Simon Galton, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group has highlighted his concerns about the cuts to the Youth Service. The County Council currently spends £4.2m on youth work and in the budget last February, the Conservatives voted to cut £1m from the youth budget.
The Agenda for the Devon & Cornwall AGM is now available and can be downloaded by clicking on Download Conference Papers and Booking Forms menu item on left.
Liberal Democrats have expressed alarm at the continued financial anomalies at Wiltshire Council and have accused the Conservative administration of squandering ratepayers' money. According to Deputy Group Leader Peter Colmer more evidence is being unmasked of waste and mismanagement on a regular basis.
Newcastle is a city that is achieving much under its Liberal Democrat Council, even in these tough times, and the Westerhope, Chapel Park and Chapel House areas have benefited from extra funds made available locally, new investment and better neighbourhood services. Positive things are happening in the area, led by the community, and residents' surveys rate the Council and the quality of services it provides very highly.
The Lib Dem Minister for LGBT Equalities, Lynne Featherstone MP, has made a video as part of the Stonewall 'It Gets Better... Today' campaign - itself a response to the "It Gets Better" YouTube campaign in the USA.
As we mark the anniversary of last November's devastating floods in Cumbria, South Lakes MP Tim Farron is reiterating his call for local Mountain Teams to be exempt from paying VAT and vehicle excise duty.
