Surrey CC News - Spelthorne Liberal Democrats

Lib Dems reveal Surrey County Council’s £67m spend on property outside the county

Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have revealed almost £67m of public money has been spent on buying properties outside the county, using a council-owned property company called Halsey Garton Property Limited. The properties purchased with funding from the Conservative-run Council were mainly warehouses situated in locations such as Wiltshire, Bristol, Worksop and Salford. The most expensive acquisition was an office in Bristol, at the cost of just under £20m.

21 Sep 2016

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Surrey residents left in the dark over Tory streetlight cuts

Liberal Democrat Councillors have criticised Tory-run Surrey County Council after discovering that residents have still not been informed about plans to turn off thousands off street lights at night.

16 Sep 2016

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Surrey Lib Dems slam Tory Council's £1m raid on sick and disabled

Liberal Democrat Councillors have strongly criticised Conservative-run Surrey County Council for agreeing to hike adult social care charges by over £1m for disabled and vulnerable residents. The new charges, due to take effect from 3rd October 2016, have been pushed through by the Conservative-run Council, despite a consultation which showed strong opposition to the plans by residents and disability groups.

8 Sep 2016

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Lib Dems warn of flytipping increase across the county as Surrey’s “Tory Tip Tax” is introduced

Liberal Democrat councillors are warning that the Conservative-run County Council's plans to charge the public for using Community Recycling Centres, as well as reducing their opening hours, could lead to even bigger increases in fly-tipping across Surrey. Recent figures show that fly-tipping across the county has doubled in the last two years, from 2093 tonnes in 2013/14 to 4441 tonnes in 2015/16.

31 Aug 2016

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Liberal Democrats call for County Council Budget to protect vital services for Surrey residents

At the Budget meeting of Surrey County Council on Tuesday 9 February, the Liberal Democrats called on the Conservative administration to protect vital services for Surrey residents.

10 Feb 2016

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Lib Dems call for quieter road surfaces near to homes

The Liberal Democrats are calling on the County Council to take into account the quality of life of local residents, including noise levels, when making decisions about different road surfaces.

8 Dec 2015

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Surrey County Council News

Lib Dems reveal Surrey County Council’s £67m spend on property outside the county

Surrey residents left in the dark over Tory streetlight cuts

Surrey Lib Dems slam Tory Council's £1m raid on sick and disabled

Lib Dems warn of flytipping increase across the county as Surrey’s “Tory Tip Tax” is introduced

Liberal Democrats call for County Council Budget to protect vital services for Surrey residents

Lib Dems call for quieter road surfaces near to homes

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