Council Reports 10 government building grant and annual grants from 1872. It was enlarged in 1884 for 170 children, but by 1891 more than 200 attended. Recording school attendance also became compulsory in the 1870’s and an Act of 1876 imposed a legal duty on parents to ensure that their children were educated. Another, in 1880 required school boards to enforce compulsory attendance from 5 to 10 years of age, but there was still no secondary education for the working classes. Overcrowding was relieved by the opening of North Street board school in 1894. In 1907 Mile End School was replaced by a new council school for 350 children in Mill Road which flourishes today. Cllr Pete Hewitt / Mike Howell Myland Heritage Group ECC Ward Report A round up of Essex County Council, Colchester City Council & Ward Headlines. Strategic Issues: Government has agreed to the principle of a level 2 Devolution deal. This would create a new Greater Essex Combined Authority. The Combined Authority would be a new institution in which the three authorities alongside the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner will take collective decisions on the powers and budgets that Government devolves down to Greater Essex under the deal. Each authority would remain independent. The deal would see city, district and borough councils continue as before with ‘prominent roles’ within the new Combined Authority, which would also incorporate the Local Enterprise Partnership functions. Potential benefits include improved local skills provision, strategic transport planning and public service delivery. And additional funding. The detail and the new Combined Authority’s Board, governance and voting arrangements have yet to be agreed. County’s Cabinet recently signed off a Waste Management Consultation, for greater consistency, efficiency and effectiveness across Essex and new targets. To reuse, recycle, or compost 65% of waste by 2035; aim to reuse, recycle or compost at least 70% of waste by 2030; and send no more than 10% of waste to landfill by 2035.
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