South Lakes MP Tim Farron has this afternoon slammed the County Council's Conservative leader Eddie Martin and Labour Deputy Leader Stewart Young for agreeing to a huge pay off for Chief Executive Jill Stannard who is taking early retirement.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the announcement that the government will seek to encourage the marking and continued use of Westmorland & Cumberland. A significant number of counties were 'administratively abolished' by the government in the Local Government Act 1972. In a symbolic move, the Department of Communities and Local Government will assert that England 's historic and traditional counties still exist, and are now recognised by the government - including the likes of Westmorland, Cumberland , Huntingdonshire and Middlesex. Previously, many parts of Whitehall and municipal authorities have shunned these counties, many of which date back over a thousand years of English history. Secretary of State Eric Pickles today announced that the government will seek to encourage the marking and continued use of such traditional county names. Westmorland is 1 of the 39 historic counties of England . The Normans conquered it in 1092 and created the baronies of Kendal and Westmorland, which were then
One County Councillor in Shepway has claimed over £10,000 in expenses in just three years. In contrast, Lib Dem Folkestone West Councillor Tim Prater has claimed NO expenses in four years. Folkestone campaigner Gary Fuller says:
With the election campaign in Folkestone West in full swing, we're now well into planning our polling day work, and could really use your help!
As a Lib Dem County Councillor, Tim Prater has fought for local services, including saving Folkestone & Sandgate main road streetlights from Tory turn-off plans. We need County Councillors who will stand up for our local services.
Let's blast open the doors of County Hall: that's the message of the Lib Dem team for the County Council elections in May.