Lib Dems say “Stop the Winter Fuel Payments cut”
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has announced his party is tabling a motion to block the government’s proposed cut to Winter Fuel Payments this week.
4 Sep 2024
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‘Winter of misery’ looms as Labour Council cuts start to bite
York’s Liberal Democrat councillors are warning that a ‘winter of misery’ looms for many of York’s older residents as cuts forced through by the Labour council start to bite.
1 Sep 2024
Councillors hit out at ‘silence’ on station plans
Haxby and Wigginton Liberal Democrat Councillors have expressed disappointment after a request to meet with local Labour politicians to discuss the cancelled Haxby Station project was ignored.
30 Aug 2024
Garden waste dumped at Councillor’s home
Strensall ward Lib Dem councillor Tony Fisher woke on Saturday morning to find a sack of garden waste dumped on his driveway.
27 Aug 2024
Pensioners set to pay £500 more a year on energy
Pensioners in York are set to pay £500 more a year on their energy bills due to the Labour government’s decisions to remove the winter fuel allowance and increase the energy price cap.
23 Aug 2024
Call for re-think as £900k cut starts to bite
York’s Liberal Democrat councillors are calling on the council’s Labour administration to admit it made an error by cutting £900,000 from the budget for grass cutting and other frontline services without properly considering the impact on communities.
22 Aug 2024
Household Support Fund set to end
A new report has found that 6 in 10 local councils, including City of York, will be unable to provide extra welfare support from next month.
20 Aug 2024
Hull Road
Campaigner demands urgent action on sewage dumping
Liberal Democrat campaigner Andrew Mortimer has written to Yorkshire Water Chief Executive Nicola Shaw demanding urgent action to stop sewage being dumped in Osbaldwick Beck where it runs through Hull Road Park.
15 Aug 2024
‘Apologise or resign’ – Labour’s finance boss caught lying about Salvation Army fiasco
York’s Liberal Democrats are calling for the Council’s finance chief to apologise or resign after it has emerged that she made two false statements to the public and press over the Salvation Army fiasco.
12 Aug 2024