Bride Commissioners says it was a 'long and lengthy' decision to leave NCAS

It's confirmed the extra money saved will be reinvested back into community projects

Bride Commissioners says it made the 'right decision' for its residents by pulling out of the Northern Civic Amenity Site. 

At its public meeting last night, the local authority said reasons behind the decision were financial and also because the system is 'unfair'.

Four proposals were put to the NCAS joint committee, including scrapping the business rate from the contribution or use the number of properties as a baseline, but the board said these were voted against. 

Vice-Chair Jenni Quine says the amenity site costs each resident in Bride £250 - after the meeting she and Ivan Burton spoke to Local Democracy Reporter Emma Draper: