Horsham Liberal Democrats have slammed the Conservatives for being “asleep at the wheel” on tackling community crime after damning new revelations show that almost all burglaries in Sussex go unpunished.
Southwater residents are rightly celebrating the success of their campaign to stop another 1500 houses to the west of the village. But far from ’saving’ Southwater, Horsham Conservative policy leaves large scale development likely for the village.
Conservative councillors take sides, as the end of Council meeting descends into CHAOS over a motion asking Leader to explain the Conservative majority group decision made in private not to bring the Local Plan before Full Council for debate, and the cancellation of January's Extraordinary Meeting.
At a full meeting of Horsham District Council on Wednesday, 22 February, Lib Dems secured two important amendments to the District’s 2023/24 budget. These amendments secured cross-party support amidst the continuing chaos between the Conservative Cabinet and Conservative backbenchers.
The Horsham Lib Dem Group on Horsham District Council will be proposing an amendment tonight to HDC’s 2023/24 budget, to provide more Council Tax relief to those most in need and to fund a new Community Safety Officer to divert at-risk younger teenagers from future criminal behaviour.
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a higher minimum wage for care workers in West Sussex and across England, to tackle chronic staff shortages in social care, as latest figures reveal West Sussex has 3,145 job vacancies in the social care sector.
