Wiltshire Council has bid for over £4million from the government to fund improvements to the county's rail network. The Department for Transport's 'Local Sustainable Transport Fund' was set up last year to "enable the delivery ... of sustainable transport solutions."
Liberal Democrats in the Royal Borough have launched a Petition to keep Windsor's St Mark's Road Fire Station open after the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Authority came up with a plan to close Windsor's Fire Station. (3)
Mr Mayor, fellow Councillors, Ladies & Gentlemen.
Cllr Ross Carter has been proven as a councillor who works hard for his residents all year round. ...
Many local residents are very unhappy with Chesterfield's new blue 'recycling bin' system. The main complaints seem to be that the black insert for paper and card is just not big enough, and because the bins are of poor quality the lid blows open in high winds - so that the paper and card is blown all over.
Many Chesterfield resident's were shocked to see in the local media that the Labour leaders of Chesterfield Borough Council are thinking of a 3.5% Council Tax rise this year - despite the coalition government offering a special grant to pay for Council Tax to be frozen for the second year running. This would make Chesterfield one of only a handful of Councils throughout the country to turn down the offered government grant. Labour say that it will make it harder for the Council to manage in future years if Chesterfield doesn't put Council Tax up this year.