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“ Failures of Leadership and Judgmen t,” Sue Gray Report Releases: What are the Findings? Sue Gray, the Second Permanent Secretary in the Cabinet Office, published her official ‘partygate’ report this week. On the 31st of January 2022, Sue Gray released her 12-page long investigation into 16 events that took place in either 10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office or the Department for Education between May 2020 and April 2021. The investigation was announced after a video emerged of former Conservative spokesperson Allegra Statton discussing the parties in a mock press conference. Sue Gray’s team interviewed 70 individuals and examined emails, texts and WhatsApp messages.  In a 133-word conclusion, Sue Gray detailed 6 main findings: Some behaviour at these gatherings is “ difficult to justify .” There was a serious failure to uphold standards expected of the British public. There were failures in leadership and little thought was given to the appropriateness of the events. “ The ex...

New Plans For ‘Active Travel’ Festival to Take Place in Chester City Centre. In the most recent meeting of the ‘Integrated Sustainable Transport Taskforce’ (ISTT) of Cheshire West and Chester Council, council members proposed exciting new plans for an active travel festival (ATfest) to be held in Chester city centre. The meeting held on Tuesday 29th of March 2022 saw a member of the ISTT, Vanessa Bond, showcasing the plans for the event. Vanessa Bond explained “ Hopefully this will become a regular event, it's only a pilot but let's see where it goes. Then hopefully it could become a part of the Chester calendar, whether that be annually or quarterly .” ATfest is to take place Sunday 25th September 2022 and is to be a pilot event in Chester showcasing and reimagining the city centre for the promotion of everyday active travel.  The idea came about as a response to the Cheshire West and Chester Council’s (CWaC) declaration of a climate emergency in May 2019 and as a part of its ...