Sussex councillor leaves Tories to join Lib Dems
Gavin Ayling, Councillor for Buckingham ward on Adur District Council, has today announced that he has left the Conservative party and joined the Liberal Democrats.
17 Nov 2009
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Carriageway resurfacing of Folkestone's Castle Hill Avenue / Sandgate Road Roundabout
Kent Highway Services are due to carry out essential carriageway maintenance work on the roundabout at Castle Hill Avenue and Sandgate Road, Folkestone. This work involves the planing of the old surface and replacing with a new smoother, quieter surface. All road markings will be replaced and a new anti-skid surface applied to the roundabout approaches.
17 Nov 2009
Creating a Banking Levy: A Fair Deal for the Taxpayer
The UK banks owe their very existence to the British taxpayer with the Governor of the Bank of England estimating that they have received the equivalent of £1 trillion in taxpayer support.
17 Nov 2009
Outrage As Student Loans Company Paid £2m In Bonuses
The Student Loans Company has paid out nearly £2m in bonuses to staff despite leaving more than 100,000 students waiting weeks to receive their loans this autumn, the Liberal Democrats have revealed. The figures, received following a Freedom of Information request, show that £1,893,000 was paid in bonuses between 2007 and 2009.
17 Nov 2009
Clean and crime-free streets are top priority
MAKING sure neighbourhoods are kept clean and free from crime and anti-social behaviour remain the top priorities for residents of the Borough.
17 Nov 2009
Lib Dems hit back over Tory Anti-Social Behaviour claims
I would like to correct the inaccurate spin contained in comments from local Conservative Councillors in last weeks paper about the Council's action towards anti-social behaviour. Tackling anti-social behaviour always has been and will always remain a top priority for the Lib Dem administration. The motion at the last Council meeting from the Conservative Party was no more than political grandstanding and in my view a sick and desperate attempt to make cheap political capital out of the recent tragic Pilkington Case.
17 Nov 2009