A ROYAL Borough councillor convicted of benefit fraud has apologised to the village he represents, but has refused to stand down.
RECORDS tumbled last year as Royal Borough councillors claimed the highest amount of expenses reported in the council's history.
A FULL investigation has been launched after three council tax bill gaffes in 18 months at the Royal Borough.
ROYAL Borough Councillor Peter Lawless has been given a conditional discharge for receiving housing benefit while failing to declare his earnings as a councillor.
CHEQUES sent to the council to pay for business rates 'have gone missing' with claims they are being fraudulently cashed.
An under-pressure hospital trust has had its licence to store human tissue revoked over concerns out-of-date bones are being used in surgery.
The Liberal Democrats are committed to rebuilding the trust and compassion that the UK was once known for. We believe that our country has a responsibility to support those in need, no matter where they are in the world.
For too long, years of neglect and mismanagement by the previous Conservative Government have pushed our prison system into a deep crisis.
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