Labour and Conservative councillors voted together to impose a massive 6.8% rise in the rents of Stevenage Homes tenants, at the annual rent setting meeting of Stevenage Borough Council last night (25.1.2012). The three strong Liberal Democrat group (Cllrs. Robin Parker [leader], Graham Snell and John Mead) were the only councillors to speak and . . . → Read More: ONLY LIBERAL DEMOCRATS OPPOSE 6.8% RENT RISE
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The previous post is how we reported Stevenage Borough Council’s very poor staff absence record 18 months ago, in June 2010. Last week the council announced that the situation was improved, with an average of about 6.5 days absence per member of staff per year. Local Liberal Democrat borough and county councillor Robin Parker . . . → Read More: STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL’S SICKNESS ABSENCE RATE 2011 Figures released this week by Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) reveal that sickness absence amongst the council’s staff is over 40% higher than the next worst local council in Hertfordshire. Sickness absence levels at Stevenage Homes, which is the “arms length” organization running SBC’s housing stock, is almost as bad, at over 33% higher than . . . → Read More: STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL’S SICKNESS ABSENCE RATE HIGHEST IN HERTFORDSHIRE Don Foster: Live music licensing regulation will strengthen the British music scene. “Private members’ bills are rarely passed, and it’s even rarer that they do so with the unanimous support of every MP as happened today. “The current system has had a deadening effect on the performance of live music in . . . → Read More: National News for Week Ending January 22, 2012 Martin Horwood: Visit to Saudi Arabia opportunity to raise human rights record “Britain should play an active role in Middle East diplomacy at this dangerous moment in the region’s history. Iran’s nuclear programme poses a real threat to regional stability and David Cameron’s visit to Saudi Arabia is a welcome part . . . → Read More: National News for Week Ending January 15, 2012 |
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