
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 [...]