National Liberal Democrat News - East Riding Liberal Democrats

Boost Newcastle's reputation as a city to visit, and not just for drinking

The Liberal Democrats are keen to help where we can to promote Newcastle as a city that values its culture, heritage and sport. So we're interested in the new Great North City Fund and are happy to support activities that help boost the local economy and promote health and well-being. And we've been discussing what we consider to be possibilities for the £0.9 million fund, Cllr Pauline Allen has told Newcastle City Council

1 Mar 2017

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Powerful Speech from Liberal Democrat Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted on Importance of Euratom

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted has just sat down in the House of Lords having delivered a fine, detailed and balanced speech about the importance of retaining UK's membership of the international atomic power safety and development organization, EURATOM.

1 Mar 2017

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Powerful Speech from Liberal Democrat Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted on Importance of Euratom

1 Mar 2017

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No communal bins this year say Liberal Democrats

Many people oppose them. We'd defer Community Bins proposal for one year, with provision to be met from the £1m reserve set aside for testing approaches identified by the waste strategy.

1 Mar 2017

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Find out how much council tax Lincolnshire households will have to pay this year

Households across Greater Lincolnshire will have to tighten their purse strings ever so slightly over the next year to compensate for rises in council tax in the county. Councils across the county are raising council tax by as much as almost 5% in some cases for the 2017-18 financial year.

by Stefan Pidluznyj

1 Mar 2017

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Economic development boost under Lib Dems proposal

We'd reverse £100,000 cut in grant for Newcastle Futures until alternative sources of funding are found as part of the wider review of funding to employment and skills organisations that is under way, met from the Financial Risk and Resilience Reserve.

1 Mar 2017

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