This page has moved - for this and other old news stories please come here or for new news stories from Lambeth visit hereLambeth Council, Tax and WasteLatest stories from Lambeth council Lambeth Lib Dems put council on the brink of bankruptcy Lambeth’s Lib Dem Council have been told by their own director of Finance that their budget is "Not...prudent" and will lead to a much higher tax rise next year. More from this story>> Labour councillor takes residents' tax worries to Cabinet Minister Councillor Mark Bennett has met Labour's Minister of Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon David Miliband MP, to voice residents' concerns about the high level of council tax in Lambeth. More from this story>> Who runs Lambeth? Most residents of Lambeth still think their council is run by Labour, despite three and a half years of a Liberal Democrat-Tory coalition. More from this story>> Liberal Democrat fudge will hit Lambeth tenants Liberal Democrat Housing boss Keith Fitchett was last night humiliated after he was forced to hand over responsibility for running Lambeth’s housing. The shady back room deal reflects the fact that Councillor Fitchett can no longer be trusted to run the Housing Service following the discovery of a £2.8 million fraud. More from this story>> How did Lambeth Council lose £3 million? Lambeth Labour Group has called a special Council meeting for 7.00pm on Wednesday 23rd November to find out how the Liberal Democrat controlled Council allowed the housing department to be defrauded of £3 million. More from this story>> Lambeth Council tax to increase following £11.8 million mistake Lambeth council taxpayers are facing another hefty council tax bill following, an £11.8 million mistake by Lambeth’s Liberal Democrat controlled council. More from this story>> Labour wins Streatham South by-election Labour’s Mark Bennett has won the Streatham South by-election. Mark campaigned on a positive action plan to sort out many problems that the Lib Dem-run council has failed to tackle over recent years, including improvements to roads and pavements, action on crime, and more investment in local schools. More from this story>> Lambeth Lib Dems lose £3million Almost £3million has been stolen from Lambeth’s Lib Dem-Tory run council following a massive example of internal fraud. Administrative incompetence meant a Housing Department employee was able to arrange for £2.8 million of council money paid to a company that he had set up himself. More from this story>> Diversity doesn’t matter for Lib Dems For all four years that the Liberal Democrats have been running the Council, they have only appointed white men to take up front-bench positions on the Council’s Executive. More from this story>> Bungling council prompts card fraud scare The security of Lambeth Council's online council tax payment system was compromised last week, after a routine software upgrade. More from this story>> Lib Dem failure costs Lambeth £700,000 The local press have revealed that Lambeth’s Liberal Democrat-Tory bosses have “retired” Lambeth’s Chief Executive after three years and handed her a whopping £700, 000 pay-off. More from this story>> Lib Dem - Tory council turns censor Lib Dem and Tory councillors are usually desperate to hog the limelight. But they came over all shy when they saw their faces on our spoof film poster for 'Parking Suspects'. More from this story>> Lambeth CCTV can’t take the heat Closed Circuit cameras managed by Liberal Democrat / Conservative joint run Lambeth council are breaking down because they cannot take sudden rises or drops in temperature. More from this story>> Survey highlights Lib Dem / Tory failure in Lambeth An official survey of 1,000 Lambeth residents painted this year a sad picture of our borough under the Liberal Democrat / Conservative administration. More from this story>> Fortune wasted on bureaucrat’s palace Lambeth’s Lib Dem-Tory controlled council have spent over £700,000 of tax payer’s money on comfy chairs and luxury fittings in Phoenix House. More from this story>> £26 million wasted on luxury offices Lambeth's Liberal and Tory coalition have spent £26 million of council taxpayers' money by buying a luxury riverside office block for bureaucrats. More from this story>> 35% Council Tax hike covers for Lib Dem / Tory waste and incompetence Since they were elected in 2002, Lambeth Lib Dems & Tory Coallition has increased council tax by 35%. More from this story>> £7.4 million wasted on fat cat consultants Lambeth’s Liberal Democrat and Conservative Councillors have now spent £7 million on consultancy fees since taking office in 2002. More from this story>> “Weak” Council struggles under Lib Dem / Tory control Lambeth Council is officially one of the worst councils in the country. Government inspectors have just completed a review and have judged the Council to be 'weak'. More from this story>> Minister slams Lambeth council for poor benefits performance A Government Minister has issued stinging criticism of Lambeth Council’s Benefits Service in a House of Commons statement. Work and Pensions Minister Chris Pond made the statement following an investigation into benefits services in the borough. More from this story>> Labour's budget for children Lambeth Labour Group today unveiled a “budget for children”, ahead of the Council’s budget setting meeting. More from this story>> "Millions for bureaucrats" decision challenged Lambeth Council’s plans to spend millions on a new office block for bureaucrats in the north of the borough has been officially opposed by Labour councillors. More from this story>> Millions for bureaucrats but nothing for school kids Lambeth Labour has attacked current proposals for major changes in Lambeth which create a serious risk that residents will be left with reduced levels of service and higher debts. More from this story>> Lambeth, the tax dodgers paradise Government figures released this week show that council tax collection in Lambeth is almost the worst in the country. In a league table of the UK’s local authorities, Lambeth’s Liberal Democrat controlled council came 2nd bottom, failing to collect 11.3% of the tax which it should be taking in. More from this story>> £1.5m Government boost for Lambeth Lambeth will take a £1.5m share of an extra funding boost for local councils announced in Gordon Brown's pre-budget report last year. More from this story>> Lambeth still poor Lambeth Council is still delivering poor quality services to its residents and is unlikely to improve, according to government watchdog the Audit Commission More from this story>> More news... Crime in Lambeth - Education in Lambeth - Lambeth Environment - General News - Housing in Lambeth - Leisure in Lambeth - Liberal Democrats in Lambeth - Transport in Lambeth |
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