was also given to end domestic violence issues at home.“If you are concerned about somebody ...