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Big turnout for Michael Mullaney’s campaign launch for Bosworth

There was a big turnout for the launch of the Liberal Democrat campaign to gain the Bosworth seat from the Conservatives.

Huge save X-ray petition submitted to Hinckley and Bosworth Council

A petition of well over 2,000 names calling for X-ray facilities to be brought back to Hinckley was submitted to the Borough Council.

Lib Dems Michael Mullaney aims to win next Battle of Bosworth

Fantastic response to X-ray petition in town centre

Shoppers were queuing in Hinckley town centre to sign a petition to get X-ray facilities back in the town.

Plans to abolish Hinckley and Bosworth opposed by Lib Dems

Plans by the Tory leader of Leicestershire county council Nick Rushton to abolish all local Boroughs including Hinckley and Bosworth and replace them with one Unitary authority for Leicestershire have been condemned by a leading Liberal Democrat. Hinckley County Councillor and Leicestershire Lib Dem Finance spokesman Cllr Michael Mullaney said "These plans would see areas like Hinckley miss out. They will lead to massive centralisation of decision making in the county and areas like Hinckley and Burbage on the edge of the county are likely to be overlooked. It's particularly concerning if control over planning applications end up with the County Council given we are expected to take so much development here without the infrastructure needed being delivered by government. "This is clearly a power grab by the Tory County Council bosses to scrap areas like Hinckley and Bosworth and Oadby and Wisgston that haven't voted Conservative. The County Council would be much better placed if they continued to press thei

Lib Dem Council steps in to offer support for X-ray services in Hinckley

Liberal Democrat run Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council have written to local NHS chiefs offering to loan them the money to bring X-ray services back to the town.