Cut Income Tax In Budget
Commenting ahead of the Budget on March 21st, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield said:
9 Mar 2007
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Hands off our Back Gardens
Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats are bringing the "Hands off our Back Gardens" campaign to Epsom High Street on 17th and 18th March. Members of the public will be invited to sign a petition which will back the Lib Dem's Bill in Parliament. They will also be given a "Hands off our Back Gardens" poster to display at home.
8 Mar 2007
Lib Dems call for action to get more diversity in top council jobs
Liberal Democrats on Bedford Borough Council have called for action to ensure that senior officers at the council are more representative of the diverse mix of people living in the Borough.
8 Mar 2007
Conservatives cut mobile library services
Despite overwhelming public objections, Conservatives at Essex County Council have voted to reduce mobile library services across the county. A recent public consultation showed that 80% of respondents wanted the service to continue as at present. Now, mobile library stops more than two miles by public transport from a static library will remain but only call fortnightly.
8 Mar 2007
Town Centre plan is for all not just the Tories
Chelmsford Tory council chiefs are bullish about their Plan for Chelmsford's future but are they leading us in the right direction? Previous planners' efforts helped ruin the town in the 60's, when dual carriageway Parkway was driven right through it, separating the Moulsham Street area.
8 Mar 2007
"Unaffordable": Shepway Sports Centres Project Killed as PFI funding withdrawn
Shepway Council have been formally notified that the £9.8 million PFI credit for new sports centres in Folkestone and Hythe has been withdrawn. Shepway Council have poured over £1 million in consultancy fees into the project, money now wasted after the rejection of the project by the Government as "unaffordable".
8 Mar 2007