Being instrumental in bringing about improvements to the area you represent is the chief desire of most councillors I guess. Some challenges are more long term, however, like road safety improvements at Summit, Littleborough where traffic islands are yet to be installed to augment the work already done.
Rochdale Borough Council's Environment Boss - Lib Dem Councillor Wera Hobhouse has ruled out microchips in wheelie bins in the Rochdale Borough. Following a question from Councillors at last weeks Middleton Township meeting Wera said, "I can reassure the people of this Borough that we haven't introduced chips to our wheelie bins and there are no plans by this Council to do so in the foreseeable future.
I am the Chair of the Pennines Township, and I am delighted to see more power being delivered to us through the Liberal Democrat policy of devolution. These are exciting times in the Pennines and I am happy to see ALL the Pennine Councillor's working together with the Township manager Sue Thornton and her team and we really appreciate their hard work.
Heywood councillors refuse to discuss recycling. As Cabinet member for the Environment I attended last week's Heywood Township meeting to hear councillor's views on the important issue of introducing Alternate Weekly Collections in Heywood.
Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP gave his backing to Christine McHugh as Lib Dem candidate in this May's Bedford Borough Mayoral election.
High winds are causing disruption across Kent today, with the Port of Dover and the Sheppey Crossing shut, and delays at the Dartford Crossing. Phase 1 of Operation Stack has also been implemented on the M20, closing the motorway from Junction 11-12.
