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Tackling litter
Andy Reilly Your Focus team has called for extra council litter picks in litter hotshots around our neighbourhoods. Litter can be found anywhere, but the biggest problems are on redways that…
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Lib Dems: Invest £1,188,600 to double Warm Home Discount and prevent 4,245 pensioners in Milton Keynes going cold this winter
Richard Greenwood Milton Keynes' Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to double the Warm Home Discount for existing recipients and make it available to 665 extra pensioners across…
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Progressive Alliance Calls on Gov’t to Get A Grip on Falling GP Numbers
Councillor Jane Carr, Liberal Democrat Progressive Alliance Cabinet Member for Tackling Inequalities and Child Poverty, said: "The government needs to get a grip on these falling numbers, so…
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44,236 children in Milton Keynes would benefit under Lib Dem Catch-Up Voucher plan
Parents of 44,236 children in Milton Keynes would receive vouchers worth £200 a year to spend on catch-up classes and educational activities, under plans announced by the Liberal Democrats.
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Council Plans to Give Historic Great Linford Almshouses a New Lease of Life
A decision set to be taken today (28/9) means that Linford Manor's Grade II listed Almshouses, and adjoining schoolhouse, could receive over one million pounds worth of repairs.
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35,808 Pensioners in Milton Keynes Hit by Conservative Broken Promise on Triple Lock
Richard Greenwood Commenting, Councillor Robin Bradburn, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Milton Keynes Council, said: "This is yet another broken promise from the Conservatives that…
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Council plans for more genuinely affordable housing for local families moves step closer
Richard Greenwood The company will have affordability and sustainability as its main aims and will at first use council-owned land to develop the homes. Councillor Jenni Ferrans, Chair of the…
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Local Police Need More Support, Says MK Council Progressive Alliance
The Alliance moved a successful motion asking when the police service in Milton Keynes will be sufficiently resourced. The Conservative Group abstained on the vote for the substantive motion. …
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Government Slammed for Proposed Planning 'Power Grab' That Could Silence MK Residents' Voices
Liberal Democrat Councillor Sam Crooks proposed the motion: "The government's proposals are a power grab, and a threat to Milton Keynes. If they go ahead, we will see more and more housing that…
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MK Council Progressive Alliance Welcomes Afghan Refugees
The motion asks the government to make sure councils across the country have adequate funding for housing, additional school support and mental health programmes for Afghan refugees. …