Brendan Glynane, Leader of the Lib Dem group on Northamptonshire County Council, has welcomed the announcement that Liberal Democrats in government have secured funding for free school meals for all children of infant school age.
County Council revelations in the past few months leave serious questions to be answered about the future of the body, according to Cllr. Brendan Glynane, leader of the Lib Dems at County Hall.
The Government has today [2 September] announced additional funding to provide free early years education to two-year olds across England. In Northamptonshire, the allocation will more than double the number of eligible children, from 1576 this year to 3800 in 2014.
Thank you everyone who voted for either Callum in the General Election, or Brian Lomax, Chris salaman or Inge Freudenreich in the District Council Elections.
For Liberal Democrat Members, Supporters and friends, there is a meeting at The Moorings Restaurant and Bar, West Haddon Road, Crick, Northants NN6 7SQ, starting at 7.30pm
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Your Liberal Britain Event with Guest Speaker: Lord Chris Fox
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A new crossing is to be installed on Drayton Way which will significantly increase safety for pedestrians crossing the busy road. Currently, it is quite hazardous for members of the public walking from Middlemore to the Shops and school on Ashby Fields or the Falconers Hill, UTC and Hill schools further down Ashby Road. Residents of Middlemore have been asking for this route to be made safer for more than five years. Now that this improvement is being made it would be a good time to press the county council to increase safety on the section of Ashby Road next to the reservoir. The pavement here is close to the road, and with a speed limit of 40MPH, it can be quite worrying walking down the road when taking young children to school. However, with the current Conservative-led administration at the county council being unable to balance the books, it is unlikely anything will happen soon. Local Lib Dem focus team member Alan Knape said "While I welcome any efforts to increase safety for local residents this is f
Jill Hope, Lib Dem spokesperson for Children and Education at County Hall, has criticised Northamptonshire County Council for their late response to the growing population of the County.
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