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CAL Lib Dem Euro MP Fiona Hall has

lcomed a decision by the Coalition

vernment to put an end to the Post

ice closure programmes the lastbour Government pursued.

000 Post Office branch were closed by Labour

uding many throughout Newcastle.

ow, 1.5 billion is to be invested in the network to

ure it has a strong future. The announcement was

e by Lib Dem Secretary of State for Business, Vince

e MP.

b Dem Euro MP for North East England, Fiona

, said, Many of us fought Labours Post Office cuts.

am delighted the Coalition is investing in the

re of branches and has put an end to closure

rammes.

nd in Lemington, local Lib Dems are celebrating

uccess of their campaign to keep a branch in their.

ona welcomes end to

Post Office closures

Taking Newcastle forward

ashback to when Labour were in power - Lib Dems

he campaign against Labours Post Office closures.

a Hall MEP, 4th from right, has welcomed the

itions decision to end Post Office closures.

We set an ambitious agenda when we were elected to office to run the City Council in

2004 after 30 years of Labour, said Council Leader Cllr David Faulkner. We think

weve started well and can claim many significant achievements. While theres stil

more to be done residents can be sure we are spending their money wisely.

300m annual capital investment by the Council, nearly three times what itwas under Labour

100mof efficiency savings by the Council in the last six years

26mkept in your pocket through lower council tax rises than the nationalaverage - and below inflation every year

78%of 16 year-olds get 5 or more good GCSEs above the national averagenow with a quarter of a billion pounds invested in new and improved schools

30,000council homes refurbished or under way

25years on, the city council is now building council houses again

47% household recycling rate, up from Labours pitiful 10%

3mextra each year for local road and pavement repairs20% fall in crime across the city in the past three years

10Green Flags for our Parks the best of any North East council

115 Council apprenticeships this year - almost three times the number of theprevious year

26,000 children and young people have used free sports and leisureactivities through our FUSION scheme

The achievements of the Lib Dem Council in numbers

1800 high quality homes and new

neighbourhood facilities have been given the

green light in Benwell and Scotswood, creating

reasonably priced family accommodation in an

attractive and safe neighbourhood.

The first homes are expected to be built by the end

of 2011. New affordable homes are also being built in

the Walker regeneration area.

Through Your Homes Newcastle, we are also

building the first council houses in the city for over

25 yearssaid Cllr Doreen Huddart, Executive

Member for Housing and Communities.

Weve also attracted national attention by offering

council mortgages in Riverside Dene (Cruddas Park). This will enable those residents who want to get

on the first rung of the housing ladder to purchase an

affordable flat in a refurbished tower block.

New homes for

Newcastle

This, plus council rent guarantees for tenants and

landlords in the privately-rented sector, homeowneloans for those on low incomes and many other

initiatives, shows the councils commitment to

innovation in promoting affordable housing.

Cllrs Mike Curthoys and Mike Lynch check

out the new social housing being built in

Newburn

he retirement of the

Mistresss had put Post

ce services in the areaoubt.

ut we can report that a new counter is up and

ning inside the areas convenience store.

Alive After 5castle has become the only major UK city to

r free city centre car parking after five o clock

he evening, Monday to Saturday, in a move

th potentially 250 million a year to the citys

nomy and many more jobs.l eight council owned multi-storey car parks have

me free after five offering in excess of2,000 free

es across the city centre.

Dem run Newcastle has become one of only

councils in the country (out of over 300) to

a coveted Green Flag from the Audit

mission for its work in supporting local people,

and businesses through the recession.

The work goes on said Cllr Bill Shepherd,

cutive Member for Development and Enterprise.

re making progress with the Science Central site

former brewery site) with the new Universityness School going up, infrastructure works for the

of the site under way and funding for the first science

eway building in prospect

ib Dem green flag for jobs Helping the vulnerableYour City Council is committed to helping locacommunities with a fund aimed at the voluntary an

community sector to support vulnerable residents

TheNewcastle Fund worth 10m over four year

brings together a range of separate grant fund

operated by the council.

At a time of uncertainty for the sector, it provide

the opportunity for better coordination an

targeting, plus longer-term funding deals to hel

community groups sustain their work over the yearahead said Executive Member Cllr Liz LangfieldCllr Bill Shepherd visits Science Central with

Dr Peter Andras of Newcastle University