http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from West Berkshire Liberal Democrats en-GB West Berkshire Liberal Democrats http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 West Berkshire Liberal Democrats 2008-07-06T20:04+01:00 United Kingdom http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000285/waste_contract_roll_out_is_rubbish__why__dillon.html Following a stream of public criticism of the new waste collections supposed to be taking place around West Berkshire, Councillor Lee Dillon from Thatcham North is demanding to know what action Waste Chief Geoff Findlay intends to take to improve matters. 2008-07-03T00:00+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000284/planning_freedom_restricted__longton.html A meeting of West Berkshire Council last night saw a clamp down on planning applications being heard at a higher level than the district's area planning committees. The Council's leading Conservative Group abolished the right of any three Members of a planning committee to call for a decision to be reconsidered by the full council. 2008-07-02T10:00+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000283/conservatives_snub_flood_victims__rendel.html Shadow Finance spokesman David Rendel has slammed West Berkshire's ruling Conservatives following a crunch vote on making council tax concessions to those still forced to live upstairs in their homes following last July's flooding. 2008-07-01T15:34+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000282/lib_dems_in_west_berks_give_their_support_to_carers_week.html The Liberal Democrats on West Berkshire Council are enthusiastically supporting Carers' Week. This shows to the thousands of local residents who care for dependent relatives and friends that Councillors back the work they do. They help family members and friends and also many carers volunteer to help people they would not otherwise know at all. 2008-06-09T15:49+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000281/lib_dem_councillor_demands_action_to_improve_unsatisfactory_care_home.html Demands for immediate improvements to the Herbert Potter House Care Home have been made by Cllr Owen Jeffery (Lib Dem Spokesman for Community Care). He wants WBC to act at once to deal with a Home that has sadly been found wanting in two consecutive inspections by CSCI (the Commission for Social Care Inspection). 2008-05-19T00:00+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000280/20mph_signs_too_tall_for_schools__woodhams.html Councillor Keith Woodhams has slammed a decision made by Conservative controlled West Berkshire Council not to use 20mph signs outside schools, giving the excuse that they are 'too tall'. 2008-05-03T15:53+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000279/tory_selfscrutiny_must_stop__brooks.html Councillor Jeff Brooks, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on West Berkshire Council, has slammed the Conservative administration for continuing to monopolise the key committee which should act to hold them to account for their actions. 2008-05-03T15:29+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000278/life_in_west_berkshire_a_risky_business__hunneman.html Liberal Democrat Opposition Members were left in hysterics at last week's Executive meeting when the Conservative administration considered the district's risk register. 2008-05-03T15:25+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000277/new_waste_collections_will_be_one_month_late__jeffery.html Councillor Owen Jeffery is sounding the alarm to West Berkshire residents expecting to have their plastic and card recycling collected from their doorstep. 2008-04-29T17:42+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000276/northcroft_councillors_show_the_walking_ways.html Local councillors representing residents of Northcroft Ward are leading a 'walk of discovery' this Saturday morning (26th April), to publicise the Walking Map of Newbury produced last year by the West Berkshire Partnership. A similar map of Thatcham's urban byways is currently being surveyed. 2008-04-25T10:57+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000275/crime_and_traffic_satisfaction_problems_continue__brooks.html Lib Dem Leader Jeff Brooks has hit out after the latest satisfaction survey results reveal that activities for teenagers and levels of congestion continue to be among the top issues West Berkshire residents want to see improved in the district. 2008-04-23T11:22+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000274/thursday_is_walk_to_work_day_lib_dems.html Local Lib Dems are calling for people in West Berkshire to get green and leave the car at home this Thursday on 'Walk to Work Day' (24th April). Shadow Transport spokesman Councillor Keith Woodhams is asking people to think about how they get to work and how they could be greener when they are commuting. Keith will be walking from his home in Thatcham to his Council meetings in Newbury on Walk to Work Day. 2008-04-23T10:59+01:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000272/concern_over_bank_holiday_waste_collection_delays__longton.html Veolia officially took over waste collection services in West Berkshire from Biffa on 17 March under West Berkshire Council's new Integrated Waste Management Contract. Liberal Democrat members of the Council continue to support the new contract in principle, because it will lead to a substantial increase in recycling and reduction in waste sent to landfill. 2008-03-18T14:51+00:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000273/excellent_local_campaigner_standing_in_thatcham_north.html Hard working local campaigner Glyn Slater has been selected as the Lib Dem candidate for the Thatcham North by-election on 10th April. 2008-03-14T00:00+00:00 http://westberkslibdems.org.uk/news/000271/conservative_makes_16m_budget_error.html The Conservative Finance Portfolio Holder on West Berkshire Council, Laszlo Zverko, made a massive error at the Executive meeting of the Council on Thursday evening. In answer to a question from Liberal Democrat Councillor, Alan Macro, Councillor Zverko claimed that a figure of -£8,218,691, given as the cumulative budget to date for the Chief Executive's Dept., must be a misprint for +£8,218,691. 2008-03-07T00:00+00:00