Lib Dems call for radical recycling overhaul

Local Liberal Democrats are calling for an overhaul of Redditch’s recycling strategy as figures show little movement in recycling rates in the borough.

According to recently released statistics Redditch’s recycling rates are at 29%, a rate lower than the national average of 41.2% and more than half the rates of the top ten local authorities.

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A better deal for young people

The Lib Dems in Government are taking real action to tackle youth unemployment. Every young person who wants it will be guaranteed a job, training or work placement.

The Youth Contract will create over 400,000 new jobs and 250,000 new work experience placements to help young people across Britain to get into work.

Deputy Prime [...]

Latest Winyates Focus

The latest FOCUS for Winyates is now hitting doormats around the ward, to view the FOCUS online please click here. [...]

Apprenticeships in Redditch double

Redditch Liberal Democrats have welcomed Business Secretary Vince Cable’s announcement of new measures to help companies offering apprenticeships.

Liberal Democrats have long called for a significant increase in the number of apprenticeships to rebalance the economy and break down the barriers between academic and vocational learning.

Nationally, apprenticeships have increased by 50% to 440,000 since [...]