Lib Dems condemn “Out of touch” Conservative Surrey
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have condemned the County Council's Conservative administration after an official survey showed that residents consider them out of touch.
31 Oct 2011
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Lib Dems win Bookham South by-election
The by-election for the Bookham South ward of Mole Valley District Council was held on Thursday, October 20. Stella Brooks,...
21 Oct 2011
Libraries axe still set to fall: but is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have condemned the County's Communities Select Committee for failing to reverse plans to axe all staff from ten of the County's smaller libraries.
18 Oct 2011
Surrey’s libraries: Is there another U-turn coming?
In a debate on the future of Surrey's libraries at County Hall this afternoon not a single Conservative councillor voted for the council to abandon its plans for Community Libraries and adopt a library policy that retains professional staff in all libraries.
11 Oct 2011
26,300 signatures and a palace coup later, Surrey Tories finally scrap On-Street Parking Charges plan
In a victory for local campaigners and Liberal Democrats who organised an on-line petition with 26,300 signatures, the new Leader of Surrey County Council will this morning announce the abandoment of the County's on-street parking charge plans.
11 Oct 2011
Outgoing Tory leader’s final act is nail in Surrey libraries’ coffin
In a final act as outgoing Leader of Surrey County Council, Dr Andrew Povey and his Cabinet have pushed through unpopular plans to remove full-time staff from up to 19 of the County's libraries and end the mobile library service from this week.
27 Sep 2011
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