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Councillors Insist on Open, Fair Schools Consultation

At a special meeting last night Bedford Borough Council's Scrutiny committee insisted that the consultation document on restructuring the local schools system must be open and fair, including information on possible financial costs.

14 May 2009
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Nigel Clarke, Linda Price, Cllr Ross Carter, Cllr Karen Chilvers, Cllr David Kendall and Cllr Barry Aspinell collecting petition signatures in the car park on Saturday 25th April 2009

Residents' victory on Sunday Town Hall Parking

Brentwood's Liberal Democrats have welcomed the change of heart made by the Conservatives running Brentwood Borough Council after they decided to scrap the introduction of a charge for parking in the Town Hall car parks on Sundays.

14 May 2009
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Children's Services - 'Not out of the woods yet'

Last year, Conservative dreams of seeing Surrey declared an 'excellent' County Council were shattered by Ofsted's shocking findings in the Joint Area Review. Vulnerable children were not safe in Surrey. By the Autumn the Secretary of State had given Surrey notice that it must carry out a demanding two-year improvement programme, meeting a rigorous series of targets, or risk having its services taken over.

14 May 2009
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