Support for the Conservatives has dropped for the third month in a row. The news comes in an analysis of all the opinion polls on voting intention published during April. The monthly average is down on March's figure, which in turn was down on February's, which in turn was down on January's.
On 6 April 2006, the new Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 came into force. It gives local authorities more powers to tackle dirty neighbourhoods including graffiti, chewing gum, dog fouling, fly tipping, noise pollution and vandalism. The Act allows your local council and the Environment Agency to transfer the cost of removal of this pollution from the council taxpayer to the "polluters".
News that the Liberal Democrats are up 3.5% in the monthly 'poll of polls' (with both Labour and the Tories going down by around 4% each) has been welcomed by Dundee LibDem Convener Raymond Lawrie.
Caroline Nichols presented a petition to Spelthorne Council at the Council meeting on 27th April 2006. There was an audience of over 400 at the meeting, specially convened in Spelthorne Leisure Centre to cope with the numbers. There was a great deal of resentment to the Council's proposals which include demolition of the Benwell and Stanwell Day Centres and the petition was well received by the audience.
Dundee City Council Lib Dem Group Leader, Fraser Macpherson, has today (Monday 1st May) written to the office of Prime Minister Tony Blair following complaints from many constituents councillor in his Dundee Tay Bridges Ward are being denied digital terrestrial television for another four years.
The unacceptable incompetence continues. read the latest letter from ECC Highways. We suggest you email your complaint to: Cllr.Colin.Finn@essexcc.gov.uk
