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Sullivan Road pothole

LIB DEMS CALL FOR ACTION TO FIX 'POTHOLE PLAGUE'

The Basingstoke and Deane Liberal Democrats have called on Hampshire County Council to address Basingstoke's pothole problem. As the town's roads are left to deteriorate further, residents' safety is being put at risk. For example, large unrepaired potholes in Sullivan Road have the potential to distract drivers from looking out for pedestrians and cyclists - including children going to and from nearby Chalk Ridge Primary School. The defects are also a hazard to inexperienced motorists taking their tests at the nearby driving test centre. Andy Konieczko Liberal Democrat councillor candidate for Brighton Hill North in this May's Borough Council election, said: "More and more residents are telling us that the condition of our roads is getting worse, but Hampshire County Council isn't listening to their concerns. We have to put that right because residents' safety is being put at risk. "Basingstoke's roads are being left to deteriorate and we're all suffering from the resulting pothole plague. Drivers, cyclis

8 Mar 2018
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How to lose £100m in two minutes

Gavin James, leader of the Liberal Democrats on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, explains how the Conservatives have lost over £100m of taxpayers money on their vanity project in Basing View.

1 Mar 2018
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Who loses out from Basingstoke's budget?

Liberal Democrat Group Leader Councillor Gavin James has slammed the Conservative budget for Basingstoke and Deane Council means paying more for less. Councillor Gavin James said: "The Conservative Budget puts people and services at the bottom of the priorities. "Who has done well with a Conservative-controlled council - consultants, lawyers, Conservative Councillors, a few lucky businesses on Basing View, the Government that have dodged the blame for cuts." "Who hasn't done well - people - people who want to look after the environment by recycling or taking the bus, people who have to use the pothole strewn roads, people who are struggling to pay the bills facing higher council taxes and increasing fees for using services."

2 Mar 2018
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Lib Dems 2017

Conservative Budget means paying more for less

Liberal Democrat Group Leader Councillor Gavin James has slammed the Conservative budget for Basingstoke and Deane Council means paying more for less. Councillor Gavin James said: "The Conservative Budget puts people and services at the bottom of the priorities." "Who has done well with a Conservative-controlled council - consultants, lawyers, Conservative Councillors, a few lucky businesses on Basing View, the Government that have dodged the blame for cuts." "Who hasn't done well - people - people who want to look after the environment by recycling or taking the bus, people who have to use the pothole strewn roads, people who are struggling to pay the bills facing higher council taxes and increasing fees for using services." "The Liberal Democrats have different priorities. We would invest in clean, green energy, getting a better financial return for Council funds, cutting pollution and reducing energy bills for residents. We would invest in affordable housing, particularly modular housing, reducing t

22 Feb 2018
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Cllr Gavin James

Lib Dems pledge to protect the Sports Centre

Liberal Democrat Group Leader Councillor Gavin James has backed the 10,000+ people petitioning Basingstoke and Deane Council about the future of Basingstoke Sport Centre in Festival Place. Councillor Gavin James said: "This is an extraordinary situation, where we have so many people petitioning the Council and it requires an extraordinary response." "Vague promises from the Conservative of future support with few details and no guarantees will not be enough to secure the future of this vital and valuable asset for the people of Basingstoke and Deane. We've had enough of being fobbed off. Detailed and well supported evidence had been ignored for too long." "It would bad enough if this threat to the Sports Centre was coming for purely commercial reasons, but incredibly it is being subsidised by the Council." "I have repeatedly expressed my concern that the whole 'business class hotel on Basing View' proposal is a poor deal for the Council. It will result in the Council and therefore residents potentially

22 Feb 2018
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