Liberal Democrat Councillor Chris Lofts has branded Conservative plans to start charging small businesses for trading standards advice a "tax on jobs" and "a direct attack on business."
Cllr. Dennis Meredith (Lib Dem, Talavera) has attacked local Conservative bosses for burdening local community organisations with huge extra costs during already tough times.
Lib Dem Councillor Sally Beardsworth (Lib Dem, Kingsthorpe) is delighted that the motion she put to the Borough Council on Monday was unanimously passed with little change.
On a very hot night, Monday's meeting of the full Council saw the guildhall packed with disgruntled residents from across the town.