When they were in control of Wolverhampton Council local Labour councillors were happy to see the Street Wardens scheme scrapped. But last May's elections left the City Council with no party in control. The five Lib Dem councillors allowed the Tories to form a minority administration provided they kept a list of promises. Top of the list was to continue the Street Wardens scheme.
Discover Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh have released their August newsletter with an update on tourism activity in the area, a look forward to a newly revamped Discover Folkestone web site and more.
Cheriton Councillor Tim Prater has welcomed news that Saga have bought Cheriton Parc House in Cheriton Parc from Eurotunnel and are planning to use the building as a new call centre, creating up to 400 new jobs.
Thanks to the many campaigns led by Liberal Democrat Councillors and candidates plastic and cardboard kerbside collections for recycling will be rolled out across the city this Autumn.
There are demands for a windfall tax on the big energy companies. But this largely misses the point
Spelthorne's Planning Committee has agreed on a majority vote to the demolition of the historic Spelthorne College building and its replacement with a massive modern, glass and steel structure. The three Liberal Councillors on the committee all voted against the scheme.