Free early education will be extended to 140,000 disadvantaged two-year- olds, and parents will be able to access the free entitlement more flexibly, under plans published by the Government on Friday 11th November 2011. In Luton, around 700 two-year olds are expected to benefit from the proposals. Liberal Democrat Children’s Minister, Sarah Teather, announced a [...]
Luton Council’s staff pension fund is running at a deficit and the shortfall has grown from £122m in 2008 to £180M at 31st March 2011. At a meeting on Tuesday 1st November 2011 Luton Council’s ruling Labour councillors voted through a resolution saying Council employees should not be asked to make a bigger contribution to [...]
A key ingredient in the coalition agreement, included at the insistence of the Liberal Democrats, was a Pupil Premium paid to schools and based on the numbers of their pupils who qualify for free school meals. The government announced last week that Luton schools have been allocated £487.55 per qualifying pupil and this gives Luton [...]
Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable MP visited the Vauxhall plant in Luton this week. The visit was part of the launch of a joint initiative between the government and the automotive industry called See Inside Manufacturing to encourage young people to consider a career in the manufacturing industry. You can find out more about [...]
Proposed parking fee rises of up to 50 percent that were due to hit motorists on 1 November may now be put on hold after Luton Council’s Overview & Scrutiny Board formally asked the ruling Labour Executive to reconsider their decision. Fees agreed by the Labour Executive in a decision last month included: A 25% [...]
