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Residents now only have a couple of weeks left to have their say on the Tory controlled city councils plans on library services in Peterborough which will see all ten libraries stay open for longer using self-service technology. To take the survey NOW – simply CLICK HERE! The new system will use Open+ self-service technology, […]

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New bus services could be running in Peterborough as early as October, following a successful budget amendment moved by Lib Dem Councillors on Peterborough City Council, at the latest budget meeting of Full Council. A cross party working group is to be set up to look at areas of the city which don’t have adequate […]

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Good news on the Council budget! Following pressure from Lib Dems and several environmental groups, the Council cabinet have dropped their proposal to remove over a fifth of all the shrubs and hedgerows in Peterborough. Instead an alternative saving will be made by the Council contractor Amey adopting revised landscape management regimes, with reduced grass […]

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According to the Local Government Chronicle, “Cambridgeshire leader Steve Count (Con) said talks had taken place with Peterborough City Council about potentially forming a combined authority.” Now as a Liberal Democrat, I am of course a huge fan of decentralisation, removing power and decision making from the bureaucrats in Whitehall and putting it in the […]

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Latest news from @libdems – Register to vote

by Chris Wiggin on 8 February, 2015

To vote in UK elections you must be on the electoral register. Make sure you don’t lose your vote by ensuring your details are up to date. Read more on the national Lib Dems website

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Over the last 365 days, the Resident Survey 2014, has been available for people in Peterborough to fill in and have their say! The initiative, led by Cllr Darren Fower, is a first, and has proven successful with hundreds of city people taking the time to complete it and help us represent the views of local […]

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It has been confirmed that plans for “Europe’s largest solar energy park” on 900 acres of farmland has finally been pulled by the Conservative-run City Council. It has also been revealed that at the same time as cutting services and closing care centres, the Tories at the Town Hall have also spent two years – […]

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Leader of the Peterborough Liberal Democrat City Council Group, Cllr Nick Sandford writes for this week’s Peterborough Telegraph: Lib Dems Focus on Being Effective not Trendy It’s not trendy or fashionable at present to be a Liberal Democrat. Our poll ratings are not good. So should be approaching next year’s general and local elections with […]

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Lib Dems call for changes at Town Hall

by Chris Wiggin on 30 May, 2014

May’s elections saw the Conservatives lose overall control of Peterborough City Council, but only by one seat. Liberal Democrats see this as an opportunity for change and to increase democracy and accountability at the Town Hall. Speaking to the Peterborough Telegraph, Cllr Nick Sandford, leader of the Liberal Democrat group, said: “We need a more […]

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Orton with Hampton Election Results

by Chris Wiggin on 29 May, 2014

Here are the results for the elections held in Orton with Hampton on Thursday May 22nd: Peterborough City Council – Orton with Hampton ward: Candidate Party Votes Share Change Sheila Scott Conservative 937 37.6% -9.3% Elected Alan Dowson Labour 636 25.5% -0.7% Teri Starr Independent 368 14.8% +14.8% Darren Bisby-Boyd Green 284 11.4% +11.4% Chris […]

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