Cllr Richard Church, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet Member for Regeneration at County Hall, is calling for Northamptonshire Conservatives to drop their opposition to South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) in the wake of SEMLEP’s successful Enterprise Zone bid. The new zone is expected to create around 17,000 jobs. Cllr Church welcomed the news [...]
The Liberal Democrats have called for the Conservatives to take steps to ensure that Northamptonshire residents are not left stranded by changes to bus services. Cllr Hollis said “The Conservatives plans for buses will have a major impact on Northamptonshire residents. There is a real danger for people who live in rural areas and rely [...]
Cllr Marion Minney, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Health & Social Care, recently had a letter published in the Northampton Chronicle & Echo calling for the Conservatives to protect vulnerable residents in their new plans for preventative services. The text of the letter is set out below: “The Chronicle and Echo recently reported on the excellent [...]
The Liberal Democrat Official Opposition Spokesman for Finance at Northamptonshire County Council, Cllr Chris Stanbra, has today exposed the cost the new PFI deal for street lights. Cllr Stanbra has revealed that the annual cost of the PFI is 48% higher than the current street light budget, but there will be 20,000 fewer streetlights than [...]
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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