I am very pleased and honoured to have been chosen as the Liberal Democrat candidate for this area in the local council elections on 5th May.   I have represented residents in this area over the last 20 years since becoming a councillor for Newport Pagnell South Ward in 1996.   Together with Derek […]

  Milton Keynes Council has stopped scouting for broken street lights in residential areas.   So, if you see a light out and you want it fixed please let the me or any member of the Focus Team know the name of the street and number off the column and the Focus Team will report […]

Milton Keynes Council is currently working on its strategic plan for the future growth of Milton Keynes called the Plan:MK. It will set out the vision and development strategy for the whole of the borough for the next 15 years or so. The Council is current consulting on the Strategic Development Directions stage until the […]

  A great bunch of volunteers spend months preparing for the Annual Christmas Lights Switch On at the end of November each year.   I am pleased to have been able to make a small grant from my ward budget towards their good work.

  Damning report shows homelessness will rocket due to Tory housing bill A Local Government Association report report released on the 3rd March shows that councils fear that the Conservative housing bill will see a sell off of homes that will not be replaced and a rocketing of homelessness in communities across Britain. The survey […]

  As part of the £22 million of savings in this year’s budget Labour run Milton Keynes Council were proposing to cut the maintenance budget for play areas by 50% over the next three years.   This would have resulted in the closure of many Play Areas. The Lib Dems have got that stopped, at least […]

The Labour run Council’s original budget proposals included cutting the Number 24/25, which is an important direct link to the hospital and the Open University.   My ward colleague Cllr Paul Alexander led a successful campaign to save the 24/25 bus, and the Lib Dem budget amendment reinstated this important bus route.

The Labour Council gave in to the pressure from residents, the Liberal Democrats and others to retain the warden service in sheltered housing schemes, but they wanted to charge those pensioners on housing benefit, who currently get the service for free, £5 per week.   The Liberal Democrats won the argument that our least well […]

  Although concerned about the impact on MK of the Conservative Government cuts forcing a £22M cut to the Council’s budget, the Lib Dems made a number of important changes to the budget last night (17th February).   As the Lib Dem Cabinet member who introduced the popular pink sack scheme about 13 years ago […]

  The Liberal Democrats will be moving the following amendment to Labour’s proposed budget on the 17th February.   “That the Council affirms the following strategic principles guiding its budget decision-making process: • That the Council should prioritise the vulnerable and avoid targeting savings proposals at those least able to bear them. • That the […]