Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Dr Vince Cable MP has called for councils to engage in large scale acquisition of houses that cannot be sold in the current depressed housing market. The move would provide homes for the homeless or for those who cannot afford to buy or rent in the private sector.
Park Ward Lib Dem Councillors will be holding a "surgery" for residents on the 1st Saturday of every month. They will be in Grace Taylor Hall in Broadmead Village, Folkestone from 10am to 12noon starting on Saturday 2nd August 2008.
A report was considered by a special cabinet on 3 July 2008 regarding the Post Offices within the borough that are threatened with closure.
Hello and welcome to my July e-newsletter, which gives you a round up of all my latest news from the North East of England and the European Parliament.
Councillors Suzanne Fletcher and Julia Cherrett, Liberal Democrat Councillors for the Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree ward, are furious at developers snubbing the Council. There are a number of breaches on planning rules around, but one that everyone can see is the unauthorised boards advertising new houses.
North East Liberal Democrats have accused their Labour opponents of "rank hypocrisy" after the Government announced plans to introduce a hotline to "crack down on rogue employers who abuse vulnerable workers and undercut competition".