Liberal Democrat Minister for Business Vince Cable made time in his visit to Northamptonshire to meet the Towcester Focus team and give support to Chris Lofts and Lisa Samiotis – Lib Dem candidates for the by-elections in Towcester on 9 February. “One of the things I’ve always been proud of as a Liberal Democrat, is how [...]
The Leader of the Official Liberal Democrat Opposition at County Hall, Cllr Brendan Glynane, has today slammed the Conservatives for going back on manifesto promises to provide funding for PCSOs in Northamptonshire. In 2005 Northamptonshire Conservatives put “more visible policing” in their top priority for the elections to the County Council and pledged “we will [...]
Liberal Democrat Cllr Dennis Meredith handed in a petition to Northamptonshire County Council yesterday, gathered by Eastern district residents calling for the Conservatives to turn street lights back on. Cllr Meredith said “All across the Eastern district people are really worried about the street lights. The fear of crime has gone up as residents lives [...]
The Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet member for Health & Social Services, Cllr Marion Minney, has today raised concerns over Northamptonshire Conservatives proposal to cut £210,000 from support for carers. Cllr Marion Minney said “We see in the national news today the crisis within our care services. Quite frankly without carers this crisis would be [...]
Cllr Brendan Glynane, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Delapre & Briar Hill and a member of Northamptonshire Police Authority, has slammed Northampton Conservatives‘ attempts to deflect criticism of PCSO cuts onto the police by putting a motion to Northampton Borough Council. “This is a shameful ploy from Northampton Conservatives. It is particularly unfair given that [...]
The Deputy Leader and Finance Spokesman of the Liberal Democrat Opposition at County Hall, Cllr Chris Stanbra, has today slammed the Conservatives budget proposals. Cllr Stanbra said “The proposals today are more of the same from the Conservatives – more cuts to front line services, hitting the most vulnerable hardest. A slick marketing campaign [...]
George Smid, King’s Cliffe campaigner and Chair of Corby Lib Dems, has written to Local Government minister Andrew Stunnell asking for help to implement the spirit of the Localism Bill. “The Government must stop the dumping of radioactive waste at King’s Cliffe. The operator of the site was allowed to deposit radioactive waste [...]
Liberal Democrat Cllr Sally Beardsworth has put forwards a motion on 8th December to Northamptonshire County Council to block the proposed development at Buckton Fields by asking the authority to refuse to sell the land. The Conservative-run County Council owns the majority of the land where the controversial development is proposed. Cllr Beardsworth said [...]
Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats have slammed Conservative-run Northamptonshire County Council after a Liberal Democrat motion to Full Council debating the effect of the street light switch off on safer routes to schools was turned down. Cllr Hollis said “This is a real shame. Local parents are worried about their children getting home from schools now [...]
Councillor Martin Johns is asking South Northants Council to explain why a large council property in Towcester has been left empty and unused for the past five years. At a meeting next week Cllr Martin Johns will raise the matter with the council’s Conservative led administration. Commenting Councillor Martin Johns said: “Despite spending £454,895 of [...]
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