Leicestershire's Lib Dems call for Carers’ Minimum Wage as vacancies spiral to 1,168
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a higher minimum wage for care workers in Leicestershire, to tackle chronic staff shortages in social care.
9 Feb 2023
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130 hospitality businesses in Hinckley and Bosworth face cost of living cliff edge
130 businesses in Hinckley and Bosworth are facing a huge 572,344 energy bill increase once Government support is slashed in April, new analysis from the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
6 Feb 2023
Hinckley and Bosworth Councillor writes to Health Secretary calling for more action to reduce cancer deaths
A Hinckley and Bosworth Liberal Democrat Councillor has joined Councillors from across the country in writing a letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care calling for more action to reduce cancer deaths. Councillor Michael Mullaney, who is the Cancer Research UK Councillor Cancer Champion for Leicestershire was a signatory to the letter to Health Secretary Steve Barclay.
6 Feb 2023
Fury as essential bus service faces the axe
A local bus service faces being axed in February. The 159 service between Hinckley and Coalville that also serves Newbold Verdon, Barlestone, Market Bosworth and many other local villages, is run by Roberts Coaches and receives a subsidy from Leicestershire County Counciil. The Coach company have announced they are ending the service after Conservatives Councillors withdrew funding.
21 Dec 2022
Ambulance delays: Heart attack victims in West Leicestershire waiting over 50 minutes for help
Potential heart attack and stroke victims in West Leicestershire waiting an average of 50 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, shocking new figures have revealed.
19 Dec 2022
Cllr Michael Mullaney: Ban home repossessions and evictions over the Christmas period
Leicestershire's Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to bring in an emergency ban on banks repossessing people's homes over the Christmas period.
19 Dec 2022