(a)       To receive announcements from the Lord Mayor or the Chief Executive;

(b)       To receive announcements from the Leader, Cabinet Members or Committee Chairs.

The Lord Mayor referred to the death of Alderman Mrs Betty Easton OBE who passed away on 10 July 2010.   Alderman Mrs Easton served as a Councillor from 1973 to 1995, representing Plymstock Radford Ward.  She was chairman of the Public Services Committee for 14 years and was elected Lord Mayor in 1991.  She became an Honorary Alderman in July 1995.

The Council stood, in silence, for one minute as a mark of respect.