Wiltshire Railways get unanimous backing from Wiltshire Council
A Lib Dem motion challenging the Council to push for improvements to Wiltshire's railways has passed with unanimous support in November's Full Council meeting.
10 Nov 2011
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Shock at NHS Wiltshire Cuts Bombshell
Liberal Democrat councillors reacted with shock at a council meeting today when the full extent of the cuts to NHS Wiltshire were unveiled. The cuts, which will see reductions of up to £40m per year for the next three years were confirmed in response to a question from Cllr Chris Caswill.
10 Nov 2011
'Buy Wiltshire' should mean just that say Lib Dems
Lib Dem Councillors have pushed the Conservative-run Council to "Put their money where their mouth is" on when speaking about supporting Wiltshire businesses.
10 Nov 2011
Conservatives stick their fingers in their ears over car park charges
The Conservative report on car park charges places the blame squarely on market town traders and the national economy, and refuses to accept any influence from higher costs driving people away from our town centres. In November's Full Council meeting, Wiltshire Lib Dems challenged the Conservative whitewash, and demanded 30 minutes free parking in every (Band 3) market town, but the proposal was dismissed.
10 Nov 2011
COUNCIL AND BedfordBID ANNOUNCE PARKING INCENTIVES TO BOOST CHRISTMAS TRADE
Mayor Dave Hodgson ...
10 Nov 2011
Mayor’s Car Park Charge Freeze
Mayor Dave Hodgson has signalled his ongoing commitment to boosting Bedford Town Centre with plans for another parking charge freeze for 2012. The announcement comes after the current year's car park charge freeze, which was the first seen in Bedford for many years and which was delivered despite rising inflation and an extremely tough financial situation facing the Council. Now, with inflation at nearly 6% and even greater financial pressures for the Council, Mayor Dave has shown his commitment to supporting shoppers and boosting the vitality of Bedford town centre by proposing a freeze for charges in the council's car parks and for on-street parking.
10 Nov 2011