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Lansdown-Bath: April 2008
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Tuesday, 8 April 2008. It must be wrong to keep charging the elderly. The signatories are calling on the Cabinet member to reconsider his decision to increase the charges for a range of services to elderly people, such as:. Community meal costs up by over a pound per meal. Hourly rate for home care to rise by 74%. Maximum weekly charge for care to go up by almost 400%. The undersigned Councillors wish to support the call-in of the decision E1795 ‘ Charging Policy for Adult Care Community Services. In sec...
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Lansdown-Bath: May 2008
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Friday, 30 May 2008. Southgate pedestrians at risk. City centre Councillor Andrew Furse (Liberal Democrat, Kingsmead) has criticised the Cabinet member for Major Projects for his failure to sort out the pedestrian hazards and other problems which have been caused by the. Councillor Furse received assurances that a number of short, medium and longer term solutions would be undertaken before the end of March 2008. However, two months later, only a substandard improvement to the temporary crossing on. 8220;...
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Lansdown-Bath: March 2008
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008. The council is carrying out a secondary school review, there are too many places at our secondary schools. There is a concern on where the new school is to be built. We are supposed to look at our carbon foot print, something that school buses would solve. The recommendation of the report for Bath are below:. Retain Beechen Cliff School and Hayesfield Technology College as single sex boys and girls 11-18 schools with co-educational post 16 provision. Sunday, 16 March 2008. In an...
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Lansdown-Bath: Residents see red over blue bags
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009. Residents see red over blue bags. The new blue bags issued by B&NES Council for recycling cardboard are causing headaches across the district, according to Liberal Democrat Councillors. Councillor Caroline Roberts (Newbridge) commented:. 8220;Many people are obviously having problems with the new system, either because they haven’t received their blue bags or because the information about when and how to use them hasn’t got through. 8220;I believe the Cabinet member responsib...
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Lansdown-Bath: Step fixed in lansdown
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Thursday, 3 December 2009. Step fixed in lansdown. The broken step highlighted in the last Lansdown Focus has now been fixed, following the intervention of Matt Hemsley the Liberal Democrat Lansdown campaigner. The loose step, which was a serious accident waiting to happen, was pointed out to Matt by a local resident. After it was pointed out, Matt encouraged the council to act quickly and fix the step, which they have done. However, it is worrying that a step could become so loose before it was fixed.
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Lansdown-Bath: August 2009
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Sunday, 16 August 2009. New Super Off-Peak ticket will only add confusion. With First Great Western (FGW) set to introduce a new ‘Super Off-Peak’ ticket early in September, Bath MP has criticised the move saying it will only add to confusion for passengers. Currently FGW have an Off-Peak and Peak ticket. The new Super Off-Peak ticket will be at the same price as the current Off-Peak ticket, with Off-Peak prices rising by 20%. Super Off-Peak travel will force people to leave. Between 3pm and 7pm.
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Lansdown-Bath: November 2009
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Sunday, 22 November 2009. Wet House - council not listening again. Councillors on Bath and North East Somerset Council had the opportunity tonight to hear statements from members of the public about the proposed hostel and wet house near Kingsmead Square. Councillor Andy Furse (Kingsmead) commented:. 8220;The fact that the Conservative administration refused to allow a debate in public about the wet house and hostel proposal smacks of the secrecy that has surrounded this issue since the start. Councillor...
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Lansdown-Bath: January 2010
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010. B&NES Job Cuts could mean dirty streets. Liberal Democrat councillors on the Safer Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Pane have warned that the improvements in street cleansing promised for Bath may be impossible if the job cuts which have been threatened in the Council’s Environmental services section actually happen. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). B&NES Job Cuts could mean dirty streets. View my complete profile. Links to other Bath Sites. Widcombe - Ian Gilchrist.
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Lansdown-Bath: September 2009
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009. Conservatives refuse to try for hostel cash. Conservative politicians on Bath and North East Somerset have refused to re-open negotiations with the Government to try to secure funding for a hostel for the homeless in Bath. Cllr Sandry’s amendment was rejected by the Conservative administration of B&NES Council, although a smaller, local package of funding was adopted unanimously. 8220;Even though my proposals were unsuccessful on the night, I hope that the Cabinet member wil...
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Lansdown-Bath: Nick Clegg to hold town hall meeting in Bath
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Thursday, 3 December 2009. Nick Clegg to hold town hall meeting in Bath. Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg is inviting the people of Bath to tell him what they think about fixing the economy and rebuilding trust in politics. Bringing his series of ‘Nick Clegg meets…’ town hall meetings to Bath on Thursday 7th January, Nick Clegg will discuss with local people the issues that matter most to them. People will soon be able to register for tickets at http:/ meet.nickclegg.com. 8220;I am sure that the reside...