Despite continual pleas to consider the use of earmarked Reserves, a report to the next meeting of the County Council's Cabinet published by the Director of Resources shows that the Conservative Administration has now shamefully siphoned over £110m into the reserves whilst approving cuts to services and savings of £26.9m.
Holt's new pedestrian crossing recently opened after taking nearly a month to construct. Although Wiltshire Council paid most of the £22,000 cost a significant proportion came from local fundraising. The crossing means that children getting to the village primary school will have a safer journey.
Epsom Rotary Club and Ewell Rotary Club are working together with the borough council to stage a Fun Day on Saturday 29th September at Hook Road Arena to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Borough.
Brentwood Lib Dem County Councillors David Kendall and Barry Aspinell have slammed Essex County Council over the delays some residents are experiencing with their Blue Badge applications. The County have said some of the delays are out of their control however the Liberal Democrats believe they could have been far more proactive in trying to address the problem. The issues have arisen following new legislation which has seen Independent Medical Assessments (IMA's) replacing the previous medical assessments completed by the individuals' General Practioner. Essex County Council have appointed Essex Cares to undertake the IMA's for the County's Blue Badge scheme.
The Liberal Democrat group on Rochdale Council have chosen Councillor Andy Kelly as their new group leader. This follows the decision of Councillor Wera Hobhouse to concentrate on her teaching commitments.
A slim line, slicker and fitter council will save over £1m says group leader Saving will help pay for the reopening of homeless provision in the borough The Liberal Democrat Group in Rochdale is calling for the total number of councillors to be reduced from 60 to 40, and for elections to be held every 2 or 4 years instead of having 3 local elections in that same period. "Reduce the number of councillors from 60 to 40 across the borough and have fewer elections" said Lib Dem Group Leader Councillor Andy Kelly "It's a very simple equation- we would save up to £1.1m over 4 years and that's not adjusting for inflation either. Councillors have a golden opportunity to make effective and realistic savings here. The council has reduced its services substantially during the efficiencies process; does it really need the same number of Councillors to govern a smaller service? I think the general public would be glad to lose a number of less effective Councillors and an all out election in 2014 would be the way to do tha