Chelmsford Council was taken to task this evening for failing to give a high enough priority to new community facilities, public open space and new jobs for residents. The Liberal Democrat group told the Council's Development Policy Committee that these issues should have been addressed in the Site Allocations Document, which was under debate.
A primary school has gone on record to welcome the extra money they have received from the "Pupil Premium". This was a Lib Dem manifesto commitment, now being delivered in Government, to support those children falling behind at school. It is £678,000 extra for Chelmsford schools.
On Monday a Wiltshire Council Committee has challenged the ruling Conservative Administration's decision to sell off Urchfont Manor and end the much valued Adult Education services provided on the premises.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called for NHS bosses to cut costs and not care in a drive to deal with their recently uncovered £1.2 million deficit from the first half of 2011-12 financial year.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has launched a campaign with local Liberal Democrat councillors calling on Cumbria County Council to think again about their plans to close six recycling centres.
At tomorrow night's meeting of the Full Council, I will be proposing a motion which seeks a united front across the Council in the fight for fairer petrol and diesel prices for Bedford Borough. The intention of the motion is to bring further exposure to the unnacceptable situation we have whereby local residents in and around Bedford are forced to pay typically around 5 pence a litre more for petrol, and around 4 pence more for diesel, than drivers in nearby towns. I hope that all-party support for a motion highlighting this indefensible situation will put further pressure on fuel retailers to address the shocking disparity in prices between Bedford and neighbouring towns.