Springvale's Liberal Democrat Focus Team organised a Rubbish Action Zone in the ward. Householders had an opportunity to get rid of their bulk rubbish which normal collections can not remove. At the end of the Action Zone on 18th February, which was for lower Woodcross and Deepfields, they had also cleared the fly-tipped rubbish in the lane between Fieldhouse Road and Wolverhampton Road East.
This weekend the Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats have announced that Julie Morris will be their candidate for the Town ward by-election. The date of this by-election is not yet known, but is expected to be in late March. Lindsey Fisk, the retiring councillor, said: "I'd like to introduce our excellent candidate to you: Julie Morris was a councillor for nearly six years until she lost her seat by three votes in 2003. She is an experienced campaigner and utterly dedicated to the needs of local residents and to the well-being of our borough.Town ward will do no better than to elect Julie to serve alongside my colleagues Colin Taylor and Charles Wood."
Speaking today (Saturday 18th February 2006), Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Convener of Finance on Dundee City Council, renewed Dundee Liberal Democrats' concerns about the Child Support Agency and the lack of an effective response by Tony Blair's Labour Government.
A Campaign, launched by Councillor Mark Farmer, called Safer Routes, has been hailed a major success, as the number of recorded violent Crime instances in the City Centre falls massively.
Many Wolverhampton members went to the West Midlands leadership hustings in Coventry on Saturday. All three candidates gave gave brilliant speeches showing the depth of talent the Lib Dems have to call on but making it very difficult to decide who to vote for.
This year's round of Council Tax rises look like coming out at twice the inflation rate. Following last week's 5% rise by Surrey County Council, the Surrey Police Authority have now confirmed a 5.8% increase in their share of the total tax burden. Next week Epsom & Ewell Borough Council will be considering a recommended increase of 4.9%, which if approved will bring the overall tax rise for residents to almost 5.1% compared to last year. This is double the current inflation rate of around 2.5%.