Following the County Councils decision to finally drop their plans to charge residents for parking permits in disc parking zones, Cumbria MP Tim Farron has greeted this as a success for residents across the County.
The events of the last week have moved significantly with further allegations regarding Mr Parsons conduct and integrity being revealed. We have been increasingly concerned by Mr Parsons apparent disregard for the allegations considered by the Corporate Governance committee on Monday and the referral of the matter to the Standards Committee.
Blackburn Council announced £1m extra for road repairs in July last year. They have now admitted they can only spend half this money. When questioned by Lib Dem Group Leader Cllr David Foster Labour Cllr Dave Harling said that though they announced it in July they did not get round to formally approving it until months later. Cllr Foster said, " This shows that despite the poor state of the roads the Labour Council failed to get their act together quick enough to actually do the job. It highlights the incompetence of this Labour Council."
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Wiltshire Council has bid for over £4million from the government to fund improvements to the county's rail network. The Department for Transport's 'Local Sustainable Transport Fund' was set up last year to "enable the delivery ... of sustainable transport solutions."