Dundee City Council has tonight (Tuesday 20th February) frozen its council tax for the 2007/08 financial year. The Band D figure will remain at £1 211 for the second year running.
Once again Wolverhampton's Labour controlled Council is raising council tax by an inflation beating increase, this time of 4.8%. Yet neighbouring councils have been able to keep their increase to below 4%. In fact the only year in recent memory when tax did not rise was in 1994 when the Liberal Democrats had a controlling influence on power in Wolverhampton.
Following reports that the United States are preparing for air strikes on Iran beyond nuclear sites. Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell has called on the Prime Minister to come to Parliament and make a statement on the government's policy towards Iran.
Truro and Falmouth Liberal Democrats have stormed to victory in the Penryn Division County Council by-election on February 8th.
Truro and Falmouth Liberal Democrats stormed to victory in the Penryn Division County Council by-election on February 8th.
Local MPs Julia Goldsworthy and Andrew George have met with representatives of Cornwall Air Ambulance to discuss the possibility of extending the service cover beyond the current ten hour shift.
