Heather Kidd has called for more openess and honesty as it has been revealed that billionaire Tory donor Lord Ashcroft accompanied the Tory shadow foreign secretary to key meetings overseas. There also strong rumours that Ashcroft is in line for a top foreign policy role in any future Conservative government.
Cllr Heather Kidd, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Chirbury and Worthen, has uncovered a major problem with postcodes in rural areas when trying to deal with a problem for an elderly resident.
TV Licensing, the organisation responsible for the collection and enforcement of the television licence fees will be running a concentrated enforcement initiative to target those evading the licence fee during November and December in Leicester.
The scale of the task faced by the new regime of Mayor Dave Hodgson in delivering a budget which keeps tax down and protects vital services after the Tory County Council left its finances in a perilous state has been revealed. Newly-appointed Finance Portfolio Holder, Liberal Democrat Cllr Michael Headley, has set out Bedford Borough Council's current financial situation and declared that the council must make sure that 'every penny' of its budget delivers for local residents.
The hastily rearranged Finchley and Golders Green Residents' Forum turned out to be, by all accounts, a rowdy affair. I had another engagement so could not attend. I have seen a number of emails flying back and forth which give the impression that residents were very unhappy with Barnet Council.
Chris Bramall, the Liberal Democrats' prospective candidate for Stourbridge says: