Poor repairs on Bampton Way
After promising to monitor the repair of Bampton Way in his last Focus newsletter, Denzil was disappointed to find that only half the road had been repaired when he visited the area in early March.
15 May 2014
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James Sanderson campaigns for safer roads
James Sanderson and the Lib Dems have welcomed a review of Surrey County Council's road safety policy in Woking that could allow 20 mph areas be introduced in Goldsworth East. Local campaigner and father of 4 young children, James Sanderson said, "In May 2006 and again in 2012, Libs Dems called for Surrey County Council to reduce speeds where necessary on the County's roads. This includes the introduction of 20 mph speed limits where evidence."
14 May 2014
Denzil Coulson lambasts New Vision Homes for poor service
Denzil was appalled to hear from residents about the poor repairs and customer service that New Vision Homes has been giving council tenants. These range from waiting for months for repairs to be done to poor customer service when residents contact the 24/7 call centre.
14 May 2014
Lib Dems called for freeze on Council Tax and car parking charges
Local Lib Dems are angry that the Conservative run council has ignored its huge reserves and refused a government grant to increase both Council tax and car parking charges.
21 Feb 2014
Cllr Forster slams Tories “shocking” hike in Council rents
Lib Dem councillor Will Forster has slammed local Tories for a shocking hike in Council home rents and for making such a large increase because it is likely to be the 'last opportunity' to do so.
20 Feb 2014
Took welcomes Governor’s ‘Forward Guidance’ for Woking and the UK’s Recovery
Chris Took, the Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate for Woking, has welcomed comments by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney that interest rates will not return to pre-crisis levels of 5% until "all spare capacity was being used in the economy."
19 Feb 2014
Keep our canal free of green gunge!
After large parts of the Basingstoke Canal were covered in green gunge from the summer to the end of the year Cllr Ann- Marie Barker is calling for the local waterway to be kept gunge free. The gunge (technically known as duckweed) covered the canal around parts of Horsell, near the town centre and beyond for more than half of 2014.
14 Feb 2014
Will Forster - delivering improvements on Prey Heath Road
Lib Dem County Councillor Will Forster has succeeded in getting Surrey County Council to agree to construct a raised pedestrian walkway under the Prey Heath Road railway bridge.
14 Feb 2014
Conservatives hike parking charges
The Conservatives running Woking Borough Council are set to increase parking charges again.
13 Feb 2014
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