Small and medium-sized businesses, from tech start-ups to hairdressers and cafes, in Hinckley and Bosworth will pay an extra £4.3million a year due to the rise in national insurance, research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has found.
West Leicestershire is among the places being hit by the growing shortage of GPs, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council have tonight passed a motion calling on the government to drop plans to remove the Universal Credit uplift which will affect thousands of local families.
Hinckley and Bosworth Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to double the Warm Home Discount for existing recipients and make it available to 437 extra pensioners across Hinckley and Bosworth. The measure would prevent pensioners being forced to "choose between eating and heating this winter", say the Lib Dems.
Leicestershire County Council has given it's unanimous backing to a campaign by Cancer Research UK to increase funding for public health prevention services.
Hinckley Liberal Democrat councillors have joined over 120,000 people in signing a petition calling for the saving of Bank branches. They are urging residents who live in the area who support the campaign to add their names to the petition.
