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Liberal Democrat petition victory

At a recent Cabinet Meeting, Cllr Ray Russell, Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council Liberal Democrats, made very clear that, at the Chesterfield Council Budget Meeting, the Liberal Democrat Group would be voting against the 3.5% Council Tax rise that the media recently reported that Labour is considering. Cllr Russell said: 'The Coalition Government has made extra money available to enable Councils to freeze Council Tax again this year - and the vast majority of Councils are taking this up to help the many families who are hard pressed in these difficult economic times'.

1 Mar 2012
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Cllr Hill with grasscrete in Stewartby

Network rail stump up cash for damaged verges

Network Rail has been made to pay for damage it caused to local grass verges in Stewartby after a local Councillor intervened. Councillor Tim Hill, Liberal Democrat Borough Councillor for Stewartby, got on to the case and after the Council's insurance company got involved Network rail agreed to pay for the damages. The Council has now installed a lay-by so that workers can park in future without causing damage to the verges adjacent to the railway line running through the village.

1 Mar 2012
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Bowyers

Which Cinema for Trowbridge? - results of poll

Two large leisure schemes in Trowbridge are going through the planning process at the moment. Despite what the developers may say its extremely unlikely they'll both go ahead. But which one would the people of the town and surrounding area prefer?

SWWLD
1 Mar 2012
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Paul Burstow MP at Regional Conference

Spring Conference

Members from across Berks, Bucks, Hants, Isle of Wight and Oxon met on Saturday, 25 February in High Wycombe to hear Paul Burstow MP, South East MEPs Catherine Bearder and Sharon Bowles and a variety of other guest speakers at their Spring Conference.

29 Feb 2012
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Alexander Payton

Press Freedom and Phone Hacking

If there is a complaint that the West likes to level at China on an ongoing basis, it is that of Human Rights, including that there should be less state control over the press and over freedom of expression. So it should be of interest that there is an inquiry currently under way investigating whether the press in Britain should be more highly controlled, after it appeared that some individuals working at the News of the World had broken the law, intercepting the voicemails of apparently hundreds of individuals including royalty, politicians, sports stars and celebrities, as well as apparently a murder victim, in order to find stories to sell in its newspapers.

APPCHCLDE
29 Feb 2012
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