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Councillor Greg Stone on why he's opposing Labour's Council Tax rise
The Liberal Democrat vision for Newcastle remains the same as we pursued in office for seven years - a cleaner, green, safer, fairer city which kept council tax below inflation, which prioritised…
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How Newcastle City Council staff think efficiency can be improved.
Extracts from the Council's consultation with staff as part of the budget process:
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Labour's "more or less incompetence" in raising Council Tax
Councillor Ashby commented : The proposals in Labour's budget for Newcastle City Council are no more the latest chapter in a sorry story of the current administration's control of our great city.…
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Newcastle North candidate Anita Lower calls for second opinion on Newcastle Council greenfield housing numbers based on new DCLG data showing city is 7000 homes over quota
Liberal Democrats are to challenge Newcastle Core Strategy greenfield housebuilding target after new DCLG figures suggest it's 36% too high: 7000 homes may not be needed after all
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Liberal Democrat Councillors in Newcastle will vote against the Labour Council’s budget and council tax increase at Wednesday’s meeting of the City Council.
Liberal Democrat councillors will speak against a number of the proposals in the budget, and in particular the closure of the visitor information centre, parking charges for blue badge holders, the…
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Last Parliamentary report-back after 41 years of service to the North East and nation
A LAST WORD FROM THE COMMONS by Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith, MP for the Berwick constituency
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Council officials persist in "misguided and mistaken" traffic scheme in Gosforth
Ever since the roundabout at the junction of Hollywood Avenue and the High Street was changed to traffic lights Gosforth Liberal Democrats have been shocked by the traffic problems we have seen on…
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Why is the north east falling behind in getting new powers to control its own destiny?
Dr Wendy Taylor, prospective Liberal Democrat candidate for the Newcastle East parliamentary constituency, has welcomed the prospect of major devolution for the North East after the Coalition…
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Call to save Night Noise service so people can get a night's sleep
Ouseburn Liberal Democrats are leading a campaign to save the Night Noise service on behalf of the whole city. They've just written to The Journal on the subject: