Cheque petition reaches nearly 2,000
Nearly two thousand people in Hinckley and Bosworth have already signed a petition to save cheques.
25 Feb 2011
National News
Roads and Pavements in Jesmond
In the current financial year the roads in Lily Crescent and Fern Avenue have been repaired. Following discussions with officers, the Lib Dem ward councillors have decided to use the £150,000 allocated to the ward by the City for 2011/12 for repairs to the pavements of North Jesmond Avenue and Highbury. Part of the roadway of Jesmond Dene Rd as well as the back lane between Queens Terrace and Fern Avenue will also be repaired.
25 Feb 2011
No 33 Bus - Campaign Success
It is always pleasing when we can report on successful conclusions to issues we have raised.
25 Feb 2011
Library to close for refurbishment
Jesmond library is scheduled to close on Monday 14 March to allow improvements to the Community Room, provision of public toilet facilities, rewiring and the installation of new issue facilities. Many of the improvements will be paid for from the ward capital fund, following decisions made by the Lib Dem ward councillors. The total cost of the work is close to £80,000.
24 Feb 2011
Alison McInnes welcomes Michelin jobs announcement
Commenting on the news that tyre company Michelin has said it is looking to invest in its Dundee factory, safeguarding current...
24 Feb 2011
SURREY LIBRARIES: Lib Dems call for Cabinet to scrap plans following vote
Following the decision by the call in meeting of Surrey County Council's 'Safer and Stronger Communities' Select Committee to ask the Council's Conservative Cabinet to look again at proposals to ask local communites to run 11 branch libraries or else they will closed, as the first stage in reducing the library network to a core service and to end the mobile library service, Hazel Watson, the Liberal Democrat Leader on Surrey County Council said:
24 Feb 2011