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Hailsham LibDems Jumble Sale Saturday 17 May, 11 am till 1pm Hailsham Liberal Club, 3 Battle Road, Hailsham, BN27 1DS

LibDem Group Leaders working together Jane Clark, leader of the Libdem group at WDC has been meeting Sue Prochak, leader of the Libdem group at Rother Council. Read LibDem Group Leaders working together in full

Sharing best practice Libdem Councillors Jane Clark and Bob Sweetland recently attended a training session on "overview and scrutiny". Read Sharing best practice in full

Bob's work on Planning LibDem Councillor Bob Sweetland is Vice Chair of the Development Control North Committee on Wealden District Council. Read Bob's work on Planning in full

Libdems challenge Tesco opening in Jarvis Brook Libdems in Crowborough are challenging Tesco plans to open a retail outlet including the sale of food and drink at the current Focus DIY store in Jarvis Brook. Read Libdems challenge Tesco opening in Jarvis Brook in full

"Croft Road IS open for business" says Jane LibDem Councillor Jane Clark is calling on Crowborough residents to support businesses in Croft Road while the roadworks are going on. Read "Croft Road IS open for business" says Jane in full

"Cut out the gobbledegook" says Jane Liberal Democrats continue to campaign for plain English in all Wealden District Council documentation, especially public documents. Read "Cut out the gobbledegook" says Jane in full

Paul joins criticism over Wealden DC employees' Medical Cover At the Wealden DC Full Council meeting on 26 March LibDem Councillor Paul Sparks, raised more concern at the increase in sick days taken by staff at Wealden District Council. Read Paul joins criticism over Wealden DC employees' Medical Cover in full

Section 106 Agreements - LibDems call for wider consultation At the Wealden DC Full Council meeting on 26 March, Liberal Democrat Councillor David White proposed that when Section 106 agreements are made that the local Town and Parish Councils are involved. Read Section 106 Agreements - LibDems call for wider consultation in full

Council Office delay costing taxpayers money The Liberal Democrats have supported the move of Wealden District Council to one site. There are clear economic savings to be had. The Liberal Democrats were astounded that after all the work that has been undertaken to date that the decision of which site to go to was recently delayed. Read Council Office delay costing taxpayers money in full

Flood news Councillor Jane Clark is pleased to note that the Environment Agency is looking at all the different causes of flooding. Read Flood news in full

Nice Work If You Can Get It ! As this year's Council Tax Bills are dropping on the mats of residents throughout Wealden, Liberal Democrat Cllr Andy Watkins has said he is shocked that residents are now paying Ł130,000 a year for private medical insurance for Wealden District Council employees. Read Nice Work If You Can Get It ! in full

A27 Closure Arrangements - Shambolic says Councillor! A big sigh of relief has been expressed by residents and motorists alike at the news that the weekend closures of the A27 are over. Read A27 Closure Arrangements - Shambolic says Councillor! in full

Hindsland Playing Fields - Just What Is Going On? That is what local Councillors and residents are asking since Tory County Cllr Tony Reid was forced to admit to the last County Council meeting that discussions were taking place about the future of the County Council owned part of Hindsland Playing Fields. Read Hindsland Playing Fields - Just What Is Going On? in full

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