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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Breaking News: Councillor Noble has library portfolio taken away from her
We have learnt that Councillor Noble, the portfolio holder for libraries, and the person responsible for the ill-thought out, devastating library plans has had her role taken away from her in a “cabinet restructure”. Why is this we ask? and … Continue reading
County Libraries set to become private reading clubs?
Today this piece appeared on This is Gloucestershire. Despite fierce opposition from residents Gloucestershire County Council are still forcing on their ill-thought out “community library plans” regardless. They even disgracefully froze Friends of Minchinhampton Library out of negotiations about their … Continue reading
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Poll : incompetent local politicians and the library cuts
Due to his drastic and fundamentally flawed approach to library cuts and managing the local budget, our Council Leader Mark Hawthorne and his cabinet have raised a very high national profile, so much so that Cllr Hawthorne features in this … Continue reading
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Mark Hawthorne claims he has been ‘forced’ into a costly legal process
As reported yesterday, a case challenging GCC’s library cuts has been launched in the High Court, by Public Interest Lawyers, representing a client in Gloucestershire. In today’s press coverage of the legal case (BBC, ThisisGloucestershire) Gloucestershire County Council leader Mark Hawthorne comments; … Continue reading
Legal challenge launched against Gloucestershire County Council’s library cuts
Today lawyers acting for a client in Gloucestershire have launched a judicial review at the high court, challenging Gloucestershire County Council’s plans for severe reductions to the county’s public library service. Public Interest Lawyers have released this statement. From the … Continue reading
Children protest against mobile library closure
Last week children in the north Cotswold village of Blockley staged a protest against GCC’s closure of the mobile library service, which will visit the area for the last time on July 14th. Under its plans to cut the library budget by over a … Continue reading
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