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Local Lib Dems vote to stop Government plans to time-limit support for disabled people

Liberal Democrats from Hinckley and Bosworth were amongst delegates at the Lib Dem conference who voted to stop plans to time limit support for disabled people. The government has proposed to cut eligibility to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to twelve months. Charities like Macmillian that represent cancer patients opposed the plans as the side-effects of cancer and its treatment can be extremely debilitating and many patients need longer than a year to get back to work.

26 Sep 2011
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Local members raise concerns at conference

LIBERAL Democrat Councillors from Hinckley and Bosworth have used their party's annual autumn Conference to raise concerns about the Coalition Government's planning policies and their impact on the local area. Council Leader Stuart Bray, along with Cllrs David Bill, Michael Mullaney and Mathew Hulbert attended the event, which was held in Birmingham last week. In a fringe meeting with Communities and Local Government Minister Andrew Stunnell, Cllrs Bray and Bill pointed out the problems faced by local authorities, when Council's oppose unpopular planning applications unanimously and then have them granted on appeal, by the planning inspectorate. Also at the Conference, the Borough's achievements with children and young people were recognised on a national stage, when Cllr Hulbert spoke on a panel at a fringe event-organised by Family UK, which represents fourteen different charities-discussing families and early years intervention. He pointed out the importance the authority places on ensuring every child is

26 Sep 2011
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Rethink urged on early morning bus cut

A local councillor has written to Centrebus asking them to think again about plans to cut a bus service which covers the Hollycroft and Wykin areas of Hinckley. Michael Mullaney, Liberal Democrat councillor for Hinckley Trinity that covers the Wykin and part of the Hollycroft estate, wrote to the company after being informed that they had ceased to run a pre 9am bus service. Michael Mullaney said " The Centrebus number 72 used to run a bus before 9am that took people from Hollycroft and Wykin to the town centre. "The number 72 service has now been scrapped and merged into a number 75 and 76 services. Neither of these services run buses before 9am. "I and the other local Councillors Bill, Wright, Cope, Bray, Witherford and Lynch are concerned that people who live on Hollycroft and Wykin and work in Hinckley Town centre will no longer have a pre 9am service to get them to town. "I've written to the bus company asking them to think again about this decision and would be interested in hearing

5 Sep 2011
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