The Leader of Northamptonshire Liberal Democrat Opposition at County Hall has slammed Northamptonshire Labour party over today’s strikes. Cllr Glynane said “The stance taken by Northamptonshire Labour’s group over the strikes today is opportunistic and hypocritical. It is opportunistic because negotiations are ongoing. It is hypocritical because the offer has come out of a [...]
Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats have welcomed measures to boost growth announced by the Government today. Cllr Brendan Glynane, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Opposition at County Hall said “There is no doubt we are in tough times. The economic crisis left behind by Labour has been worsened by the Eurozone crisis, caused by an inability of [...]
South Northamptonshire Council is aiming to balance the books to prevent an increase in Council Tax from April 2012. Joint working with Cherwell District Council has reduced management costs by cutting down the number of senior officers employed by SNC. But the Tories administration have refused to reduce the cost of their ruling Cabinet.Liberal [...]
Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Northampton Borough Council, Cllr Sally Beardsworth is demanding action from the Conservative administration after figures showed that the Council’s performance was nose-diving under the Conservatives, and financial information was not being published at all. Cllr Beardsworth said “You do have to wonder why the Conservatives aren’t publishing financial [...]
Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has announced a £1 billion pound Youth Contract to tackle youth unemployment, which aims to ensure that all jobless young people are earning or learning again before long-term damage is done. In Northamptonshire 3830 18-24 year olds are currently in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance and [...]
Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats have today slammed the Conservatives at County Hall after it was revealed that the County Council was the 4th worst Council in the country for losing people’s personal data. Cllr Brendan Glynane, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Official Opposition at County Hall said “This is completely unacceptable. A lot of data that [...]
Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats have welcomed the new Localism Act, which became law yesterday. Leader of the Liberal Democrat Opposition on Northamptonshire County Council, Cllr Brendan Glynane, said “This is great news for local councils and communities across the country. Thanks to the Liberal Democrats in Government local people will have more power and opportunity to [...]
Apprenticeships have reached record highs in the academic year 2010/11, thanks to Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government. More than 440,000 learners started an apprenticeship last year, which is an increase of 50% compared to the year before. Across Northamptonshire 4820 learners took on an apprenticeship in 2010/11, an increase of 1740 from 2009/10 Apprenticeships [...]
Remember July? A month of potentially warm weather, early sunrises, late sunsets and, cynics have suggested, a perfect month to start switching off street lights in Northampton and across Northamptonshire. So the clocks have gone back an hour. Now our normal early evening pattern of activity has been plunged into darkness, collecting children from school, [...]
Cllr Chris Stanbra, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Opposition at County Hall has today attacked the Conservative administration in Northamptonshire for wasting £30,000 on an unnecessary Cabinet post over the last 18 months. Cllr Stanbra said “The decision by the Conservative Leader at Northamptonshire County Council not to replace Cllr Mackintosh after his resignation [...]
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