Parking saga drags on
After years of waiting, many local residents are angry at how long the Conservative controlled county council is taking to sort out Epping's parking problems.
16 Apr 2006
News
No 10 admits link between school donors and peerages
Liberal Democrat MP, Norman Lamb, the chief of staff to party leader Sir Menzies Campbell has criticised the prime Minister after his office admitted that academy donors were put forward for peerages partly because of their school roles. 'We shouldn't get to the point where genuine charitable good works should be a barrier to advancement. But we end up with an appearance that people get preferment as a result of paying a certain sum for a Labour government objective,' Said Mr Lamb.
15 Apr 2006
A Positive Voice for Our Town
Local residents Peggy Ayre and Pat Brooks are, the best choice to be our new town councillors.
15 Apr 2006
St. Matthew's Boost
Out of £40,000 provided by the City Council in its budget for improvement to Community Safety for the city, local Lib Dem Councillors secured £20,000 to be used in St. Matthew's Estate, which has been identified as one of the most deprived areas in Leicester.
15 Apr 2006
Labour accuse Lib Dems of producing "Thug's Charter" but Labour Home Secretary praises Lib Dem action on anti-social behaviour
The local Labour Party has accused the Lib Dems of being soft on crime and producing a "Thugs Charter". Blackburn with Darwen Liberal Democrats hit back saying that the accusations were wrong and in fact Labour had failed to back a Lib Dem initiative to increase sentences for carrying knives.
14 Apr 2006
Dundee LibDem Finance Convener pleased at highlighting of Tobacco Issue
Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Dundee's LibDem Finance Convener, today (Friday 14th April) said he was pleased that the Herald newspaper had highlighted his - and Dundee City Council's - unease at investment by local authority pension schemes in the multi-million pound tobacco industry.
14 Apr 2006