A lot has been said in the media about the performance of the Conservatives in elections early this month, and about how they are finally managing to make a breakthrough in the north.
However, the glowing plaudits are based on a superficial reading of results. Scratching beneath the surface reveals a rather less favourable story for […]
Liberal Democrat Councillor Gordon Charlton today highlighted the failure of the ruling Conservatives at County Hall to fight for the post office network in the county.
In February this year the Lib Dems proposed a motion which would have committed the Council to opposing any further closures of post offices in North Yorkshire.
However, Tory and Labour […]
Liberal Democrat councillors at County Hall are to make a donation of £100 to a local charity instead of sending each other Christmas cards.
At their December 2007 group meeting, Lib Dem members opted to each donate £5 to the Sensory and Physical Support Service’s Children’s Fund. The organisation is raising funds to take 24 sensory […]
The Liberal Democrat Group on North Yorkshire County Council today launches its own website – www.northyorkslibdems.org.uk
The aim is to help keep the public of North Yorkshire informed about what the Lib Dems are doing at County Hall, and to allow local residents to contact their councillors more easily.
The Lib Dem group has 19 members and […]
At last Thursday’s meeting to discuss the Liberal Democrat “call-in” of the £3.8 million overspend on the highway depot review, Tory and Labour councillors joined forces to defeat a proposal by Cllr Bill Hoult to refer the matter to the County Council’s Audit Committee.
The reason given was that the contract (£16 million in total) is […]