April 26, 2010 at 4:52 pm | Posted in South East | Comments Off on Cuts in Oxfordshire
Tags: council tax, cuts, driven by dogma, fire services, Oxfordshire, parking, transport, Unfairness, voluntary, young people
Tory-run Oxfordshire Council has announced cuts of £106million over the next 5 years, affecting youth projects and young people.
The cuts include:
- Four Fire Service Cadet Schemes to be axed
- Start up funds for youth group projects axed
- Home to School transport scheme to be cut, increasing fares for pupils
- Four outdoor education centres which provide lessons for over 40 schools must become self-financing or will be axed
- Wardens in sheltered accommodation axed
- 15,000 street lights to be switched off overnight
- Residents parking permits to rise by 25% and more streets included in the scheme
Councillor Liz Brighouse, Leader of the Labour Group, Oxfordshire County Council
March 24, 2010 at 9:41 am | Posted in South East | Comments Off on Slashing services in Harlow
Tags: charity, cuts, green, harlow, older people, recycling, Saying one thing, Unfairness, voluntary, voluntary sector, young people
David Cameron says that he will,
“Create a supportive funding environment for volunteer-based charities and community groups.”
But Tory-run Harlow is slashing voluntary sector funding in their budget for 2010-11.
They are:
- Cutting grants to voluntary sector organisations by 23%. This comes on top of a 13% cut in the 2009-10 budget. The Tories confirm that this will mean there is,
“Likely to be a reduction in services available.”
- Cutting all funding to Harlow’s Active Retired Scheme which provides activities for Harlow’s over 50’s. The scheme has 500 members.
- Stopping discretionary rate tax relief for charitable organisations
David Cameron says that we should encourage a “Green Consumer Revolution” by rewarding recycling.
His Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nick Herbert, says a scheme where the public are paid to recycle is “impressive” and that,
“We need to think far more creatively about how to reward consumers for doing the right thing.”
But Harlow Tories are going to charge residents who want to recycle their green waste £75 per year.
These cuts come on top of the cuts and hikes in charges that the Tories in Harlow implremented in 2009-10.
These cuts included:
- 82% slashed from Harlow Advice Centre
- £161,000 cut to organisations such as Rainbow Services, which provides facilities for voluntary sector organisations and Women’s Aid
- 8 sheltered housing schemes decommissioned
- £40,000 slashed from Harlow Museum
- £24,000 slashed from Harlow Youth Council and youth work
The Tories say nationally they will protect frontline services but locally, like in Tory Harlow, they cut valued local services.
Information provided by Bill Rammall, MP for Harlow, Nazeing, Roydon and Sheering
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