Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Reading East, Dr Jenny Woods, this week condemned the knee-jerk response from the Tories, who are demanding to bring back the twice-defeated Snooper’s Charter and ban online encryption in response to the terrible events at
November’s Traffic Management Committee finally saw common sense and removed Mayfair in Tilehurst from the verge and pavement parking ban. This allows Mayfair residents to park again on their own driveways. A determined effort by Mayfair residents saw them collect over 100 signatures on a petition which was then presented to the council. The ban will
Everyone entitled to vote must now register individually rather than – as in the past – being listed on a form filled in by one member of a household. The Electoral Commission said 80% of those on the electoral register
In 2011 Wokingham Borough Council created Optalis, a company that provides care and support services to older people and adults with a disability. Since then the Liberal Democrats have demanded transparency and openness for local taxpayers from the council owned companies.
Reading Liberal Democrats say that residents have waited long enough for the community garden promised by Labour bosses at the Council. Two years ago our petition resulted in getting the Council agree to a compulsory purchase order on the derelict buildings in Southampton Street and an agreement that the
Liberal Democrats will have delivered an average £825 income tax cut for people in Reading by the next election Reading East Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Jenny Woods said today. The Autumn Statement revealed welcome plans to let workers take home
Reading West Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate and Tilehurst Councillor Meri O’Connell: When Labour led Reading Borough Council decided to close the Arthur Clark Care home and Albert Road Day Care facility, Lib Dems led the call for the land to
On Carers Rights Day, Liberal Democrat Reading East Parliamentary Candidate Jenny Woods said more needs to be done to support the 12,315 carers in Reading who are the unsung heroes of the system. New research by Carers UK shows there are 4,040 people who begin
New figures show 1,110 people started an apprenticeship in Reading in the last 12 months. Liberal Democrats in Government have led the apprentice drive and are on course to deliver two million apprenticeships in Britain by the end of this
Disadvantaged primary school pupils in Reading are set to receive £6.14m to boost attainment, the Liberal Democrats have announced. The pupil premium funding for 2015/16 will help teachers support those children at most risk of falling behind their colleagues. It means primary schools will receive £1,320 for every pupil who has registered for
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