http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Stratford upon Avon and South Warwickshire Liberal Democrats en-GB Stratford upon Avon and South Warwickshire Liberal Democrats http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Stratford upon Avon and South Warwickshire Liberal Democrats 2008-09-08T15:24+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000014/stratford__a_heritage_site_not_a_building_site.html Say no to Tory plans for greenfield sites 2005-12-30T15:40+00:00 http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000012/council_tax_discount_insufficient.html "Government plans to give a council tax discount of £200 to some pensioner households is insufficient", says Susan Juned. "An opportunity has been missed to substantially raise the basic state pension, end means testing and axe council tax altogether." 2005-03-28T17:00+01:00 http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000011/school_meals_change_of_heart_is_welcomed.html Susan Juned, education spokesman for the Liberal Democrats at Warwickshire County Council today welcomed the government's change of heart over school meals. 2005-03-28T16:58+01:00 http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000010/vince_cable_mp_comments_on_the_budget.html The Chancellor has delivered a budget which is little more than a sticking plaster for the General Election. He is offering small bribes to people that Labour has let down, but no long-term solutions. 2005-03-17T22:01+00:00 http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000009/county_council_set_296_rise_for_council_tax__susan_juned_reports.html At a Council meeting on 8th February the County Council agreed a rise of 2.96% for its part of the Council Tax bill for the year 2005/06. However, the Conservatives refused to back Lib Dem ideas for a lower rise. 2005-02-08T22:53+00:00 http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000008/lib_dems_attack_tory_proposals_on_district_council_tax.html Proposals by the Conservatives to increase Stratford District Council's Council Tax by 3.74% have been branded as 'unnecessarily high' by Cllr Hazel Wright, Leader of the Lib Dem group on the District Council. 2005-02-06T22:44+00:00 http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000007/lib_dems_press_for_more_information_from_district_council.html At a meeting of the District Council's Environmental Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 25th January Liberal Democrats pointed out that this year the Council will receive £509,000 in Planning Delivery Grant from the Government. Next year - 2005/06 - that is likely to drop to £70,000 - a reduction of £439,000. The Lib Dems described this as 'a major blow to the Council and to Council taxpayers'. 2005-01-25T20:42+00:00 http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000006/councillor_saint_resigns_as_leader_of_stratford_district_council.html Cllr Chris Saint has announced his resignation as Leader of Stratford District Council, effective from 31st January. This follows defeat by 14 votes to 13 in a 'no confidence' motion by his own Conservative Group in the week before Christmas. An Extraordinary Meeting of the Council will be held on 1st February to appoint a new Leader. 2005-01-25T20:32+00:00 http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000003/where_have_all_the_voters_gone.html 'Where have all the voters gone?' asks County Cllr Jill Dill-Russell. The new electoral register shows that in many of the new developments in Stratford large numbers of houses have no registered voters. 2005-01-11T00:00+00:00 http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000002/island_caf.html Cllr Maureen Beckett has expressed her disappointment at the further delays in getting the Island Café cleaned up. The court hearing scheduled for 6th January was adjourned when the owner failed to turn up. 2005-01-10T00:00+00:00 http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000005/liberal_democrats_fight_housing_cuts.html The decision by the Council's ruling Conservatives to cut the budget for affordable 2005-01-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.stratford.prai.co.uk/news/000004/local_tories_split_over_leader.html The ruling Conservatives Group on the District Council have sacked their Leader. On 23rd December they passed a motion of 'no confidence' in him, by 14 votes to 13. They will now be led on a caretaker basis by Cllr Les Topham (Con. Sambourne). 2005-01-02T00:00+00:00