Cllr Jenny Conroy, the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Children and Young People at County Hall has welcomed news that Northamptonshire will receive £5m in funding for educating children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Cllr Conroy said: “The Pupil Premium was one of the Liberal Democrats main policies at the last election. It’s great to see that policy [...]
The Leader of the Opposition Liberal Democrats on Northamptonshire County Council, Cllr Brendan Glynane, has joined calls for elected police commissioners to be scrapped in a letter to The Times. Cllr Glynane, a member of Northamptonshire Police Authority, and a long standing critic of elected Police Commissioners, was one of 115 signatories to the [...]
Over half the lights on Northampton’s busiest park are being switched off by the Conservatives at County Hall. Richard Church, Lib Dem County Councillor for the area, has said that he is appalled that so little consideration is being taken for the safety of thousands of walkers and cyclists who use the park every day. [...]
Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats have attacked the Conservatives for not replacing failing gritters earlier. Cllr Jane Hollis, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport said “The Conservatives should have acted sooner over gritters. A Cabinet report states that over the last winter 4 gritters were off the roads as they were in [...]
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Opposition at County Hall has today highlighted some of the hard facts around the street lights switch off in Northamptonshire. Cllr Chris Stanbra said “It is clear that the Conservatives at County Hall are trying to justify their decision to switch off streetlights across the County with some misleading statements. As [...]
The Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet Member for Customers and Communities has attacked the Conservatives over the street light switch off. In a letter published in the Chronicle & Echo, Cllr Meredith said: So, the Conservative Cabinet Member at County Hall responsible for switching off Northamptonshire’s street lights arrogantly tells people that they should [...]
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