Tory Shadow Chancellor dodged £55,000 tax bill by 'flipping'
George Osborne avoided £55,000 in capital gains tax by 'flipping' his second home allowance, figures calculated by the Liberal Democrat treasury team have revealed.
15 Jun 2009
Save our green belt
The Government has doubled the housebuilding target for Stockport, weakened the protections on a third of our precious green belt, and is forcing the Council through Ministerial Directives and threats to adopt a Local Plan which will let developers target green belt first.
We oppose this government’s ‘developers charter’ and need your voice. Do you agree with us that the green spaces that make our area special need to be preserved, and new housing should first be built on brownfield sites, after the infrastructure is provided with schools, improved transport, and GP places guaranteed? Help us send a message to Government and make Labour listen to local people.
Find our more about the local plan on our frequently asked questions page.
Save our green belt
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Drunk and disorderly women up a third - Holmes
The number of women being fined for being drunk and disorderly has risen by nearly a third in just three years, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.
15 Jun 2009
County councillor in wet T-shirt shocker
Newly elected Cty Cllr David Kendall teamed up with colleagues from the other major political parties on this sunny afternoon in Brentwood South to raise funds for the new children's centre on the Eastham estate.
14 Jun 2009
Matthews: Hythe will miss Bert Drury
Bert Drury has passed away at the age of 80, last Monday. Bert had been involved with the local scene, in many roles, for many years. He served as a Shepway District Councillor (at one time as Vice Chairman), a Town Councillor (chairman of the planning committee) and served on many groups including Age Concern and the Hythe Green Preservation Society.
14 Jun 2009
JOIN the "DEMOCRACY DRAGONS - MIN ZHU LOONG" TEAM, Dragon Boat Race on 28 June 2009
Last June, we took part in the Dragon Boat Race organised by London Chinatown Lions Club and competed with 43 other boats, coming in the top 10 and within a few seconds of being in the final 3! We raced as the Democracy Dragons -- Min Zhu Loong (民主龙), with our Chair Cllr Linda Chung, as the drummer setting the pace for our 16 rowers.
14 Jun 2009
Epsom & Ewell has become Surrey's Rubbish Dump
Epsom and Ewell's "tip" in Blenheim Road is still being used to process far more waste from other boroughs than from within Epsom and Ewell, over two years after complaints were made to both Surrey County Council (the waste disposal authority) and SITA which manages the waste disposal contract.
13 Jun 2009