Surrey's poor road maintenance is costing you a fortune
£638,239 - that's the cost in vehicle damage claims that Tory controlled Surrey County Council has paid out. This is FOUR TIME WORSE than anywhere else in England.
2 Dec 2012
National News
Conservative Surrey – Hoarding Cash and Cutting Services
Taxed for Nothing Lib Dem candidate for Sunbury Common, Bernis Spoor, is furious as the Tories hoard money after the latest tax hike.
2 Dec 2012
Bernie Spoor selected as Lib Dem candidate for Sunbury Common by-election
Local resident Bernie Spoor is the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Sunbury Common by-election. Bernie has been married 50 years, and has lived in Sunbury for more than 40 of them.
2 Dec 2012
William Hunter Way debacle: Joint press release issued by cross party councillors
Thirteen Brentwood councillors have put political differences aside and joined forces on this important issue as individual members to ensure that Brentwood's residents are not short changed on the proposed William Hunter Way 'cinema' deal. This is also part of a collaborative campaign to persuade the leadership at Brentwood Council to come clean and to begin to walk the walk of openness and transparency in their dealings in order that their actions start to match their rhetoric in this regard.
2 Dec 2012
How welfare cuts will hit Wiltshire
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 is the biggest change to the welfare system for more than 60 years. It will affect just about everybody - you'll take a direct hit if you are in receipt of benefits; you'll be affected if you are an employer; and the local economy will be depressed by a general reduction in spending. Here's Wiltshire Council's analysis of the changes, and below that is a link to a video explaining the impact in simple terms.
1 Dec 2012
North West Chelmsford Community Action Group report
North West Chelmsford Community Action Group - 13th November 2012. Place: Parkside Community Hub, Melbourne Avenue Chelmsford
1 Dec 2012