West Dorset
Liberal Democrats
Councillor Zulf Ali - Putting Rochdale Transport First!

Transport boss steps in to improve spread of train arrivals at Littleborough

Peak time commuters from Littleborough Railway Station have been saved from a 43 minute wait as a result of actions from Rochdale's new transport boss. Councillor Zulf Ali has stepped in to stop a proposed change to the train service that runs through Littleborough train station that would have seen a 43 minute gap in train arrivals at peak time. This comes after a report was presented at a recent meeting of the Greater Manchester Transport Authority giving recommendations that as of December 2008, the 17.41 from Manchester Victoria would either stop at Moston Train Station or Littleborough in a bid to improve the spread of train arrivals.

17 Jul 2008
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Cllr Tom Smith-Hughes

Conservatives turn down Lib Dem call for public rights

Lord Hanningfield, Conservative leader of Essex County Council has slammed a proposal by the Liberal Democrats to allow the public to speak directly to councillors at council meetings and to ask questions about the work of the council. The Leader made his comments at a debate on public participation at a meeting of the full council on 15 July.

16 Jul 2008
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Registrar religious beliefs must not undermine gay partnership law

In a move that arouses interest across the EU in the interpretation of EU anti-discrimination law, Islington Council has decided to appeal against a tribunal judgment that they discriminated against registrar Lillian Ladele by requiring her to officiate at gay civil partnerships despite her Christian beliefs.

16 Jul 2008
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Neil Matthews and Gary Fuller at Christchurch Tower holding a stone

Conservatives Christchurch Tower Shame

Conservatives on Shepway Council's Corporate Scrutiny Committee have backed a proposal to remove money to repair Folkestone's Christchurch Tower from the Council's capital budget. The decision was taken to support the move at the Scrutiny meeting on Monday 14th July, and is then referred for a final decision to the Council's Cabinet which meets on Wednesday 16th July.

16 Jul 2008
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Lib Dem logo bird projected on blockwork

Wootton Roadworks Farce 'Beggars Belief'

Residents in Wootton have been left fuming after the County Council's road contractor left road maintenance works unfinished after striking two water mains, one of which continued to spew out water over a week after being burst. The works on Potters Cross remain incomplete despite the legal notice for the works stating that they would be finished by July 7th. The legal notice for the works also stated that the entire road would be resurfaced, when in fact just a few metres have been repaired.

16 Jul 2008
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