In his keynote speech to the Liberal Democrat Conference, Party Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has outlined his goals for the Government and the country over the coming years. He reiterated his commitment to liberal values on the environment and human rights and his determination to ensure a fair chance for every child, saying "every child can do good things, great things, if only we give them the opportunities they deserve."
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Rochdale Liberal Democrats are calling on the Council to urgently consider increasing shared services with other Greater Manchester authorities in a bid to save millions of pounds.
The call comes after plans were recently released for the UK's first a 'super council' in London. Three London boroughs - Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, and Hammersmith & Fulham - hope to save almost£100m by sharing essential services, ranging from education to rubbish collection and ict.
Rochdale Liberal Democrats have announced they will be putting forward their own alternative efficiency savings programme and budget in light of the coalition ending with the conservatives.
The Lib Dems have now appointed a new finance team whose first task is to conduct a serious review early in the New Year of the proposals, as put forward under the previous coalition's finance portfolio holder.
Rochdale's Police Authority representative Councillor Pat Colclough has welcomed the decision taken by the coalition government to fund Police Community Support Officers in Rochdale for at least another 12 months.
Ring fenced grants will continue for the provision of PCSO's for at least another year and if these are kept at existing levels this will enable the Greater Manchester Force to maintain its funded establishment of 828 posts.
Heywood and Middleton Lib Dems have announced that Heywood North Councillor Peter Rush has been successfully reselected as the Lib Dem Chairman of the Constituency.
Councillor Peter Rush was unanimously voted in for another term at the recent Heywood & Middleton Lib Dem AGM after he was unopposed. Councillor Rush has lived in Heywood for the past 50 years and has been a Liberal Democrat Councillor in Heywood North for over 4 years. He was also successfully re-elected as a Councillor for Heywood North last May.
Both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party failed to support a Notice of Motion brought by the Liberal Democrats which supported the Yes Vote at next year's Alternative Vote Referendum.
The Notice of Motion called on the Council not only to support a change to the Alternative Vote System at General Election level but also at a local level too.
The Leader of Rochdale Liberal Democrats has launched an attack on Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk for his negative comments, after it was revealed this week that Central & Falinge ward was again named "Britain's benefit capital."
Councillor Irene Davidson has called on the Rochdale MP to start showing some real leadership and to stop talking our town down.
Former Rochdale Infirmary employee Councillor Jean Ashworth has called on her fellow Councillors to come along and show their support against the closure of vital services at Rochdale Infirmary.
Councillor Jean Ashworth, who is a member of the Friends of Our Hospital Group, chose to speak out at the recent full council meeting, urging people to attend the next public meeting on Thursday 4th November, 6.30pm, at Rochdale Town Hall.
Rochdale Council's Chief Executive Roger Ellis paid a visit to Kirkholt this week after he was invited by the three ward Councillors to see some of the positive work that is going on in the area.
Mr Ellis was firstly taken to the Rochdale Borough wide Housing's Drop In Centre on the Strand to look at the work currently being done on neighbourhood renewal, the different activities on offer for the community and to chat about some of the work associated with the pilots being undertaken currently around the welfare of the people who live on the estate.
