120 VOTES DECIDE COUNCIL SERVICES FOR 90 000 WOKING RESIDENTS
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16 Jun 2007
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Council celebrates second Beacon success
Lib Dem run Woking Borough Council was awarded Beacon status under the `Promoting Sustainable Communities through the Planning Process' theme in Round 8 of the Beacon award scheme at an Oscar-style award ceremony in London last night (20th March 2007).
21 Mar 2007
Water infrastructure report is submitted to Surrey County Council
Woking Borough Council is urging Surrey County Council to adopt a more pro-active approach to water management and in a submission to the county council, it has outlined its concerns about flooding on highways in the Borough and asks for better partnership working with local water companies to prevent problems in the future.
21 Mar 2007
BARNSBURY: FORMAL STATEMENT BY COUNCIL DEPUTY LEADER PHILIP GOLDENBERG
Statement by Cllr Philip Goldenberg, Woking's Portfolio Holder for Housing and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Woking Borough Council
16 Mar 2007
WOKING GETS READY TO WELCOME HRH PRINCE CHARLES
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will be visiting Woking on Friday 23 March to discover more about Woking Borough Council's work to tackle climate change and to get involved in a discussion about the role that business has to play in creating a sustainable future.
12 Mar 2007
WOKING LIBDEMS HOLD COUNCIL TAX RISE TO INFLATION
The Liberal Democrat Budget, with a Council Tax increase of 4.4% (less than the Conservative administration last year, and only just above inflation), was passed by Woking Council on Thursday 22 February by 18 LibDem votes to 13 Tories. One Tory (Cllr Val Tinney) and the three Labour Councillors
28 Feb 2007
WOKING COUNCIL TAX INCREASE IS LOWER THAN THE TORY INCREASE LAST YEAR
Woking's Liberal Democrat Executive is proposing a Council Tax increase of 4.4% (£8.10 a year, or 16p a week) - less than its predecessor Tory administration last year. And it is doing so without any cuts in services to local residents.
10 Feb 2007
Cut in numbers of police officers sign of things to come - Clegg
Commenting on the news that the number of police officers in England and Wales has fallen for the first time since March 2000, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Clegg MP said:
30 Jan 2007
SURREY LIB DEMS FORCE ACTION ON ROAD FLOODING
At today's Full Council meeting at Surrey County Council, the Liberal Democrat group pushed through a call for urgent action to improve the County's highways drainage in the face of increased rainfall due to climate change.
24 Jan 2007
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Ed Davey's speech to Liberal Democrat Conference
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