Council reaches major milestone for delivering 100 pledges

Plymouth City Council has now delivered three quarters of the 100 pledges for the city that it announced last May.

The milestone was reached this week when Councillor Nicky Williams officially signed off the 75th pledge launching a new scheme, known as Skills Aid Plymouth, which supports young people to stay in school and get the qualifications the city needs them to have.

The pledge is one of 10 commitments focused on supporting children and young people in the city. The other commitments are themed around the economy and jobs, tackling crime and antisocial behaviour, the environment, transport, housing, culture and sport, improving the image and vision for the city, caring for residents whatever their age and being an open and transparent council.

The pledges all support the development of a co-operative approach to delivering local services which aims to put power back in the hands of local residents and boost the city's economy.

The Council has already created a co-operative model for schools and launched plans to create a new Community Economic Development Trust to create jobs in the north of the city. It has launched a new Energy Co-operative to help Plymouth residents benefit from cheaper energy and developed plans to enable the community to manage parks and open spaces.

Leader of the Labour controlled Council, Councillor Tudor Evans, said: "We listened to the people of Plymouth about what matters most to them when we developed the 100 pledges. We announced them in May last year and we've been working hard to deliver them ever since.

"This is an important milestone and it shows we are on track to deliver all our promises, which is quite an achievement and shows a drive, determination and energy to make things better for Plymouth.

"We are committed to being an open council and have published our promises on our website so people can track whether we are delivering everything we said we would. We've been creating jobs, raising Plymouth's profile on the national and international stage and working hard for the people we represent.

"We have no intention of taking our foot off the pedal now – we know there are too many people relying on us to make a real difference. We've also published an ambitious corporate plan, which clearly sets out the goals we aim to achieve for Plymouth."

Take a look at the 100 pledges.