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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
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Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Labour Council stashes the money away whilst cutting key services
Labour councillors have voted to keep on cutting vital services whilst piling up their cash reserves. Liberal Democrat councillors in Newcastle proposed a series of changes to Newcastle Council's budget plans at the city council meeting at the beginning of March, designed to save a number of popular services such as school crossing patrols, individual litter bins in terraced areas, and current funding levels for parks maintenance and for the city's household recycling centres. By using a very small percentage of the council's growing pile of reserves (under £2m from over £100m of reserves) the Lib Dems were trying to buy time and keep these services going for another year whilst other options can be explored, but Labour voted down every one of the Lib Dem amendments. "It's a disgrace" said South Heaton Lib Dem campaigner Chris Boyle. "The money the council puts away in reserves has almost doubled in the past four years from £55m to £106m - and we think it will be even more than that when the official accou
13 Mar 2017
Labour Council stashes the money away whilst cutting key services
Labour councillors have voted to keep on cutting vital services whilst piling up their cash reserves. Liberal Democrat councillors in Newcastle proposed a series of changes to Newcastle Council's budget plans at the city council meeting at the beginning of March, designed to save a number of popular services such as school crossing patrols, individual litter bins in terraced areas, and current funding levels for parks maintenance and for the city's household recycling centres. By using a very small percentage of the council's growing pile of reserves (under £2m from over £100m of reserves) the Lib Dems were trying to buy time and keep these services going for another year whilst other options can be explored, but Labour voted down every one of the Lib Dem amendments. "It's a disgrace" said Ouseburn Lib Dem Councillor Griff Kane. "The money the council puts away in reserves has almost doubled in the past four years from £55m to £106m - and we think it will be even more than that when the official accounts a
13 Mar 2017
Labour Council stashes the money away whilst cutting key services
Labour councillors have voted to keep on cutting vital services whilst piling up their cash reserves. Liberal Democrat councillors in Newcastle proposed a series of changes to Newcastle Council's budget plans at the city council meeting at the beginning of March, designed to save a number of popular services such as school crossing patrols, individual litter bins in terraced areas, and current funding levels for parks maintenance and for the city's household recycling centres. By using a very small percentage of the council's growing pile of reserves (under £2m from over £100m of reserves) the Lib Dems were trying to buy time and keep these services going for another year whilst other options can be explored, but Labour voted down every one of the Lib Dem amendments. "It's a disgrace" said North Jesmond Lib Dem Councillor Catherine Walker. "The money the council puts away in reserves has almost doubled in the past four years from £55m to £106m - and we think it will be even more than that when the official
13 Mar 2017
Labour Council stashes the money away whilst cutting key services
Labour councillors have voted to keep on cutting vital services whilst piling up their cash reserves. Liberal Democrat councillors in Newcastle proposed a series of changes to Newcastle Council's budget plans at the city council meeting at the beginning of March, designed to save a number of popular services such as school crossing patrols, individual litter bins in terraced areas, and current funding levels for parks maintenance and for the city's household recycling centres. By using a very small percentage of the council's growing pile of reserves (under £2m from over £100m of reserves) the Lib Dems were trying to buy time and keep these services going for another year whilst other options can be explored, but Labour voted down every one of the Lib Dem amendments. "It's a disgrace" said Lib Dem Councillors Anita Lower and Ian Graham . "The money the council puts away in reserves has almost doubled in the past four years from £55m to £106m - and we think it will be even more than that when the official a
13 Mar 2017
Our local Conservative MP is apparently finding it hard to make up her mind
Letter published in Lynn News:
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12 Mar 2017
Shocking raid on Townfield Post Office
Customers at the Townfield shops were shocked when they arrived on Saturday, 11th. In the early hours of the morning thieves had...
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12 Mar 2017