Residents of Springfield and Downs Barn turned out in force tonight to oppose the Council’s intention to go out to public consultation on proposals to include three green spaces on their estates in future house building plans.  Residents spoke passionately about what a negative impact it would have on where they live and were supported […]

The Labour Cabinet member at MK Council is due to take the decision on Tuesday 3rd Feb at 5:30 pm to take the Council’s proposals to the next stage to include two green sites in Springfield and one in Downs Barn in future housing plans. Residents have expressed shock and dismay at the ideas and some […]

The Labour run Council are making massive cuts to the bus services across Milton Keynes. We understand that 65% of all Council supported services will be cut. We have been trying for weeks to get the details out of the Council, but it has been like trying to get blood out of a stone. Finally […]

We are delighted that the Council has finally agreed to fill the patchwork of potholes at the entrance to Angel Close, Pennyland. Previously, when we reported them they weren’t deep enough to fix. They have got worse and sparked off more complaints from residents. The potholes must now have reached the Council’s ludicrous intervention level as my […]

The Lib Dem Focus team, local residents and Parish Councils are very concerned that less than a year after the number 18 bus service was restored to an hourly service, it is likely to be cut again in the latest round of Council bus cuts. This would affect many residents, particularly the elderly, along the […]

Pensioners in Turnmill Court, Springfield were so fed up with the Council not maintaining their communal garden that they have clubbed together to pay for a gardener to pull out the weeds and dead trees. The garden was revamped using ward councillors’ local budgets a few years ago when the previous garden was completely choked […]

We’ve been out talking to residents about plans that a Labour Cabinet member “has been overseeing” to add two areas of green space in Springfield and one in Downs Barn into the Council’s list of sites for potential future housing development. Residents whose houses back on to one of the Springfield sites, which stretches from the back of the pub to […]

“I have considered the report very carefully.  In doing so I have reflected on my position and wish to formally apologise.  I want to ensure that all that can be done to protect the public is achieved and therefore will be supporting the recommendations from the Council’s Audit report fully. I will make it my […]

Lib Dem Group Leader, Cllr Douglas McCall said “Following a meeting to discuss the report the Lib Dem Group welcomes and accepts the audit report and all its recommendations. The action plan will lead to improved public safety. We hope that the other parties will also accept the report”.

Statement by Subhan Shafiq I have now had the opportunity to consider the Council’s internal report and feel the time is right to respond. Let me be clear, I accept the content of the report and I wholeheartedly support the recommendations it makes. Importantly, I wish to publicly apologise for any distress my actions have […]