Lib Dems have persuaded the Tory controlled County Council to undertake a massive u-turn and defer a flagship budget cut to Home to School Transport. Under the proposals students faced massive changes to transport entitlements and some faced fees of over £400 per year. If entitlement changes were agreed this would have restricted transport to nearest available school even if that school was over the County boundary.
This is what we have submitted to the Cabinet for today's (8th May) meeting on the issue of Chnages to Home to School Transport.
Hinckley Liberal Democrat Councillors David Bill and Michael Mullaney have welcomed a letter they have received from the Home Office indicating that more measures will be taken to tackle the problem of metal theft.
Residents living on the Eaglescliffe side of the River Tees flocked to Yarm Fellowship Hall on Thursday night to protest about plans for a car park on the Tannery site offAislaby Road, Eaglescliffe.
Hinckley and Bosworth Liberal Democrat Councillor Michael Mullaney appeared on the Sunday Politics East Midlands to discuss, Elected Mayor's, Police Commissioners, the local elections and Lords Reform. The programme can be seen at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01gy8cc/Sunday_Politics_East_Midlands_06_05_2012/
Following misleading press reports about what will or will not be in the upcoming Queen's Speech, LGBT equality minister Lynne Featherstone has blogged reassuring readers that the plans for same-sex civil marriage are still going ahead.