There are a number of traffic issues in the village that need addressing. As people will be aware the Liberal Democrats have been successful in seeing a 20mph zone implemented throughout the area. There are a number of people in the village now asking for a one way zone to be introduced. The required consultations for these are expensive, but we will be continuing to push for any improvements to the road network needed to cope with the increase pressures of traffic congestion.

There was some good news at the meeting, as the group has been awarded a prize by Northern Gas Networks to complete a green trail through the village. You can read all about it in a weekend report in the Halifax Courier.

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My thoughts are the same as the Ex head of the Association of Chief Police Officer’s Sir Chris Fox who has siad that government plans for new surveillance are “fraught with danger for innocent people”

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Tax reliefs exist for good reasons, to promote activities such as business investment and philanthropy. But it is unfair that these reliefs can be used without limit to reduce income tax liabilities. The result is that some people with very high incomes in this country who are managing to play the system and pay incredibly low rates of tax.

Thanks to the Lib Dems the government is going to cap all of these currently uncapped reliefs. We want to see millions of ordinary people paying less tax, not millionaires.

This is the Tycoon Tax that Nick Clegg has been talking about recently – ending the unfairness of people exploiting the complexity of Labour’s tax system to avoid paying their fair share. With all tax reliefs being capped the richest people will have to pay more.

The Daily Telegraph said this effectively meant that no-one would pay less than 25% in tax, whereas at the moment some wealthy tycoons pay 10% or less.

Stamp Duty

We may not have a Mansion Tax yet, but we are getting more money from people who buy mansions. Currently you pay 5% stamp duty if you buy a house worth more than £2m, we raised that immediately on the day of the Budget – getting hundreds of millions more pounds from the wealthiest. For people buying mansions worth over £2 million the stamp duty goes up to 7% from 5% .

Ending Stamp Duty dodges

Another loophole Labour failed to stop is people buying properties in company names – meaning that stamp duty is avoided when the property is sold. This means that there are numerous companies, the majority off-shore, that consist entirely of one house. From today we have introduced a new 15% rate of stamp duty to be applied to residential properties over £2m purchased by companies and organisations.

And in addition we will consult on introducing an annual charge on any residence valued at over £2m owned by companies and organisations, to begin in April 2013. This is a mansion tax for tax dodgers.

And to support this, we are extending the Capital Gains Tax regime to capture gains on the sale of UK residential property and shares or interests in such property by non-resident, non-natural persons (i.e. companies)

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Warley Ward Councillor Keith Hutson is chair of Halifax in Bloom, and he invited me along to the day. He didn’t warn me however we would be out in sleet and snow.

Once the trees have developed the fruit will be available for everyone to enjoy. It should also add to the biodiversity of the area, and provide some fantastic blossom in the spring time.

There are a few more trees being planted around the ward, and in local schools. Hopefully we can all raise some more funds and get planting with even more trees next year.

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The new limits for rural areas will ensure that Warley village and surrounding hamlets are a safer place for us all to walk and drive around. Road safety is important for us all but particularly for the elderly and to ensure Warley is a safe and pleasant place to raise children.

The changes accurately reflect the wishes of all residents who attended the consultation meeting and submitted requests.

The new signage will be installed shortly.

This is just one example of Liberal Democrats listening to residents and taking positive action to improve where we live. In May I am standing for election, and I hope you will be willing to support me so I can help continue the great work your current ward Councillors are doing in Warley.

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Lib Dem Cllr Ashley Evans is a Governor at the school and says “If the committee is successful in pulling this off, the facility will be of immense benefit, and Keith and I are right behind it”. Keith Hutson is a member of the Steering Committee.

Ashley and Keith at the Commander's House

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There was some much welcome relief from the weather with hot cross buns and coffee. Kindly provided by one of the community association’s members. It was a job well done by the end of the morning, with Stock lane and the surrounding roads looking much better.

If you would like us to try and arrange a community clean up in your area then feel free to get in touch

Out with Warley Community Association

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