A meeting of the Borough Council on 14th December took some considerable time to debate whether or not to continue the practice of wearing robes at business meetings. Liberal Democrat councillors have not worn robes at business meetings for almost 20 years, but consider them entirely appropriate to wear at ceremonial occasions, e.g. at Remembrance Day ceremonies, and at important civic functions.
Wolverhampton's Euro MP Liz Lynne and stalking abuse survivors are mounting a last minute drive to persuade MEPs to back EU-wide action against stalking.
Blackburn with Darwen Council has benefited from a scheme to help council who are losing out because they have seen the Working Neighbourhoods Fund, given by the government, cut. This scheme which Labour always planned to end next year helped many of the most deprived areas.
Bedford Borough Council, working in partnership with Grant Palmer, is delighted to announce changes to the 68 service to improve services for Kempston residents.
Cuts have to be made across all areas of government spending, and local government is no different. The Lib Dems' top priority has always been to ensure that the local government finance settlement is fair, and protects councils in the most deprived areas. Despite the huge pressure on public finances, the Coalition has taken unprecedented steps to protect councils most reliant on central government funding.
Wolverhampton's Euro MP Liz Lynne was guest speaker at the launch of a network of projects from all over the West Midlands region fighting violence in the community which together have won nearly £3 million support from the EU's DAPHNE programme.