Author : James

Prices Rise at Magnet

Prices have risen at the Magnet Leisure Centre with the sell-off to Parkwood by the council, despite promises that this would not happen. Clive Baskerville, a former sportsman himself and a local sports reporter, said, “The Conservatives made promises that any increases would be less than inflation – these increases are significantly more.” For instance, […]

Supporting young people

With the cutbacks in funding for the youth service in Pinkneys Green cutting deep, Simon Werner and Kathy Newbound have donated their ward councillor budget of £750 each for community projects to a number of schemes to help young people. They have donated to Pinkneys Green Cricket Club to help them fund their successful youth […]

Resolve to be a Parish Councillor in 2015

2015 is an important year for Bisham and Cookham Liberal Democrats.  As well as the general election on 7th May, there will be a vote for Borough and Parish Councillors on the same day.  We are looking for Parish Council candidates.  Borough candidates will be announced soon. Cookham Parish Council is aiming to encourage enough […]

Business Rate Success

A recent council scheme to encourage new shops to come to the town centre has not gone very well – not one single business has taken them up on the offer! In fact the number of empty shops has actually increased over the last few months. Simon Werner has persuaded the council to revise the […]

Pot Hole Purge

Following a large grant from the Government to help fix the roads in Maidenhead, Local Lib Dems are determined to make sure the pot holes around Pinkneys Green and Maidenhead are sorted out. Clive Baskerville says, “This is our chance to get as many dealt with as possible. Can you email, write or phone us […]

A 24 Hour Council

Local Lib Dems are proposing that the council works towards making the council contactable 24 hours a day, rather than just available during working hours. Simon Werner said, “With 24-hour shopping, 24-hour banking and 24-hour telephone enquiry lines, it seems unreasonable that we cannot contact the council on the phone 24 hours a day, every […]

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