Wolverhampton's Labour Council is to spend £500,000 of our money on one set of super loos in Wolverhampton. That is about £8 per household in the City. Loo users will be able to surf the web while they 'spend a penny'. Except that it is sure to cost a lot more than a penny!
The fine for dropping litter in the City Centre will rise by £25, the increase will cover the cost of taking litter bugs to court.
Dundee's Liberal Democrat Councillors Helen Dick and Fraser Macpherson have called on Dundonians to make 2006 the City's Environment-Aware Year.
Speaking following concerns that bottle banks in the borough are overflowing following the Christmas break, Lib Dem Group Leader, Michael Headley said:
The New Year has kicked off in great style at Townhill Infants School with a party to celebrate a number of successes. The school has gained an Investor in People Award, had their best-ever SATs results, a good Ofsted inspection and received a mention in the Chief Inspector for Schools' report as a "Particularly successful school'. If that was not enough the school has also regained their Basic Skills Quality Mark for another three years after children were judged to have excellent reading, writing and maths skills.
In echos of Margaret Thatcher (the original Milk Snatcher) Tony Blair and his Government are said to be considering ending milk subsidies for 1.2 million primary school children in England as they cost too much to administer. A report published today will recommend that the school milk subsidies paid to 15,000 schools and local education authorities in England be abandoned, saving £1.5m a year. The Government also plans to cut milk for children and pregnant mothers on benefit.