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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.

Cllr David Ward with children

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.

846 bus

Councillors declarations of interests should be on-line

Wed 24th Feb 2010

Cllr Jeanette Sunderland, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Bradford Council has asked for councillors' declarations of interest to be put onto the council's website.

Cllr Jeanette Sunderland

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.

Pink roses. (photography: Matt Raines)

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.

Cllr David Ward with children

Eyesore in conservation area must go

Thu 18th Feb 2010

Councillors in Idle have expressed anger about an extension which has been built at 12 High Street, Idle without planning permission

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."

Cllr David Ward at the Westfield site

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

Liberal Democrat Budget Proposals 2010/2011

Tue 9th Feb 2010

Bradford Liberal Democrats have revealed their budget plans for next year.

Pound signs

Liberal Democrats announce education funding commitment for Bradford

Tue 2nd Feb 2010

The Liberal Democrats have announced a major funding commitment to boost education in Bradford.

The Lib Dems pupil premium will give Bradford schoosl and extra £44m

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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

Quotes of the Week

"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