Essex County Council is proposing to slap more than 50% onto the cost of its Meals on Wheels service. Lib Dem Cllr Freda Mountain slammed the decision, saying, "I will fight this appalling rise - the third in a year - from £2.10 to £3.50. It will deprive many elderly people of their only meals."
It was standing room only as 100 local Liberal Democrat Party Members crowded into the Bear Hotel to hear Leadership contender Chris Huhne MP make his case and answer questions. The meeting was also filmed for broadcast by BBC West.
Government experts were so impressed by Chesterfield Borough Council procedures that they now plan to use them as an example of "Best Practice." Officers from Government Office East Midlands (GOEM) performed a full audit of the way the Council's Regeneration Directorate runs its European funded projects.
News that Radio 1 is holding its Big Weekend in Dundee on May 13th and 14th has been warmly welcomed by Dundee Liberal Democrat Councillors Helen Dick and Fraser Macpherson.
Dundee Liberal Democrats have signed up to the new "Just Ask" campaign by national charity Parentline Plus - in a bid to remove the stigma of seeking out parenting support. The campaign will be used to lobby government, people working with families, and parents to 'normalise' parent support.
Dundee City Council Convener of Finance Cllr Fraser Macpherson today (12th February 2006) said the Dundee SNP had spun itself into a mess over the decision by the City Council to postpone the setting of the 2006/07 Council Tax until Monday 13th February.