The Local Government Boundary Commissioin for England is carrying out an electoral review of Shepway District Council area, having already decided it intends to reduce the number of Councillors from 47 to 30.
In a letter published today in the Derbyshire Times, Chesterfield Borough Cllr Ray Russell challenged the Labour-held Council over their decision to raise Council Tax rates, despite an offer from the Government to continue funding a freeze in rates.
Shock figures show that the number of shop vacancies on Chesterfield High Street have nearly doubled since Labour took control of the Council less than 2 years ago.
Staff working directly for disgraced Lord Hanningfield (when he was Conservative Leader) were behind claims for a further £75,000 at your expense. This includes £4,760 in bar and hospitality bills run up at the House of Lords but charged to Essex taxpayers.
Results are just in of a sweeping Liberal Democrat gain from Labour in a Dacorum Borough Council By Election yesterday, Thursday 21st March, 2013.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed a school uniform charter campaign run by Cumbria Rural Citizens Advice Bureau and has asked local schools to sign up too.