Leading Conservative Councillors have criticised plans by the ruling Labour Council to spend £34,000 on new laptopsfor Councillors.
The plans, due to be discussed by a joint meeting of 3 Labour Cabinet Members next week, would see taxpayers fork out over £34,000 for a project to give Councillors new laptops. The proposal follows the City Council announcing the closure of 6 Children’s Centres and increased charges for local residents.
I recently joined Conservative Friends of International Development having spent considerable time on the Department for International Development (DFID) website finding out exactly where, and how, our aid is being spent.
Notwithstanding the difficult economic situation in Britain, throughout the EU and beyond, David Cameron was absolutely right to say, at the G8 Summit in May 2011, that Britain will not balance the books on the backs of the world’s poorest.
The next Earlsdon Ward Forum takes place on Thursday 16 February. Councillor Allan Andrews is Chairman of the Forum and the agenda has been issued today.
A letter to Coventry South MP Jim Cunningham about the Sex Education (Required Content) Bill.
This letter was sent to local newspapers on 07 December 2011.
Dear Editor
I am writing to thank the Earlsdon Traders for their hard work over the past couple of years to raise funds for the Christmas lights that are now up in Earlsdon Street and which brighten up the local community during the festive period.
The lights have been purchased following numerous fundraising initiatives which would not have been possible without the Traders and of course the generous donations from the public...
Leading Conservative Councillors have this week pledged to fight proposals by the Labour controlled City Council to close 6 Children’s Centres across Coventry.
The plans, which were discussed behind closed doors by Labour Councillors, would see Children’s Centres in Cheylesmore, Coundon, Earlsdon, Finham, Whoberley & Wyken closed as part of a plan to save £200k from the Council Budget.
Conservative spokesman Councillor Allan Andrews has welcomed the decision of the Council to conduct a review of cycle lanes in the city, following a request he made at the Cabinet Member (City Services) meeting on Tuesday 11 October.
In June, Allan spent a morning with the Earlsdon Cycling Group to look at the problems experienced by cyclists on some of Coventry’s busiest roads. Following the morning spent cycling, Allan met with senior Council Officers to discuss the problems in more detail and has now formally called for a review to take place.
Councillor Allan Andrews has announced the launch of a new Councillors' Surgery in Styvechale, to take place on the second Thursday of every month at the West Orchard United Reformed Church, 6pm - 7pm.
Letter from Cllr Allan Andrews about the Earlsdon Ward Forum, taking place on Thursday 22 September from 7pm at the Village Hotel.
About 750,000 pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are finding out their GCSE results.
We congratulate young people receiving their results today. They have worked hard over the last two years and deserve their success.
Results show there was an increase in the proportion of entries awarded between an A* and a C grade. A total of 69.8% of entries made that grade.
However, once again, there have been worrying falls in the number of pupils sitting sciences, languages and humanities. That's why we are introducing the English Baccalaureate. We know that employers and universities value a broad academic education, but today's figures are further evidence that Labour steered young people away from rigorous subjects. This has got to change if we want to keep up with the likes of China and Singapore.
