Spelthorne News

Treasury plans to ban councils from borrowing like Spelthorne

A DIRECT result of unwise borrowing by our council Read the rest of the story: https://spelthornelibdems.org.uk/en/page/focus-on-borrowing-gamble

Spelthorne Council Opposition‌ ‌Leader’s‌ ‌reply‌ ‌to‌ ‌Covid-19‌ ‌Report

Delivered by Sandra Dunn, Group Leader of the SpelthoRne Liberal Democrats As shown in the picture, this was the first virtual Council meeting and only Council Officers and the Mayor were present in the Chamber

"How was Spelthorne - annual spending £23 million - allowed to borrow £1 billion?"

Spelthorne Council was behaving outside of the spirit of the guidance Public Accounts Committee hear more evidence about excessive borrowing

Spelthorne has borrowed too much

It doesn't make sense Mr Robin Whiteman, the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy (CIPFA). has told the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that Spelthorne "has borrowed too much".

Ed Davey: Public expects EU extension

Liberal Democrat pressure pays off: Charlton Recycling Centre to reopen

Spelthorne Liberal Democrats and their colleagues at Surrey County Council have been calling for some weeks for the Charlton Recycling Centre and others to reopen. This pressure has finally paid off as Surrey County Council, who manage the site, have announced a restricted reopening from Monday 11 May. Initially, only garden and landfill waste will be processed but it is hoped that a full service will be reinstated soon with accompanying social distancing measures in place at all times.