Over a number of years Liberal Democrat run Milton Keynes Council has introduced more ways in which residents can pay their council bills. As a result, the number of people choosing to pay at the Cash Office in Central Milton Keynes has declined. Following a review of how people pay their bills, we have decided [...]
An unannounced inspection of the contact, referral and assessment arrangements within children’s services at Milton Keynes Council has found no areas for concern. Ofsted inspectors visited the council for two days in February without warning to assess the effectiveness of the service on minimising child abuse and neglect. The inspectors found strengths in the service, [...]
Sam Potts has been a governor of North Crawley CofE School since 2006. This evening he was elected Chair - unanimously. Sam said, “I was not expecting to be nominated, let alone elected. I am delighted that I am chair of a school that OfSTEAD acknowledges is one of the best in England. ENDS
Liberal Democat run Milton Keynes Council is seeking around 200 older people to receive a free loan computer and web cam to allow them to have face to face contact at any time with family, friends and carers. The Council is taking part in a European Community funded pilot study over the next 18 months [...]
Cllr Sam Potts and his Liberal Democrat colleagues managed to pass the budget in the early hours of the morning – the budget meeting finished at 3am. The lateness of the hour was largely due to the Conservative group wanting to take money out of critical services and put more money into council clerks and buercracy. Cllr [...]
December 31, 2010 5:45 PM In An edited version taken from the Milton Keynes Citizen ELDERLY residents may have felt the cold but they didn’t go hungry as Milton Keynes Council’s Meals on Wheels service provider Apetito battled through the snow. Older people rely on the service throughout the year and drivers made sure that [...]
A group of 12 young people in Milton Keynes aged 16 to 19 years were presented with their certificates on Friday 17 December after completing a six week programme run by Connexions:MK, Milton Keynes Council’s advice and guidance service for young people. Known as ‘Reaching Out’, the programme is designed to help unemployed young people develop their [...]
Sam Potts and the Liberal Democrats have consistently campaigned against ID cards, a scheme introduced by the previous Labour Government. The abolition of identity cards has been confirmed, when the Identity Documents Bill was granted Royal Assent. Liberal Democrats have consistently campaigned against ID cards, a scheme introduced by the previous Labour Government. All existing [...]
Milton Keynes Council in liaison with Emberton Parish Council are consulting on a proposal to make traffic one way in Olney Road from the Clock Tower down to The Forge. The idea being to stop rat running through the village instead of queing down the Emberton By-Pass, particularly in the evening peak traffic. Lib Dem [...]
Children and young people did better than ever, proving that schools have made significant progress to improve the educational achievements in the city. This year the percentage of children achieving a good rate of development at Early Years Foundation Stage as measured by combined personal, social and emotional development, along with communication, language and literacy [...]
