Hinckley and Bosworth's parliamentary spokesman Cllr Michael Mullaney spoke to a packed national Lib Dem conference in Glasgow about the positive news on the economy in Hinckley and Bosworth and about the importance of making work pay.
Leicestershire County Councillor Michael Mullaney, called for the scrapping of the Spare room supplement or "Bedroom Tax" during a debate at the party's national conference in Glasgow.
The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills visited the new Hinckley Hub to hear about annual savings for the tax payers and job creation in the looal area. The new Hub on Rugby Road houses Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council and Job Centre Plus, the Police and the Leicestershire County Council are soon to share the facilities as well. Leader of the Council, Stuart Bray said "People living in the Hinckley & Bosworth area will not only benefit from having these services under one roof but the local tax payers will also save at least £75,000 a year. This will help keep this council as one of the lowest council tax authorities in the country". As well as taking an interest in the Hinckley Hub Dr Cable welcomed the news that Hinckley & Bosworth were at the centre of creating 1000's of new jobs for local people. Cllr Michael Mullaney said "Despite the economic mess left behind by Labour, we have managed to invest in business, jobs and apprenticeships to help
By Councillor David Bill
It has been revealed that the company that Leicestershire sold its care homes to last year has been unable to pay by the deadline. A report going to the Leicestershire County Council revealed that while £0.9m has been paid so far, including interest, £2.4 million still remains to be paid.
