Swansea Bay
Labour council raise council tax by 6%
Swansea's Labour Council have put up council tax by 5.95% for 2025-26, after a Lib Dem amendment for a lower rise was rejected.
12 Mar 2025
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Swansea Bay
Swansea Liberal Democrats call on council to back an end to two child benefit cap
Swansea Liberal Democrat Councillors have brought a motion to Council condemning the two-child benefit cap and calling on the Leader of the Council to write to the Prime Minister and the Swansea MPs calling for the ending of the cap.
CSB
8 Sep 2024
Swansea Bay
Making a Difference in our Communities
There is nothing like a Liberal Democrat campaign session, whether it be canvassing on the doorstep or the phone, delivering leaflets, or jumping into a national campaign. No other party makes campaigning as fun as the Liberal Democrats.
ET
15 Sep 2023
Swansea Bay
Opposition Councillors demand answers over Arena firm's financial difficulties
Welsh Liberal Democrats Councillors have expressed their concern at the impact on taxpayers and sub-contractors of the potential insolvency of Buckingham Group before work on the new Swansea Arena has been fully signed off.
CPBCBE
20 Aug 2023
Swansea Bay
This Labour spending spree must end for the benefit of the council tax payers
Welsh Lib Dem Cllr Chris Holley has called on Swansea Council to abandon their plans to transform the former BHS stores in Oxford Street into a council hub and move the project to the former Debenham's store instead.
CCH
22 Jul 2023
Swansea Bay
Liberal Democrats Hit Out at Labour Over Protest Legislation
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have accused Labour of abandoning a commitment to protect the right to protest following comments by UK Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer saying he would not immediately scrap the Conservatives’ controversial Public Order Act.
MOC
22 Jul 2023