At last nights council meeting Cllr. Sally Beardsworth spoke out against Tory plans to reduce council tax support for poorer households. The new changes mean that working people on the lowest incomes will face the biggest rise.

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Northamptonshire Tories want to wipe out  over 800 years of  Northampton history and our local council

Councillor Sally Beardworth

At the end of December Northamptonshire County Council put forward a bid for a single council to cover the whole of the County stretching from Brackley to Oundle. They have even put aside £10 million  to promote this idea.  This from a council that  its own auditors say is in debt and struggling financially.

Liberal Democrats in Northampton led by Councillor Sally Beardsworth have put forward a motion to next weeks meeting of Northampton Borough Council calling for local support to retain our own council here in Northampton.

"Northampton is an ancient borough with over 800 years of history in controlling its own affairs" says Sally. " We fully support the move to single  councils cutting down on duplication and waste but a huge county wide council would be too remote and unresponsive". We need a council based on or around our existing boundaries , one that can respond to local issues locally " .

Details of the Liberal Democrat motion are set out below.

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The Liberal Democrats on Northampton Borough Council have put forward a motion to the council meeting on 7^th November asking councillors to support local chemist shops.

Cllr. Brian Markham (Lib Dem Westone Ward) who is proposing the motion says.

“Central Government is planning to cut upfront funding for pharmacies by 12% from 1^st December and by a further 6% in 2017. The changes to the way the Department of Health pays local pharmacies will particularly affect small local shops that many people rely on”. “Liberal Democrats recognise that our local chemist shops not only dispense prescriptions but also provide help and advice.“ says Cllr. Markham “Everything from advice on weight reduction, stopping smoking and sexual health to cold remedies are provided by local pharmacies if we lose their services then surely that will put more pressure on overstretched GPs and A&E Departments.”

Councillor Sally Beardsworth Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on the council adds “ Local Chemist Shops provide an important community service and attract customers of all ages to other nearby stores” The Government appears to want people to order their prescriptions on-line but where is that primary care the the local pharmacy provides?” 

Daventry Liberal Democrats have arranged an event for members across Northamptonshire to contribute to a discussion about what a Liberal Britain would actually look like.

 The event is being held on Thursday 20^th October at the Cross Roads Hotel at Weedon. 

Click on the link for more details :-http://www.libdems.org.uk/andrewsimpson/daventry_lib_dems_your_liberal_britain_event

This is an event for all members …. old and new. 

 It would be particularly interesting to hear contributions from new members who have joined with fresh ideas of what the Liberal Democrats should aim to deliver.

 If you plan to attend please drop Andrew Simpson an email so that he has some idea of the numbers that he can expect to turn up on the night. asjsimpson@btinternet.com

Put the date in your diary