Leeds Liberal Democrats are submitting an amendment at Leeds City Council’s Annual Budget Meeting on Wednesday that seek to invest in a closer relationship between city’s residents – both human and arboreal – in future years Liberal Democrat Group Leader, Councillor Stewart Golton will present the proposal. He said: “The management of the city’s trees […]
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The Liberal Democrat group are proposing a series of amendments at this week’s Leeds City Council Annual Budget meeting that hope to put communities in control of planning transport improvements in their area. The creation of ‘15 Minute Neighbourhoods’, on street electric vehicle charging, and a new team to get delayed suburban transport schemes implemented, […]
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Leeds Liberal Democrats say a joint stand by Opposition Council groups to call for the reintroduction of 37 Police Community Support Officers axed by Labour is a judgement on their ‘theft’ from the neighbourhoods they now no longer patrol. The Liberal Democrats have joined other Opposition groups on the Council in submitting identical amendments at […]
Leeds Liberal Democrats are calling for a study on how the Council’s fostering service could be transformed into John Lewis-style employee owned company. It is hoped that by putting foster carers in charge, more could be recruited, and less children would be looked after in placements outside the city. Liberal Democrat Group Leader, Cllr Stewart […]
Read More… from Press release: LibDems move to firm up ‘City Limits’ Council Care Commitment
Leeds Liberal Democrats hope that a recent U-turn by Leeds City Council to cancel charges for bulky waste collection offers a glimmer of hope that the Labour-run authority might be starting to listen to criticism of its worsening recycling record. They hope that, after multiple attempts, Liberal Democrat proposals for food waste collection, doorstep glass […]
Read More… from Press release: LibDems repeat blueprint to regain City’s Recycling Credibility
Leeds Liberal Democrats have called for Leeds City Council to set up a ‘Community Devolution Commission’ to counter what they see as a dangerous level of centralised control of spending and service delivery within the Council.Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, Cllr Stewart Golton is proposing the amendment that would bring about the Community Devolution […]
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Leeds Liberal Democrats are hoping to see a Market town achieve free parking for its shoppers and workers, whilst looking at how to make parking more expensive for city slickers, through their amendment to be submitted at Wednesday’s Leeds City Council Annual Budget meeting. Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, Cllr Stewart Golton will propose […]
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Conservatives have forgotten 14,000 fraud victims in West Yorkshire The Liberal Democrats have accused the Government of forgetting victims of fraud in West Yorkshire after senior Conservative Ministers overlooked fraud and computer misuse offences when making false claims on falling crime. Yorkshire Region Liberal Democrats have also called on the local Conservative MPs to publicly recognise the […]
Lib Dems call for tax cuts for 10,300 small businesses in Leeds In the wake of Small Business Saturday, local Lib Dems call for small businesses in Leeds to be given a tax cut, saving them an average of £5,000. The tax cut would help businesses including local restaurants suffering from Christmas cancellations following new […]
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Liberal Democrat candidate for West Yorkshire Mayor, Cllr Stewart Golton will be at the West Yorkshire Mayoral Hustings on Thursday 1st April at 12.00pm, hosted by Centre for Cities. If you wish to attend, you must register (for free) via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-yorkshire-metro-mayor-economy-hustings-tickets-142832336363 […]
