Suzanne Fletcher and Maureen Rigg are at the Brighton Liberal Democrat Conference, and have been to the session on consulting party members on the future of housing policies. They have both made points accepted by the MPs and include :
At their party conference next week, Stockton Liberal Democrats will be supporting a motion calling for preventative care to be included in the payment scheme for NHS dental patients and more flexibility in the system to allow for those with greatest need to have more time spent on them.
At last night's Council meeting, Liberal Democrat Councillor Julia Roberts asked that if, when the discussion on funding for a new hospital took place, consideration would be given to ensuring that the telephone number would not be a premium rate telephone number, like the new 0844 one for the University of North Tees and Hartlepool.
The new zebra crossing on Darlington Back Lane has been installed at last, and local Councillors Suzanne Fletcher and Julia Roberts are delighted. The possibility of it going ahead was in the balance in May this year as there was not enough funding for all of the road safety schemes planned. Julia Roberts suggested that if we put £5,400 of the ward Environmental improvement budget into the project, and a neighbouring ward did too, then it would be possible. Julia said
Stockton Liberal Democrats have expressed concern at the change of telephone number for University Hospital North Tees and Hartlepool.
Further news from Eaglescliffe Ward.
