Tim Farron: A proud day for those who cherish Britain's freedoms
Liberal Democrat President Tim Farron has written for Comment is Free following the the announcement of reforms to Britain's counter-terrorism laws.
27 Jan 2011
Liberal Democrat President Tim Farron has written for Comment is Free following the the announcement of reforms to Britain's counter-terrorism laws.
Your Lib Dem run council made the decision in December to implement new legislation which will protect family homes across eight areas of the city, including Ouseburn Ward. The new rules will mean that landlords must seek planning permission to convert family homes into Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) with up to 6 tenants within these designated areas. HMOs with 7 or more tenants will continue to require planning permission no matter where they are in the city. In Ouseburn Ward, all of Heaton Neighbourhood within the ward will be covered and much of Shieldfield is also included.
Following publication of Surrey Lib Dems concerns about the Conservative administration's plans for Public Libraries, a list of...
A Lib Dem County Councillor has raised questions about the future of Youth Work in the County. Cllr Simon Galton is concerned that the massive reductions in Youth Work will see a loss of capacity to help the County's young people.
The City Council is consulting on budget proposals for the year ahead. All councils are facing big grant cuts to tackle the huge deficit left by the last Labour Government. The city council will be redesigning many of its services and increasing some charges but the majority of spending reductions are in areas such as management, administration, supplies and services, transport and accommodation.
Work is continuing to install metal fencing around the fronts of the mid-rise flats in the Leazes area of Newburn ward. Fortunately YHN have been able to extend their original plans and include more residences in the programme thanks to some match funding provided by the Newburn Ward Committee.