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One in five children miss out on their first choice of school
Tue 2nd Mar 2010
One in five children transferring to secondary school in September have not been allocated their first choice school. 95% have been allocated a place from their three preferences an only 366 were not allocated to any of their preferred schools.
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Common sense for bus timetable
Mon 1st Mar 2010
Councillor John Watmough ( Lib Dem Windhill & Wrose ) is celebrating success in persuading First Bus to change a bus timetable to improve the service between Shipley Market Place and Wrose.
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Are roses for Saltaire the best way to spend housing cash?
Wed 24th Feb 2010
Cllr David Ward has asked why rose beds are being replanted in Saltaire by Incommunities but residents across Thorpe Edge, Ravenscliffe and Fagley are being told that they cannot have environmental works such as fences repaired. Incommunities say they can only pay for work to meet the Decent Homes Standard and not fences to improve security and the environment.
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Council cash for under 3's language skills
Wed 24th Feb 2010
Councillor David Ward will be speaking to the Council's budget-setting meeting on the Liberal Democrat plans for education in the district. He will high-light a proposal to improve children's' experience of language during their first three years of life.
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Too little, too late
Fri 12th Feb 2010
Councillor David Ward has described the plans to turn the Broadway site into a community garden as ' Too little, too late."
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Councillor welcomes change in the law
Fri 12th Feb 2010
Councillor David Ward, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, has welcomed a change in the law which will enable councillors to represent the views of residents at Licensing Panels
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"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain. "
Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March
"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Financial Times - 3 March
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"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain. "
Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March
"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Financial Times - 3 March
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