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.
Bosworth's MP David Tredinnick has been condemned for wasting time on fringe issues rather than those that are important to people in Hinckley and Bosworth. It follows Mr Tredinnick's decision to submit an Early Day Motion to parliament about using homeopathy in farming. Bosworth Liberal Democrat parliamentary campaigner Cllr Michael Mullaney said "This just shows why, after 26 years of Mr Tredinnick as our MP, our area desperately needs a change. "An Early Day Motion costs about £400 of public money, surely that is money that could be better spent? Surely, Mr Tredinnick has better things to do as our MP than campaign on using homeopathy on farms? "I have not heard the National Farmers Union or large numbers of local farmers clamouring for the use of homeopathy in farms. "People in Bosworth want an MP who will campaign all year round on the issues that matter to local people, jobs and local services. "It's abysmal that our MP should have recently opposed the plans by DPD to bring 700-1000 jobs to the Hi
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