The campaign by the Liberal Democrat-run Milton Keynes Council to stop government plans to build a town of 5,600 houses east of the M1 has been victorious and the Government has completely withdrawn the proposals. The proposed Strategic Development Area (SDA) East of the M1 has been deleted in the final version of the South [...]
Chicheley: After a number of meetings, phone calls and pressure Development Control have eventually agreed to the necessary changes to Chicheley Hall which will mean that the Royal Society can make it their home – this is huge for the area and will bring many jobs to the local communities. Thanks to the many people [...]
As usual the Annual Milton Keynes Council Budget has taken a great deal of time for me and other councillors as well as many council staff. My personal commitment at the election in 2007 was that I would never vote for a council tax increase above pensioner’s inflation. This year pensioner’s inflation was around 5%. [...]
To find out for himself how the fire service operate locally members of the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority, Councillors Sam Potts (Sherington Ward) and Alan Richards (Linford North Ward) visited Newport Pagnell Fire Station. Here they can be seen inspecting the latest fire-engine.
Sam Potts has welcomed a decision by the Government to abandon proposals to hand over the payment of pensions and benefits from post offices to a private company. Thousands of older people, carers, disabled people and claimants in Milton Keynes currently use their local Post Offices to receive their pensions through Post Office Card Accounts. [...]
Sam Potts has called for a cut in income tax for people on low and middle incomes to help them beat the recession. “Inflation is at its highest for years,” said Cllr Sam Potts. “Residents of Sherington Ward are struggling with rising fuel and housing costs. They need money in their pockets now. “Liberal Democrats [...]
Sam Potts and Milton Keynes Lib Dems have vowed to fight Government plans to build 5,600 houses in the Borough to the East of the M1 up to 2026, and potentially more in the following years. Commenting on the Government’s response to the South East Plan, Lib Dem Council Leader Isobel McCall said, “The Government [...]
The Liberal Democrat Leader of Milton Keynes Council, Isobel McCall, says that the Conservative and Labour opposition parties in Milton Keynes should put up or shut up when it comes to running the Council. After the recent local elections • the Liberal Democrats remained the largest party on Milton Keynes Council • Isobel McCall was [...]
Commenting on today’s High Court ruling that sending soldiers into operations with faulty equipment could breach their human rights, Cllr Sam Potts said: “This shattering ruling for Des Browne will hopefully at last wake the Labour Government up to equipment shortages on the front line which threaten the lives of our troops. “That a judge [...]
Sam Potts has returned from the Liberal Democrat spring conference in Liverpool in an upbeat mood. The conference, which meets twice a year, had a record number of people attending it. “Liberal Democrats had a successful conference,” said Sam Potts. “We had important debates about putting people back in control of the NHS and ensuring there are [...]
