Labour's £5million blackhole
It has been revealed Wolverhampton's Labour Party left the Council's finances with a £5million blackhole.
5 Sep 2008
National News
September Focus for Springvale Ward
Springvale Liberal Democrats have started to deliver their latest Ward Focus - number 193.
5 Sep 2008
Councillor sparks fire debate in Heywood
Heywood North Councillor Peter Rush has put forward plans for the official Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Museum to be relocated to Heywood. The museum, which is currently located on Maclure Road, Rochdale, is looking for a new home when plans go ahead for a brand new Fire Station in Rochdale. It is the second time that Councillor Rush has called for the museum to be relocated to Heywood.
5 Sep 2008
NEWBURN WARD ROUND UP
NEW SCHEME TO HELP LOCAL RESIDENTS
4 Sep 2008
Demand for Council to Come Clean over Mowsbury Golf Course Development Plans
The council's plans to turn Mowsbury Golf Course into a 270-home housing estate are surrounded by a fog of confusion as conflicting messages emerge from the Town Hall. Liberal Democrat opposition to the plans was met with a response by the Council in the pages of the Bedfordshire on Sunday which stated that the Golf Course site was included in error amongst 21 sites proposed by the council for development. However, Putnoe Ward Councillors have received a letter from the Council which contradicts this message directly, and Liberal Democrats are demanding that the Council comes clean over its intentions for the site.
4 Sep 2008
MP joins Lib Dem colleagues to demand backdating of benefits continues
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today pledged to sign a parliamentary motion to call on the Government to not cut the time that they backdate benefit payments for from 12 months to just 3.
4 Sep 2008