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West Berkshire Council Lib Dems dismayed that decisions on housing site allocations will be made behind closed doors.

The decision on which housing sites should go to consultation was formally made by a meeting of West Berkshire Council in the early summer. However, this decision "rubber stamped" recommendations made by the Planning Policy Task Group, which meets in private and whose minutes are confidential. This meant that residents were not aware of the reasons why particular sites were selected.

9 Nov 2014
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SEVERN TRENT ROAD CLOSURE TACTICS SLAMMED

Councillors in the West of Shropshire have slammed Severn Trent Water for their heavy handed attitude in closing roads needlessly and without proper consultation. This follows a spate of incidents afflicting a number of villages in the Bishops Castle and Ludlow areas Heather Kidd said: "I came home one evening to find the road through Chirbury shut. No-one had been consulted not the community, public transport companies or myself. Granted two leaks had been detected but no thought or effort had been taken to alert key road users such as the school bus people or the community at large.

9 Nov 2014
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Alan Hilliar with Charlie Fraser-Fleming at the South Central Regional Conference.

Rushmoor Local Party AGM this Friday

Rushmoor Liberal Democrats will be holding their AGM this Friday at the Farnborough Community Centre in Farnborough. Rushmoor Liberal Democrat party members are welcome to join us. Our PPC Alan Hilliar pictured here with our Local Party Chairman Charlie Fraser-Fleming will speaking about the 2015 General Election.

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9 Nov 2014
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The facts on free movement of people in the EU

Most recent data do not suggest that "welfare tourism" or exploitation of the benefits system is a significant problem among mobile EU citizens. A report by the European Commission shows that the vast majority of EU citizens move to another EU member state to work, not sponge.

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9 Nov 2014
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