Cross party working by Lib Dems Heather Kidd and Matthew Green, and Conservative Dan Thomas, was key to the recent announcement that public access to Much Wenlock Leisure Centre had been secured for another 10 years.
We note, with a mix of disappointment and determination, the announcement that the Waterside area of New Forest District Council will be placed within a new unitary arrangement alongside Southampton.
Changes to Councils in Hampshire. Elaine Woodard, Lib Dem group leader on EHDC said "We didn’t ask for this reorganis, it won’t fix the County Council budget mess, taking Hampshire close to bankruptcy, and it will be a distraction from .....
When the Liberal Democrats took control in May, they found a council on the brink of bankruptcy – drained by years of reckless spending and mismanagement.
John Milne MP, has responded to today's announcement from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Steve Reed, that a new four-unitary option is being put forward for local government reorganisation in Sussex.
The Liberal Democrats will today (Thursday 26th March) announce plans for a £600m rescue plan to end the scandal of poor maternity care, including ensuring specialist consultants are present 24/7 on every maternity ward.