Liberal Democrats in Redcar & Cleveland are celebrating the 65th birthday of the National Health Service today. Redcar Cllr Mary Ovens, local Health Spokesperson, said: “We are delighted to see that the NHS is 65 today, and certainly not ready for retirement! “After 65 years it is in pretty good health, with more funding than […]

Liberal Democrats in Redcar & Cleveland are urging the Labour Council to make an influential new committee more democratic. The Labour Cabinet is proposing to give only three places out of 17 on the new Health & Wellbeing Board to elected members. All of these will be Labour Cabinet Members. The rest would go to […]

Figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats show that local taxpayers will face a bill of £78,000 for the Labour Council’s failed attempt to reduce residential care fees in Redcar & Cleveland. The Council tried to demand that residential care providers reduce their fees. However, last month the providers took the issue to the High Court […]

On Thursday a Liberal Democrat Councillor will ask the Labour-run Redcar & Cleveland Council to do more to promote breastfeeding in the area. New Marske Councillor Victoria Reyer, who recently gave birth to baby Oliver, will question the Cabinet Member for Health & Social Wellbeing at the meeting of the Council. The Council’s “Our Plan” […]

The Liberal Democrat Group on Redcar and Cleveland Council has called on the ruling Labour Group to review cuts to services for elderly and vulnerable people. The withdrawal of the ‘Homecall’ contract, currently worth £680,000 to social housing provider Coast and Country, will see thousands of residents charged for the crucial pull-cord lifeline which allows […]

Liberal Democrats on Redcar & Cleveland Council are concerned that the Labour bosses are not treating childhood obesity seriously enough. In the council’s “Our Plan” document, a target has been set for the percentage of children in reception year at school who are classed as obese. The target set for 2012-13 is 11.2%, even though […]

Redcar & Cleveland Lib Dem Councillors say the third Cabinet Member to resign leaves the Labour administration all at sea. Yet again Council Leader George Dunning’s leadership is in tatters as a third resignation since May leaves a key area of Council activity with no Cabinet Member. By resigning Cllr Learoyd has walked away from […]

Labour councillors embarrassed themselves again last Thursday after attacking NHS efficiency savings. At the meeting of Redcar & Cleveland Council Labour members attacked the Coalition Government on the NHS, including accusations of cuts in local provision. However, Lib Dem Group Leader Glyn Nightingale pointed out that the previous Labour Government had announced a £20 billion […]

Labour councillors were left red-faced last Thursday after their NHS claims were exposed as rubbish by the Liberal Democrats. Labour members accused the Coalition Government of cutting funds to the NHS in Redcar & Cleveland by £4.9 million this year. However, Lib Dem Group Leader Glyn Nightingale produced Department of Health figures which show that […]

It is quite shameful of Labour Councillor Tristan Learoyd to attack local Liberal Democrats for signing statements of support for carers says Lib Dem Councillor Madge Moses. Carers in Redcar & Cleveland need all the support they can get. And they certainly don’t get it from this Labour council, which was recently slammed by independent […]