Posted on 25 September 2012.
The Tories at the District Council are planning to spend up to £200,000 on a ward boundary review because of the personal preference of the current Conservative leadership. There is no legal requirement and very little to be gained from such a review. Back in the dying days of the last administration, just two months [...]
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Posted in Ashby, Coalville, District Council, Forest & Measham, Ibstock & Heather, Northern Parishes, Whitwick & Thringstone
Posted on 08 May 2012.
As a precursor to a formal consultation period, which commences later this month Councillor Leon Spence, Leader of the Labour Group at North West Leicestershire is writing to community groups throughout the district offering to attend group and community meetings to listen to the views of local residents in order that they can feed into [...]
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Posted in Ashby, Coalville, Forest & Measham, Ibstock & Heather, Local Area News, Northern Parishes, Whitwick & Thringstone
Posted on 01 April 2012. Tags: Democracy, District Council, Measham, Minorca, Sean Sheahan
At a meeting of North West Leicestershire District Council on Tuesday 27th March 2012 the Tory controlling group voted to prevent a representative from Measham sitting on the important new Minorca Quarry Liaison Committee. Prior to the meeting each political group was asked to nominate a Councillor to represent the Council on the Liaison Committee [...]
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Posted in Forest & Measham
Posted on 01 November 2011. Tags: charges, District Council, Economy, parking
Councillor Nick Clarke, Labour spokesperson for business and economic regeneration, said ‘The Conservative administration at London Road have proposed major changes to parking charges on council car parks in response to their efficiency program.’ Councillor Clarke continued ‘At a time when families are finding it tough to make ends meet businesses throughout North West Leicestershire [...]
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Posted in Ashby, Coalville, Forest & Measham, Ibstock & Heather, Northern Parishes, Whitwick & Thringstone
Posted on 22 January 2011. Tags: Connecting Communities, Grant, Junction 11, Measham, Young People
In February 2010 the Labour Government awarded North Wes Leicestershire District Council a grant of £45,000 to develop the ‘voice of young people’. Council officers attended the February Measham Parish Council meeting to outline the work that was to be undertaken.
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Posted in Forest & Measham
Posted on 23 August 2010. Tags: Cuts, Economy, Measham
Treasury figures now say that this budget will mean the loss of approximately 1.3 million jobs across both public and private sectors that is the equivalent to putting more that the whole of Birmingham out of work.
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Posted in Forest & Measham