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Education
£6 Million Black Hole In Schools Maintenance
Liberal Democrats at North Yorkshire County Council claim that a recent report has exposed a serious lack of maintenance and compliance with legislation in school properties that amounts to an unforeseen black hole of £6 million in the council’s finances.
The report tells us that District Councils, which are responsible for environmental health issues, are becoming […] -
Education
Concern Over Youth Service in Stokesley
Lib Dem Councillor Caroline Seymour is dismayed at the Tory council’s poor provision for young people in Stokesley this summer.
The Youth Service. working with the police, has done much work to reduce youth nuisance in the town.
However, the youth worker has gone on maternity leave and been told that there no replacement planned for the […] -
Education
Lib Dems Slam Lack of Consultation on Secondary Schools
Liberal Democrats on North Yorkshire County Council have attacked the ruling Conservatives for placing a new housing development outside the catchment area for the obvious local school.
1200 new homes are to be built in Eastfield near Scarborough. This project has made the regeneration of the whole area a real possibility and the whole community has […] -
Education
Lib Dems Condemn Tory “Penny Pinching” on School Clothing
Liberal Democrats on North Yorkshire County Council have announced their intention to “call-in” the Council’s decision to freeze the level of the school clothing allowance at £60 a year. This means that the decision will be sent back to a committee to be looked at again.
The Executive Members of the Conservative-run Council decided last week […] -
Education
Tories and Labour Refuse to Let Young People Vote
Conservative and Labour councillors at County Hall today joined forces to defeat a Liberal Democrat motion which would have allowed North Yorkshire’s school pupils to directly elect their “Young Peoples’ Champion”.
The Liberal Democrat councillors think that it should be the young people who vote for the councillor they want to represent them and not left […] -
Education
Richmond School Financial Crisis?
A Liberal Democrat has hit out angrily at North Yorkshire County Council’s failure to manage the budget for the new school at Richmond.
Richmond County Councillor Stuart Parsons has expressed surprise and anger at the revelation that the massive investment programme at Richmond School has, in under four months, already gone 18% over budget.
Cllr Parsons also expressed […] -
Education
Lib Dems Call For Review Of School Catchment Areas
Liberal Democrat Councillor Brian Simpson today questioned senior Tories at County Hall about the crisis at George Pindar Community Sports College (GPCSC) in Eastfield, Scarborough.
Cllr Simpson is concerned that new housing developments in Eastfield will not be in the catchment area for GPCSC. This will mean half of the young people of Eastfield having to […]
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