Too much regeneration cash wasted - Davey
Commenting on a damning NAO report on New Deal for Communities, Edward Davey MP, Liberal Democrat Local Government spokesman, said:
11 Feb 2004
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Chip Shop Battle Success
Sudell Liberal Democrat campaigner Roy Davies has led the successful campaign against the proposed chip shop in Olive Lane, Darwen.
10 Feb 2004
Greenbelt Building Plots
Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats discovered on 29th January 2004 that a Developer was marketing plots of land in Banstead Road, East Ewell, on the Internet. They were advertised as suitable for house building, despite the fact that the site lies in the metropolitan Green Belt.
10 Feb 2004
Council Savings Heading for the Dustbin
Plans to reduce the level of council tax in the borough by 4% were kicked into touch last week following the decision to abandon Lib Dem plans to cut the council tax level, bring back a number of key services and increase the amount of affordable housing in the borough.
10 Feb 2004
Lib Dem Leader's Statement on Surrey County Council's budget 2004/5
Councillor Janet Maines, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council, commenting on the County Council budget said, "I welcome the single figure increase in the Council tax for Surrey residents, which is good news for people on fixed incomes including pensioners. But I have opposed the budget because the Conservative administration at County Hall has not gone far enough to reduce bureaucracy and inefficiency within the Council. The base budget has not been examined in detail as was agreed by the Council one year ago. A number of multi-million pound contracts are not being adequately controlled by the Council. Although the Council is now making a welcome start to introduce cost-saving preventative measures such as key worker housing and energy efficiency promoted by the Liberal Democrats, it has been slow to do so."
10 Feb 2004
Stormy weather ahead for the environment - Baker
Stormy weather, large-scale flooding and uncomfortable summer heatwaves are all on the way due to the effects of climate change in Britain, Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, warned today.
10 Feb 2004