Campaigners have welcomed Leicestershire Fire Authority's decision to defer its plans to cut by eight the number of Firefighters based in Hinckley. At a meeting this afternoon members of the Fire Authority decided to delay the decision for six months.
Commenting on today's Pre-Budget Report, Michael Mullaney, Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesman for Hinckley and Bosworth, said:
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Shortly City Councillors will get a rise in their allowances of 1%, backdated to May 09 in line with a decision forced through a full council meeting by the ruling Labour group on 27th November 2008.
The Audit Commission has today published a report rating Surrey County Council's performance as merely "adequate". The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) rated the performance of the organisation with scores from 1 to 4 for managing performance, use of resources, managing finances, governing the business and managing resources. The County Council only achieved a score of 2 out of 4 which means that it meets only minimum requirements and only performs adequately.
Road users in South Lakeland are being punished by the Government's decision to increase the rateable values applied to petrol stations, according to MP Tim Farron who has warned that rural petrol stations could face closure unless the Government reverses their decision.