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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
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
Lifesaver for Dallam pool!
SOUTH Cumbria's only open-air swimming pool has been thrown a £50,000 lifeline following a two-year closure and fears it would never open again.
7 Nov 2014
Bilton Byelection: Conservatives cling on despite 10% swing to the Liberal Democrats
Yesterday in the Bilton Ward byelection the Liberal Democrats secured a 10% swing from the Conservatives. Despite this the conservatives held onto the ward and Julie A'Barrow now joins her sister on Rugby Borough Council.
7 Nov 2014
Huge response to Councillors petition against Housing development
Proposals to put 450 houses between Barlestone and Osbaston have provoked huge opposition. Concerns have been raised that local...
7 Nov 2014
MP calls on banks to heed Cable's call and not be last bank to leave Sedbergh
Business Secretary Vince Cable has written to the big banks urging them to keep branches open in towns where there are no other banks left. Tim has echoed this call and urged Barclays and NatWest to honour this pledge for residents and the community in Sedbergh.
7 Nov 2014
Lib Dems set to freeze Council Tax for 5th year.
Lib Dem Council leaders in Hinckley and Bosworth are set to freeze the Borough Council's part of the Council Tax for the 5th consecutive year, the Council Leader announced on Tuesday night. Cllr Stuart Bray (Lib Dem, Hinckley Castle Ward) told the full Council that his administration continued to ensure the Council was on a firm financial footing for next year and the next three years. Cllr Bray said "This will mean that throughout the full term of this Lib Dem administration we have not increased Council Tax by a single penny, yet we continue to maintain good local services. On top of this we have a regeneration record that is the envy of council's across the country with work well underway on bringing a new cinema, leisure centre and shops and restaurants to the town. "Residents only need to compare this to the record of the Conservative County Council who are axing staff and slashing services such as the funding for the well-used green waste service and local libraries." Under the Liber
7 Nov 2014
Firefighters pensions - Newcastle Liberal Democrats write to Minister
Penny Mordaunt MP,
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7 Nov 2014