PRESS RELEASE BY CLLR PHILIP GOLDENBERG, DEPUTY LEADER OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP ON WOKING BOROUGH COUNCIL
Woking Borough Council is being urged to seize a key opportunity of enhancing commuter rail services.
1 Dec 2005
Staring at the Stars
Thank you for having me! I'm delighted to be the Shepway Lib Dems Chair for 2006, and am looking forward to working with the whole local party. I would like to thank John Hughes and the other outgoing members of the Shepway Exec for their time, effort and huge commitment especially in the last year.
TP
1 Dec 2005
Save the PRH - Update
Recent revelations about the poor state of finances at the local NHS Trust have also pointed to the consultation over possible reductions in services offered at the Princess Royal being a sham.
1 Dec 2005
Haywards Heath Town Centre Redevelopment
A major plan to change the future look and layout of the town centre is to go out for public consultation in the new year (2006). Lib Dem campaigner Serena Tierney called a public meeting to give local people the chance to say what's important to them. The council will now consult more widely on proposals which could affect many aspects of the way the town looks and feels.
1 Dec 2005
Council forks out £2k for car
EPPING Forest District Council's civic ceremonial budget is being increased by £2,000 to allow council chairman Brian Sandler more frequent use of a civic car to take him to and from functions.
DJ
30 Nov 2005
Pension age proposed to rise to 68
The report from the Pensions Commission today announced proposals to raise the state pension age to 68 and to establish a National Pension Savings Scheme, which workers would be automatically enrolled into. The commission`s head Lord Turner said the UK`s pension system currently faced 'significant problems' and that state pensions should rise in line with earnings, not prices. The new national savings scheme will encourage all people to save for a pension at low cost.
30 Nov 2005