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Road in Darwen being resurfaced at last

Lib Dem Councillors in the Whitehall Ward are delighted that the entrance to the Jack's Key Estate is being repaired and resurfaced at last. Cllr Karimeh Foster said, we and local residents have been campaigning for this for over a year as the road had deteriorated a lot, we are pleased that at last the work is being done.

19 May 2016
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Lib Dems highlight problem with proposed new road

Former Lib Dem Councillor Simon Huggill has highlighted a problem with a proposed road to relieve traffic caused by new housing developments in the east of Darwen. Simon explained that part of the proposed road went over an areaclassified by the Coal Authority as "Development High Risk Area:there is significant potential for shallow mining-related hazards in terms of shafts, shallow workings and spoil tips" He wants to whole issue debated in public and not behind closed doors by the Council's Executive.

19 May 2016
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More detail on youth service cuts

Wiltshire Council Conservatives describe their cuts to services for young people as 'successful', This is because money is being saved, and the council can claim credit for anything communities do to make their own arrangements, or in WCspeak:

18 May 2016
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