Shock figures reveal that Conservative controlled Leicestershire County Council has had one of the biggest increases in spending on public relations.
A leading local Liberal Democrat Councillor has welcomed a new scheme to bring empty shops back into use.
Hinckley and Bosworth Liberal Democrats have welcomed the victory for the Gurkhas in yesterday's House of Commons vote. By 267 to 246 MPs supported a Liberal Democrat motion to give Gurkha soldiers equal rights of residence in the UK .
The Budget will do nothing for ordinary residents of Hinckley and Bosworth, who have been clobbered by rising food, fuel and transport prices, local Liberal Democrat have said.
Thousands of people in Hinckley and Bosworth will be taken out of income tax altogether by new tax proposals launched by the Liberal Democrats. And thousands more will see their income tax bill slashed by £700 a year.
A local councillor has launched a campaign to stop a phone mast being built in Burbage.
