DUFF WELCOMES NEW EU SPENDING IN EAST OF ENGLAND
Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament Andrew Duff has welcomed the agreement reached last night to increase the European Union budget for the years 2007-13.
5 Apr 2006
Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament Andrew Duff has welcomed the agreement reached last night to increase the European Union budget for the years 2007-13.
Both the Government's Audit Commission and the County Council's Conservative administration have been slammed by the Liberal Democrats over an emergency meeting on 31st of March to ram through a raft of policies related to the Council's troubled finances.
Lib Dems have slammed plans that will see the cost of cremations for borough residents increase by over 10%.
Roger Baines has been elected as the new councillor for the Houghton Conquest, Haynes, Southill and Old Warden ward of Mid Beds District Council.
Sir Menzies Campbell today completed his Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet reshuffle.
Cllr Michael Headley is pushing the Borough Council to bring in new planning rules for developers. New rules for larger developments would mean that rubbish from demolition and building works would have to be dealt with in an environmentally friendly way, including re-use where possible. It would also require new houses to have recycling facilities provided and bottle and recycling banks built on larger developments.