Mole Valley’s Draft Local Plan: Time to have your say
General consensus for Cabinet to ratify Public Consultation
30 Jan 2020
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Mole Valley’s Draft Local Plan: Time to have your say
Three years in the making, Mole Valley District Council now has a draft Local Plan ready for consultation. The new Lib Dem administration has had several months to review all the work done to date and has made some substantial improvements. Potentially this plan will be our roadmap and guidance for all building development in our area for the next fifteen years.
8 Jan 2020
1645 businesses in Mole Valley close in past three years in Brexit hit to high street
The Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservatives of failing to protect local small businesses, after figures revealed that 1645 businesses in the area have closed over the last three years. It comes as the Liberal Democrats have unveiled a series of measures to reverse this decline and boost local firms, to mark Small Business Saturday. Recent figures show that 1645 have closed in Mole Valley between 2016 and 2018, a 13.8% increase compared to the previous three years. Across the UK one million businesses have closed their doors between 2016 and 2018, an increase of almost a third compared to 2013- 2015. The Federation of Small Businesses has warned that a no deal Brexit, which Boris Johnson has repeatedly refused to rule out, would mean more damage to firms. Firms are also being held back by the Conservative government's failure to reform business rates, and by new taxes on the self-employed that business groups have described as "disastrous". Liberal Democrats have said that they will Stop Brexit a
9 Dec 2019
Fixing Britain’s Railways
There is enormous scope to improve Britain's railways, providing reliable and affordable train services and cutting emissions. The Tories' and Labour's ideological obsessions - the former with privatisation, the latter with nationalisation - only serve to get in the way of making real improvements through investment and regulation. We will improve the railways, reform the franchising system and improve services to customers. We will:
7 Dec 2019
Figures reveal EU staff continue to leave key NHS roles at Royal Surrey Hospital
Brexit negatively impacts staff retention at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, the Liberal Democrats have warned. Figures published by the Liberal Democrats reveal that 78 EU staff working at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust have already left the health service this year including 21 nurses and midwives. In the three years since the Brexit vote, 301 NHS staff from the EU have left the local trust. Staff departures from Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust are part of a worrying national trend: over 3,250 NHS staff from the EU have left the health service so far this year, including 1,116 nurses. The data, based on responses to Freedom of Information requests across 50 NHS hospital trusts, reveals that:
3 Dec 2019
Local residents are supporting Paul's campaign for a brighter future
Why Mole Valley residents are voting for Paul Kennedy:
23 Nov 2019
Liberal Democrats pledge to plant 60m trees a year
Paul Kennedy's statement on the Liberal Democrats policy:
18 Nov 2019
Opportunity Dorking regeneration initiative
At the recent Mole Valley Scrutiny Committee, Liberal Democrat councillors defeated an attempt by the Conservatives to delay the implementation of the much-needed Opportunity Dorking regeneration initiative to promote the culture and economy of Dorking. The proposal had already been considered by Scrutiny Committee in October, but none of the Conservative councillors (apart from the Chairman of Scrutiny to give his formal report) had attended or asked any questions at the subsequent Cabinet meeting which approved it.
14 Nov 2019
Lifetime "Skills Wallet" plan for adult training
Skills Wallets are a plan to allow every adult in England to access training throughout their lives, after leaving full time education.
12 Nov 2019
“Don’t let the Tories steal our school”: Kennedy backs re-opening of Ripley Primary School
Paul Kennedy, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mole Valley, is backing the Friends of Ripley Primary School (FoRPS) campaign to reopen Ripley School, which was controversially closed by Conservative Surrey County Council last year. If elected as Mole Valley's MP, Paul will strongly oppose any attempt to sell off the land for housing.
12 Nov 2019
Dorking Tip saved for now
Thanks to everyone who backed the successful Mole Valley Liberal Democrats' 2-year campaign against the Conservatives' plans to close Dorking's busy community recycling centre from 31 October:
1 Nov 2019
Paul Kennedy's view
"We're lucky to live in one of the most beautiful parts of the country, but we have seen a decline in the viability of our high streets in recent years years", says local councillor and campaigner, Paul Kennedy.
5 Oct 2019
