Liberal Democrat led Eastleigh Borough Council have invested nearly £30,000 in a MUGA (or Multi-use Games Area for those not up on the latest local government jargon). This games area not only gives Townhill Junior school a valuable extra asset for the school children during daytime, it also gives an additional area for anyone to play games in at weekends and in the evenings.
Park Ward Liberal Democrats were shocked to discover that a Housing Association has submitted a planning application to the City Council for 14 flats on the green open space at the junction of Gibbs Street and Coleman Street in Whitmore Reans. This much loved open space could soon be covered in yet more residences bringing an end to the peace and quiet enjoyed by residents of the area. The open space was deliberately created when the old closely packed Victorian terraces were demolished to give future generations a breathing space. Robin Lawrence, Park Ward Lib Dem candidate, said "Fourteen flats are not needed here. Coleman Street and Gibbs Street are well known for being quiet areas of Wolverhampton and all that will happen with further housing is an increase in traffic and noise and a reduction in the quality of life for current residents."
HELPING to ensure that homeless people are not without a roof over Christmas and the new year is the aim of a booklet produced by the city council's housing department.
A BRAND NEW recycling station, which will accept paper, cardboard, glass bottles, clothes and shoes, will open on Aikman Avenue, New Parks, between the Good Neighbour public house and the shops.
For many young people living in rural villages the lack of access to decent and affordable public transport, as well as events and things to do, is a big part of the problem directly related to anti-social behaviour says Liberal Democrat PPC for Truro and Falmouth, Terrye Teverson.
Covering an area of over a quarter of a million hectares, emitting about as much CO2 as Liverpool and with overall responsibility for more than £100 billion, the UK Government is required to meet sustainability targets to ensure its resources are managed responsibly and our money spent wisely. The government established its across-the-board environmental targets in 2002 but the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has found they are not being met.
