National News

Agents Mead to become Jubilee Park?

At December's meeting of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Liberal Democrat leader Cllr Stuart Bray outlined his desire to see Argents Mead turned into a special "Jubilee Park".

13 Dec 2010
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North Jesmond Ward Committee Grants

It has been the policy of the Lib Dem controlled City Council to devolve as much decision making as possible to ward councillors. For six years we have had a substantial revenue budget at ward level ( currently £20,000 pa ) and for the last two years we have also been allocated a capital budget ( £115,000 over 3 years ).

13 Dec 2010
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Dave Hodgson and Cllr David Sawyer with St Alban Road resurfacing sign

Additional Roads to be Resurfaced with Additional £1 million boost published

The Council has published the list of additional roads which will be resurfaced in this financial year thanks to the £1 million boost we recently put into the road resurfacing budget. This takes the overall investment in highway maintenance this year to around £7 million, and means that within 2 years an additional £4 million pounds has been invested in our roads and pavements over and above the level of spending by the former County Council.

12 Dec 2010
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Darfur ruined house

LIBG Forum hears of Sudan referendum fears

Rebecca Tinsley, founder of Waging Peace, which works with survivors of war, genocide and rape in central Africa, spoke to an LIBG forum on the impending referendum that could see southern Sudan secede as a separate country.

11 Dec 2010
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