County bosses condemned for taking axe to accountability
Tory County Council bosses have been condemned after they voted to reduce the number of Full County Council meetings from six a year to just five.
27 Sep 2018
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Residents urged to participate in appeal on controversial planning application
Residents in Hinckley are being encouraged to participate in an appeal on proposals to build 60 houses on a Hinckley nature feature. Orbit Housing wish to build 60 houses on the site of the Big Pit water feature behind Ashby Road in Hinckley.
27 Sep 2018
Lib Dems ensure controversial Tory plan for Leicestershire Unitary authority will be discussed at County Council
Controversial plans to have one Unitary authority for the whole of Leicestershire and to abolish the existing seven Leicestershire Boroughs and Districts will be debated at this Wednesday's Leicestershire County Council meeting. This is despite the County Council's Conservative leadership not wanting the issue debated until the December Full Council meeting.
24 Sep 2018
Hinckley Councillor tells national Lib Dem conference unitary for Leicestershire must be dropped
Speaking at the Annual Lib Dem conference Hinckley County Councillor Michael Mullaney called on the Tory led Leicestershire County Council to drop plans to scrap Hinckley and Bosworth and the other Boroughs in Leciestershire.
23 Sep 2018
Lib Dems publish plans to cut taxes for businesses by 40% in Hinckley & Bosworth
The Liberal Democrats have published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system, cutting taxes for businesses by 40% in Hinckley and Bosworth
14 Sep 2018
Michael Mullaney selected to fight for Bosworth
Liberal Democrats in Hinckley and Bosworth have selected local Councillor Michael Mullaney to be their parliamentary candidate. Michael, the County Councillor for Hinckley De Montfort, has previously stood at the last three elections for the Lib Dems in Bosworth. At the last general election he secured the highest number of votes for any Lib Dem candidate in the entire Midlands.
12 Sep 2018