Following the Sandgate Community Trust's successful application for a £50,000 grant from Kent County Council I am delighted to tell you that communityUk has been chosen by the Steering Group to provide Sandgate with its WiFi broadband service. The monthly costs for this service will be:
Lib Dems on Leicestershire County Council believe that the recent transfer of the last County owned Care Homes raises more questions about the overall strategy for the elderly being pursued by David Sprason CC, Cabinet Lead Member for Adults and Communities at the County Council.
Wiltshire Council has announced its intention to charge £10 for a disabled person's blue badge for parking. The badges are currently free.
Small businesses in the North East will be exempt from complex EU accounting rule following a vote in the European Parliament this week. Qualifying businesses must now only comply with national reporting rules which usually demand very basic information.
Flytipping in the borough is set to rise from 446 incidents in 2010-11 to a projected 600 incidents in 2011-12. It's an unacceptable increase say the Lib Dems, who want the council to adopt a zero tolerance policy and prosecute offenders.
There's good news for anyone who wants to report a noise nuisance to the council: they have agreed to provide an on-line reporting system.