Council supports Lib Dem proposal for extra allowance for unpaid carers
Warrington Council has given unanimous support to our call for an increase of £20 a week in the allowance for unpaid carers.
WLD
8 Dec 2020
Warrington Lib Dem News
Lymm residents fear truck traffic chaos
Residents of the Lane End community at the top of Cherry Lane in Lymm are protesting against plans by Lymm Truckwash to expand its business onto Green Belt. Planning permission is being sought to increase the area used, add a fuelling facility and to operate 24 hours a day, all week long. Residents have complained about the noise, air pollution and blocked main roads from the current site and are convinced this will be made much worse by the planned expansion.
TM
27 Nov 2020
Council Accounts delayed yet again
There is still no date for when the Warrington Borough Council 2017/18 Accounts will be signed off. The delay has been caused by a public objection concerning the treatment of the Council's investment in Redwood Bank. Our Finance spokesperson, Cllr Ian Marks, says:
IM
24 Nov 2020
Lib Dems condemn row over Remembrance Service
The unofficial Remembrance Day Service at The Cenotaph in Warrington has led to controversy between the Conservative and Labour Parties. Around 200 people gathered in the centre of town despite the official event having been called off by the Council because of COVID restrictions.
WLD
10 Nov 2020
The Council must do more to improve its recycling rates
When the Liberal Democrats took over the leadership of the Council in 2006, the domestic recycling rate was 14%. When we left control in 2011 it had increased to 43% and we had climbed nearly 200 places in the local authority league table. Much of this was due to the blue bins we are proud to have introduced. At the last Council meeting I asked why the rate had only increased to 44% in 2018/19.
IM
2 Nov 2020
Another Financial Blow to Councils
The Treasury has announced plans to conduct a one-year spending review of council funding in November instead of a multi-year review as planned. The NHS and schools will get a multi-year review but not local government.
IM
29 Oct 2020