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 [...]
Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats have condemned the Conservatives new wave of cuts to “preventative services” to be presented at Cabinet today. £4m is due to be cut from services spanning children’s centres, police community support officers, mental health, the elderly and the young. This is on top of a £4.1m cut this year, and a further [...]
Cllr Chris Stanbra, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats at County Hall, has attacked the Conservatives financial management in Northamptonshire in a letter published in the local press. Cllr Stanbra wrote: “It is not often in politics that you find senior Councillors criticising their own colleagues, and agreeing with the view of the opposition. However, [...]
Cllr Chris Stanbra, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Opposition at County Hall has called on Cllr David Mackintosh to resign immediately from the County Council Cabinet, following his appointment as Leader of Northampton Borough Council. Cllr Stanbra said “Cllr Mackintosh should resign from the County Cabinet now. The Conservative administration should take the opportunity [...]
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