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10 Most Recent News Stories
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Mon 15th Feb 2010
A tuition scholarship and an interest free loan for a first home deposit for Norfolk residents were the highlights of the Liberal Democrat County Council Budget. The budget put forth proposals that would see Norfolk residents able to access an interest free loan of up to £7,500 from the County Council to put towards a deposit on a first home. Lib Dem Leader, Paul Morse, said the proposal was innovative step to help Norfolk residents, "First time homes are the lifeblood of the local economy, if we can get this market moving again, we can speed up Norfolk's exit from the recession. It also gives young people and families a chance to get out of the rental trap many are in. The deposit needed to secure a mortgage at present is proving to be a major barrier for many families in getting on the property ladder. Our scheme would see the council use money that is sitting in banks collecting minimal interest be put to much better use as investment in Norfolk residents and the local housing market."
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Fri 5th Feb 2010
I completely forgot to do the December review - it must have been a quiet month! As I write we await the Secretary of State's announcement on LGR for Norfolk. The strong rumour is a unitary Norwich on existing boundaries with the rest of the County two tier. This would be the worst possible outcome. As well as blatant gerrymandering, it is expensive and Norwich is part of Norfolk, not a separate city. The Tories, with their exclusive focus on preventing a unitary county need to take a massive share of the blame for this - if it happens! I am not sure what many of the Tory County Councillors will now do with their time if the "unitary war" is over.
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Wed 2nd Dec 2009
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Thu 19th Nov 2009
The Liberal Democrats at Norfolk County Council have taken the lead in fighting climate change in Norfolk. Their motion to Council, which will be heard Monday, calls on individual councillors to lead the way in Norfolk and sign up to the 10/10 pledge.
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Sat 7th Nov 2009
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Fri 6th Nov 2009
Young people from poorer families will be denied access to education as a result of new Conservative plans to halve the annual post-16 transport subsidy. Lib Dem Spokesperson for Children's Services, Mervyn Scutter has labeled the policy, 'an illustration of Conservative elitism';
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Tue 3rd Nov 2009
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Mon 2nd Nov 2009
Norfolk's elderly are having their choice limited by the proposed closures of certain adult day care centres in Norfolk according to the Lib Dems at County Hall.
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Thu 22nd Oct 2009
A new replacement state of the art flood siren system for Norfolk would cost around £800,000 according to the Lib Dems at County Hall.
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Thu 8th Oct 2009
After a fairly quiet August, political life at County Hall returned to normal in September with a wide range of meetings. At Full Council on 28th September the various factions in the Tory group came together to pass a motion opposing any changes to the structure of Local Government in Norfolk. Whilst there were parts of the motion we could have supported - primarily a clause about rejecting a Norwich Unitary on current boundaries - we voted against it as in principle we support the idea of unitary local governance.
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