The Lib Dem plans, put forward in an amendment at the Council’s budget meeting on Tuesday night, call for an additional £1m capital investment on housing and £0.5m on road safety. Cllr Ricky Duveen, leader of the Lib Dem group
At the budget council meeting last night Woodley Lib Dem councillors attacked the Conservatives on Wokingham Borough council for failing to fairly represent Woodley’s residents. Councillor Tom McCann (Loddon ward) launched a blistering attack on the Conservatives insisting that Woodley
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Reading West Meri O’Connell writes… At RBC’s January Council meeting members of Reading’s Youth Parliament asked Councillors to show their support for lowering the voting age to 16, only the Conservatives refused to do this.
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Reading West, Meri O’Connell responds to the latest Reading OFSTED report: Many of you will by now have seen the worrying headlines in the local press about Reading’s failing primary schools. As a parent of
Liberal Democrats in Reading have welcomed Government moves to give greater protection to tenants against rogue landlords. The new measures would affect the minority of landlords who shirk their legal responsibilities and use the threat of eviction to silence tenants
Liberal Democrat Schools Minister David Laws MP has this week announced government money will be invested in Caversham Primary School, St Michael’s Primary School and Phoenix College in Reading. The money will come from the Priority Schools Building Programme, a
Reading’s health services – such as GPs, hospitals and walk-in centres – will receive an extra £8 million in funding this year. The new funding, which is distributed by NHS England, is a 3.7% rise from South Reading’s previous allocation and a
Greater Reading Liberal Democrats are proud to support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month which began on Sunday 1st February. The aim of LGBT History month is to promote equality and diversity for the benefit of everyone,
We will all know someone who has suffered from a mental health problem. One in four of us will be personally affected but almost all of us will have a parent, child, sibling, friend or colleague who has experienced a
Local people say we need an updated centre using more modern ideas about traffic management. Their proposals could help traffic and pedestrians move more freely, as well as making it a nicer place to work and visit. Some of the current suggestions include a double mini roundabout in Prospect Street, plans for new crossings in
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