Runnymede Borough Council Facing Financial Challenges
No tangible details identified how Runnymede Borough Council will make £5.2m savings to balance the books.
10 Dec 2023
Runnymede Liberal Democrats
Working Hard for Runnymede All Year Round
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Runnymede & Weybridge MP VOTES DOWN sewage sickness compensation scheme
Runnymede & Weybridge Liberal Democrats have slammed Dr Ben Spencer for VOTING AGAINST a compensation scheme for swimmers who get sick from sewage
5 Dec 2023
Runnymede & Weybridge Conservative MP votes against improving GP and ambulance wait times.
The Runnymede & Weybridge Conservative MP has been criticised after voting against a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have committed the government to improving GP and ambulance wait times.
30 Nov 2023
Runnymede & Weybridge Select Parliamentary Candidate for next General Election
Runnymede and Weybridge Liberal Democrats are delighted to announce Ellen Nicholson as their candidate for the upcoming General Election.
26 Nov 2023
Conservative Refugee Chaos
The Runnymede Liberal Democrats are appalled at the hypocrisy of the Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge. He has stood behind the Government's failed approach to dealing with refugees.
28 Sep 2023
Lib Dems are the clear opposition to the Conservatives going into the next General election
The Runnymede and Weybridge parliamentary constituency is about to change following a Boundary Commission Review.
10 Sep 2023
Surrey County Council News
It's official, the Lib Dems save you money
A Liberal Democrat motion to Surrey County Council on energy efficiency tabled in October 2001, is now about to yield action and substantial savings to Surrey's taxpayers. These savings should amount to £250,000 or £300,000 per year, out of an annual spending of the order of £6.5 million.
15 Oct 2003
Youth Service
A Community Services Task group has been set up to examine the work and development of Connexions. It is worrying that 40% of Surrey's resources for young people are already committed by the Tory administration to Connexions, yet another quango, and they are aiming for 80%. To make matters worse, we still do not know details of requirements for Connexions Centres, i.e. what is a Connexions Centre and how should it be planned? Also many operational issues are unresolved.
9 Oct 2003
Tory Bus Cuts Go Ahead
Surrey County Council's Conservative Executive has decided to press ahead with their cuts to bus services, contrary to the recommendation from the Council's own Transportation Select Committee and despite strong opposition from Surrey residents and the Liberal Democrats.
30 Sep 2003
Key Worker Housing
The Liberal Democrats are pressing for key worker housing initiatives to tackle the shortages of key workers such as teachers, social workers and youth workers, that adversely affect services to the public and increase costs to the Council, for example by increasing spending on agency staff. The shortages of key workers are worsened by the high property prices in the County.
26 Sep 2003
Transportation Committee calls for Bus Cuts to be deferred
After much pressure from the Lib Dems, the Tory chairman of the council's Transportation Select Committee agreed to call a special meeting on 19th September to comment on the proposed reduction of Sunday and evening services, due to be re-considered by the Executive on 30th September.
23 Sep 2003
Capel Incinerator
In December 2001, Surrey County Council's Planning and Regulatory Committee met to decide on three of the most controversial Planning Applications for many years - the 3 so-called "Energy from Waste" Incinerators in Redhill, Guildford and Capel, south of Dorking. The large attendance by the public was catered for by a video link to the sports hall.
28 Aug 2003
UK Lib Dem news
LGBT+
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today is an important opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives to transphobia, and reflect on how we as a society can end this loss of life.
CJ
20 Nov 2023
International Affairs
An immediate bilateral ceasefire in Israel and Gaza
As Liberal Democrats, we have always stood in support of a lasting peace and a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine.
ED
12 Nov 2023
Latest UK News
Islamophobia Awareness Month
It is vital that we stand up against all forms of Islamophobia, and work together to end religious hatred everywhere.
ED
1 Nov 2023