West Worcestershire Liberal Democrats

Over 20 million working people will be better off next year after Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government delivered the biggest ever increase in the income tax personal allowance in the Budget.

The massive £3.5bn tax cut for working people delivers:

• The biggest ever single uplift in the tax threshold
• A personal allowance of £9,205 in April 2013
• 21 million working people getting an extra £220 tax cut
• Brings the total tax cut for basic rate tax payers to £550
• Brings the total number of people lifted out of tax to 2 million.

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg used his speech to the Party's Spring conference in NewcastleGateshead to call for the forthcoming budget to be a "budget for fairness" and pledged that it would help working familes.

The Deputy Prime Minister pledged that by 2015 Britain would have seen an end to control orders, the first gay marriages and the first elections to the House of Lords.

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In his keynote speech to the Liberal Democrat Conference, Party Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has outlined his goals for the Government and the country over the coming years. He reiterated his commitment to liberal values on the environment and human rights and his determination to ensure a fair chance for every child, saying "every child can do good things, great things, if only we give them the opportunities they deserve."

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THE worst-case scenario has befallen Worcestershire County Council, meaning hundreds more jobs are likely to be lost at County Hall as chiefs seek to cut a whopping £40 million from next year's budget.

LEADER: Adrian Hardman CUTS: Worcestershire council leader Adrian Hardman

The Connexions careers service and other activities for young people are at further risk of reductions and redundancies because the Government has put a stop to about £20 million of specific grants, many of which are thought to have an impact on children's services.

COUNCIL taxpayers in rural areas will see rising charges for some services as Government cuts come sooner than expected.

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The cost of garden waste bins in Wychavon looks set to go up (it is currently £32 per year) and other charges will rise as all the county's councils digest news of cuts to their government grant.

MALVERN Hills District Council says it is counting the cost of one of the harshest government financial settlements in the country.

Council leaders are set to hold urgent talks with the government in London next week after being hit with a 26.9 per cent funding cut - about £1.2 million -over the next two years.

ST Anne's Well Cafe tenant John Redman has been offered a new lease on the building by its owners, Malvern Hills Conservators. The offer marks the end of a dispute between the Conservators and Mr Redman which has been going on for 14 months.

Following his election in October as the board's new chairman, Cllr Clive Smith reopened direct negotiations with Mr Redman. Speaking this week to the Malvern Gazette, Cllr Smith said: "This was a situation I felt had been going on far too long, and it was time to resolve it."

St Anne's Well Cafe tenant John Redman has been offered a new lease on the building by its owners, Malvern Hills Conservators.

The offer marks the end of a dispute between the Conservators and Mr Redman which has been going on for some 14 months.

Mr Redman said this week that he is still in negotiation with the Conservators, but, all being well, he hopes the lease will be signed within the next few days.