Following the announcements at Tuesday's cabinet meeting of Wiltshire Council, Liberal Democrats have welcomed the new parking concessions from the Conservative controlled council, following the massive hike in parking charges earlier in the year.
Council leaders have agreed to proposals which will mean Christmas shoppers pay less, charities will get help for key workers supporting vulnerable people and some Blue Badge holders will get a better deal.
Blackburn with Darwen Council's Forward Plan has been criticised for including items that are out of date. Liberal Democrat Group Leader, Cllr david Foster explained, "The Forward Plan is supposed to tell citizens what key decisions are going to be made and when the Council is likely to make them. The latest plan published this month contains items which say the decision should have been taken last year. Almost a third of the items are out of date. Obviously the Councillors running these portfolios do not take this seriously and are not interested in keeping citizens informed. I have pointed this out to the Council and expect a big improvement next month.
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the announcement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander that the government is offering an extra £150 million investment in providing greater mobile network coverage across rural areas.
The government has announced the amount of money being given to local schools to help students stay on at college or school after 16. This scheme replaces the Educational Maintenance Allowance. £713,000 is being given to our local schools this includes:
I was utterly appalled by the news which came through on Thursday evening, as the the worst fears of local residents were confirmed with the announcement that the national quango 'The Infrastructure Planning Commission' had approved the application by US waste firm Covanta to build a mammoth, 600,000 tonne capacity incinerator at Rookery Pit near Stewartby. It is frankly sickening news for local residents in Stewartby and all communities nearby, who couldn't have been clearer in making clear to the IPC that local opposition to the oversized rubbish burner is absolutely overwhelming.